Vendor Moves
- A Shrinking Verosee for Skype ... Verosee announced that its collaborative workspace add-in for Skype has shrunk in size by 80%. The installation previously required a 99 MB download and install, which many people (including me) thought was too large. It is down to 23 MB now. Verosee
- IBM Acquired Bowstreet ... IBM acquired Bowstreet, Inc., a provider of tools to enable the effective use of portal technology within the enterprise. IBM
- Workaround Coming ... RIM said that details of its workaround technology will be disclosed shortly. iTnews.com.au. It remains bullish about its prospects in its patent infringment case with NTP (Bloomberg), although it is annoyed that NTP seems to be slowing down the US Patent Office review (ComputerWorld). Good on Dan for helping us keep perspective on all of this.
- iAnywhere XTNDConnectPC ... iAnywhere released version 5.4 of XTNDConnect PC, its synchronization software for mobile devices. Adds support for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, and some others. Available immediately. prnewswire
- OSAF Chandler 0.6 ... The Open Source Applications Foundation released an early version of 0.6 of Chandler, a personal information management client. OSAF
- ZohoWriter Beta ... AdventNet released the beta of ZohoWriter, its online word processor. Earlier releases were the alpha. Changes: revised UI, enhanced usability, and other. Available immediately. zohowriter
- Hyland OnBase 5.0 ... Hyland Software released Version 5.0 of OnBase, its enterprise content management offering. Includes a new collaborative workspaces module, called OnBase Collaboration. Available immediately. SDAAsia
- Near-Time.net ... Near-Time released Near-Time.net, a hosted collaboration service for web users. Includes weblogs, wikis, calendaring, and more. Current in preview mode. Near-Time.net
Other Random End-of-Year Stuff
- Gizmo ... Gizmo is a cross-platform voice-over-IP solution, like Skype, but built with open source. Techcrunch
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