Today's highlights: Reuters Messaging Partner Program; IMlogic Review of 2004; New Partner for CanyonBridge; Wainhouse & Parlano Webinar on Business IM; Authentica Review of 2004; Ottawa Seeks Help for RIM;
- Reuters launched a Compliance Partner Program for its hosted secure instant messaging service, Reuters Messaging. Aim: to give its customers assurance that they can get the tools they need to meet regulatory requirements for IM traffic. Partners: IMlogic for IM Manager, Akonix L7 Enterprise. BusinessWire
- IMlogic reviewed its 2004 achievements: over 100% year-on-year revenue growth, customer base of 400+ enterprise customers and 500,000+ seats under management, and deployments in 25%+ of the Fortune 100. IMlogic also introduced some new products: IMlogic Threat Center, IMlogic IM Director, and IMlogic IM Linkage. BusinessWire
- CanyonBridge announced a new value added reseller partnership for its CanyonBridge cbConnect product, for Web-based access to Microsoft Exchange 5.5, 2000 and 2003: OneNet.
- Wainhouse Research and Parlano are hosting a webinar on Wednesday January 19 to discuss their recent research report, "The Business Case for Enterprise Instant Messaging: The Value of Persistent Group Communications & Collaboration Solutions". Free registration. BusinessWire
- Authentica reviewed its 2004 achievements: doubling of its enterprise rights management business, new and expanded partner relationships, new products (Authentica Secure Office), and an expanded management team, among others. Authentica
- The Canadian Department of Justice filed an amicus curiae brief with a US Federal Appeals Court urging it to grant RIM's request for a re-hearing of its patent infringement case with NTP before all 15 judges of the federal appeals circuit. GlobeAndMail.com
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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