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- Bob Doesn't Like Email ... Bob Geldof on email, "Emails get in the way of serious consideration of what you want to do ... they impose an agenda ... and disrupt one's own plans for the day" (with slight rewording). BBC News
Vendor Moves
- Joyent Acquired TextDrive ... Joyent, a provider of web-based team collaboration software, acquired TextDrive, an application hosting solutions provider. Joyent needed a robust application hosting environment for its offerings, so "purchased the company". Interestingly, the TextDrive people had publicly commented earlier on how wonderful the Joyent offering was. Joyent Blog
- Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration ... Microsoft announced Version 3.5 of its Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration, targeted at the SMB marketplace. Offers new mobile device synchronization capabilities for end users (with Windows Mobile 5.0 devices), and easier management and administration tools for hosting partners. Microsoft, with coverage at CRN and Geekzone
- RIM Struggling ... Research In Motion lowered its new subscriber growth forecast, attributing the lower adoption to the late release of the BlackBerry 8700 devices. InfoWorld
- CourseForum 4.7 ... CourseForum released Version 4.7 of ProjectForum and CourseForum, its offerings for collaborative projects and collaborative learning. Offers behind-the-scenes improvements. CourseForum
- Omni GroupWise Suite ... Omni Technology Solutions released the Omni Mobility Suite for GroupWise, for providing wireless access to GroupWise and GroupWise Messenger. Supports a variety of mobile devices against GroupWise. Available immediately. Omni Technology Solutions
- RIM BlackBerry 8700f via Orange France ... Orange France announced the pending release of the long-awaited RIM BlackBerry 8700f, on its high-speed wireless EDGE network. Available December 15 to enterprise customers. RIM
Other Industry Happenings
- CalConnect and OMA Relationship ... The Calendaring & Scheduling Consortium established a formal relationship with the Open Mobile Alliance, for joint work on standards-based calendaring and scheduling applications on mobile devices. CalConnect
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