Today's highlights: Laplink Everywhere 4; SusQtech SharePoint City; Statera and Microsoft on Enterprise Project Management; SealedMedia $8.5 million VC; CourseForum ProjectForum 4.3; Wainhouse Research Paper on Team Workspaces and Real-Time Interaction; Wireless Services Corporation; AOL "Triton" Beta; TeamPoint Web Seminars on Team Collaboration; Osterman on SharePoint; Intralinks 206;
- Laplink released Version 4 of Laplink Everywhere, its web-based remote access control offering. Enables users to remotely control Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2000/2003 machines over the Internet. New features: a new non-ActiveX web interface option, extended handheld compatibility (eg, use a Pocket PC or Palm device to remotely control a Windows XP Pro box), fast remote access, and online/offline support, among others. Available immediately. Laplink
- Sysquehanna Technologies released SharePoint City, a hosted edition of Microsoft's Windows SharePoint Services. Free 30-day trial, with monthly pricing starting at $49.95 for 25 users and 50 MB of storage space. Available immediately. eMediaWire
- Statera and Microsoft are jointly sponsoring an in-person seminar on May 4 in Colorado on enterprise project management. The seminar will include a demonstration of Microsoft Project Server 2003. Yahoo
- SealedMedia announced (a) $8.5 million of new equity, and (b) Sealed Email for Blackberry. The new monies will be used to fuel growth in selected markets. The Blackberry support enables sealed files to be accessed on a Blackberry handheld. Available 3Q2005, starting at $20,000. EContent
- CourseForum Technologies released Version 4.3 of ProjectForum, its Web-based collaborative workspace for project teams. Available immediately. (Good work Mark & team!) I-Newswire
- Wainhouse Research released a white paper on the integration of team workspaces and real-time interaction technologies, following on from its Web seminar yesterday. Registration required (name and email address). Interwise
- Wireless Services Corp. added JP Mobile's SureWave offering to its line-up for carriers, enabling carriers to offer wireless access to their hosted email servers for their own subscribers. BusinessWire
- AOL released a beta of Triton, the code name for its next generation IM client. New features include a Quicknote window to replace the initial IM pop-up, a tabbed messaging interface, and integration with AOL Talk for voice conversations. Available in beta immediately. BetaNews
- TeamPoint Systems announced its upcoming online seminar schedule, with a focus on improving team performance through collaboration tools. The Web seminars will include a demonstration of TeamPoint's collaboration offering. BusinessWire
- Osterman Research on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services: "if you care about adhering to Microsoft's roadmap for the future .... [and] want to remain with the Microsoft vision for computing, ... you should be thinking about SharePoint within the next couple of years". SearchExchange
- Intralinks said that 206 M&A deals were hosted on its online workspace platform during 1Q2005, a 60% increase over 4Q2004. The virtual workspace provided by Intralinks gives a secure way of transacting business, and adhering to compliance regulations. BusinessWire
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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