Today's highlights (brought to you from the train in Wellington!): IGC and Sealed Media; IntraLinks and Global M&A GmbH; Microsoft and UK Government; Xythos Software 2 Million Seats; BlackBerry for Cyrus IMAP; Microsoft RTC Roadmap;
- Sealed Media is working with Informative Graphics to add digital rights management technology to CAD, image, and other non-Microsoft formatted documents. The integration is due in 4Q2005. tenlinks.com
- IntraLinks announced a strategic alliance with Global M&A GmbH, a partnership of worldwide M&A boutique firms. Partner members of Global M&A will use IntraLinks as the preferred virtual deal room for M&A deals. BusinessWire
- Microsoft won contracts for desktop and collaboration software covering 230,000 desktops in two UK government agencies. The three year deals cover Windows, Office Professional, SharePoint, Exchange, and Systems Management Server. silicon.com
- Xythos Software announced that it has over 2 million licensed users of its standards-based document management platform. It recently announced 20 new enterprise customers. sys-con.com
- Consilient released Consilient2, software that enables BlackBerry email connectivity with the Cyrus IMAP Server. Cyrus users can access push email on any BlackBerry handheld. If an Oracle Calendar is being used too, wireless calendaring functions are enabled. Wireless Developer Network
- The next version of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server will integrate Live Meeting capabilities, for the onsite delivery of Web conferencing and other Pillar 3 capabilities. The next generation of products include a new server, and a new version of Office Communicator. The Live Meeting "2006" deliverable will include enhanced e-learning capabilities. Microsoft Watch
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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