Shared Spaces Briefing, Apr 13

Today's highlights: Video for Skype; BeInSync Professional 1.5; Vignette Portal 7.2; Microsoft seeks GroupWise Converts in Canada; Sybase iAnywhere Support for BlackBerry;

• Skype is working on a video add-in for its voice-over-IP client. It is currently in beta for Windows only, with a Mac version promised. Comment: if the video quality in SkypeSee is anything close to the voice quality in Skype, this will be a major game changer. As Rod Drury from Aftermail says, MSN Messenger 7 is too busy and looks awful ... yet another reason to go Skype only. (Thanks to Eric Mack for the heads-up)


• BeInSync released Version 1.5 of BeInSync Pro, its peer-to-peer file and document synchronization software for Windows machines. New features: the ability to share any folder without moving its location, a wizard-based interface for establishing file sync, enhanced integration with Windows Explorer, and improved performance, among others. Available immediately. BeInSync



• Vignette released Version 7.2 of Vignette Portal, a portal server for internal Web-based business applications. New features: enhanced out-of-the-box search capabilities, integration with Vignette Records and Documents, and the ability to link personalization attributes and mined data from multiple systems, among others. Available immediately. Vignette


• Microsoft Canada Co. is offering a new customer-migration campaign, designed to get Novell GroupWise customers to migrate up to Exchange Server 2003. The program is being offered through Microsoft partners, with cash subsidies offered to partners to offer free professional services for migration within GroupWise accounts. IT World Canada


• Sybase's iAnywhere division has plans to extend its mobile product portfolio to support the RIM BlackBerry device. This will enable BlackBerry users to access line-of-business applications via iAnywhere's infrastructure, and give IT the ability to manage BlackBerry devices via iAnywhere. itweb.co.za

This Briefing was written by Michael Sampson, of Shared Spaces Research & Consulting Ltd. Email or IM Michael to discuss any of these items further.

Comments

[B. Akerman]

I tried the new FolderShare this week with the integration of Google Desktop Search. Very cool technology allows me to Google-style search all my computers at the same time and then download the files I find. Great way to work from home.