Today's highlights: Singlefin and IMlogic; Akonix Blocks BitTorrent; VIACK and GTSI; New Customer for CoCreate; Bloor Research says "Email is only just beginning to realize its full potential"; Windows XP SP2 and Groove; palmOne Wi-Fi Card;
- Singlefin introduced an outsourced managed service for IM security and archiving, based on technology from IMlogic. Key features: 24x7 real-time monitoring and management of IM infrastructure, IM-borne virus checking and blocking, and blocking of inappropriate words or phrases. Available immediately. Singlefin (PDF)
- Akonix announced that it has added BitTorrent blocking capabilities to Akonix Enforcer, its product for protecting corporate networks from peer-to-peer file sharing. Akonix
- VIACK partnered with GTSI Corp. to provide VIA3, its collaboration and communications solution, to GTSI's government customers. GTSI is an IT solutions provider, focused on federal, state and local government. VIACK
- CoCreate Software announced a new customer for its OneSpace.net collaborative product development software: M-TEC GmbH. Yahoo
- Bloor Research ponders some of the recent changes in the email world, including Esther Dyson's recent Release 1.0 on Meta Mail. Conclusion: "The bottom line is that email is only just beginning to realise its full potential. Perhaps the more personal and frivolous aspects of email will migrate to instant messaging but email will remain and grow as the gold standard for internal and external corporate communications." IT-Analysis.com
- "Some Groove users who upgrade to XP Service Pack 2 may experience performance degradation while browsing the Web or using other network-based applications". Peter O'Kelly
- palmOne announced a Wi-Fi add-in card for Tungsten T3 and Zire 72 handheld users, enabling the connection of these devices to 802.11b networks. Uses the SDIO slot. Available September. palmOne
This Briefing was written by Michael Sampson, of Shared Spaces Research & Consulting Ltd. Email or IM Michael to discuss any of these items further.
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