Today's highlights: Advanced Reality Jybe 2.0; NextPage 1.5.3; BT and Microsoft; Collabits Online Meetings; Navigo Systems Ontolica 2.2;
- Advanced Reality will release Version 2.0 of Jybe this week, its co-browsing offering for Internet Explorer and Firefox. Enables people to jointly visit Web sites, and adds the ability for joint viewing of an uploaded document or PowerPoint presentation. New integration with Skype enables an easy way of inviting others to a shared co-browsing session. Organizations can bring Jybe behind the firewall with a new Jybe Server. Network World
- NextPage released Version 1.5.3 of its namesake document collaboration service, which adds some much-needed structure and coordination around the sharing of Office documents, such as alerting users if a more recent edition of a document is available. A new feature in 1.5.3 is an enhanced way of comparing two Microsoft Word documents. Available immediately. NextPage
- BT launched BT iBridge, to provide telephony integration into a Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Office Communicator 2005 environment. Displays the presence of people, and enables the quick establishment of voice conferences. Available immediately. BT has also integrated MeetMe, its audio conferencing service, with Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005. BT, and CBRonline
- Collabits released Collabits Online Meetings, an online meeting and collaboration solution. Key features: application sharing, cross-platform support (Windows, Mac, UNIX and OS/2), hosted and inhouse alternatives, meeting recording and playback, and encryption, among others. Pricing: free for 1-to-1 online meetings of up to 45 minutes, and monthly usage plans start at $19.95. Available immediately. eMediaWire
- Navigo Systems released Version 2.2 of Ontolica, its search add-on for SharePoint. New features: integration with WSS search, French language support, context sensitive search scopes, among others. Available immediately. Mart Muller
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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