New Blogs
- Gary Slinger Thoughts ... Gary writes about open source, email, BlackBerry, and other technology. Gary has a good post on implementing David Allen's GTD with a BlackBerry Gary Slinger
Positions
- Rod is "BlackBerried" ... Rod got his new BlackBerry 7730 earlier this week, and it just works. The final sentence in Rod's announcement: "I tried to stay loyal, but they finally got me". My interpretation / translation: "In an attempt to show loyalty to Microsoft and give a good impression of product usability to customers (since I was a Microsoft business partner), I paid thousands and thousands of dollars in order to get a Windows-powered device that would enable me to get push-based email while out-and-about. That loyalty cost me severely, however, and Microsoft still hasn't got it right. I should have listened to my heart and not my head, purchased what really worked from day one, and just got on with running my business". I wonder how many other Microsoft partners feel the same way? RIM needs to read Rod's tale. Rod Drury
- Collaborate vs. Compete ... Jeffrey reflects on a recent Wall Street Journal article on managerial styles, specifically competitive vs. collaborative. Thinking Faster
Vendor Moves
- Palm OS 6 is Dead ... Access, the company that purchased PalmSource, announced at 3GSM that its Access Linux Platform will replace Palm OS 6. Few details were disclosed. Access hopes to release the new OS to developers before the end of 2006. MobHappy
- Microsoft Office Live in Beta ... Microsoft announced the public beta of its Office Live hosted services. Target market is small and medium-sized businesses. Office Live is offered in three packages: Basics (free, five email accounts, domain name, Web site, and reporting tools), Collaboration (for fee, based on Windows SharePoint Services) and Essentials (for fee, 50 email accounts, FrontPage support, and more). Beta available immediately. PC World, ComputerWorld, Microsoft Office Live
- Liquid Machines Document Control 6.0 for Microsoft Windows RMS ... Liquid Machines updated Version 6.0 of its Document Control application, a digital rights management add-on for Windows Rights Management Services. MarketWire
- Small Business People Love WebEx WebOffice ... SmallBusinessComputing.com announced that WebEx WebOffice (which was acquired from Intranets.com) was voted "Product of the Year" in the Collaboration category. prnewswire
- Forrester on Interwoven ... Forrester Research called Interwoven WorkSite the "Best Kept Secret in Document Management" in a recent report. Comment: It is hard to tell whether this was sponsored research or not ... Interwoven
- BlackBerry Ain't Going Anywhere! ... RIM's Co-CEO said that RIM's BlackBerry service will stay up and running "no matter what happens" with the patent infringment suit with NTP. Balsillie reiterated that the workaround is ready to go. Arizona Republic
Other Industry Happenings
- OCS Problems at US Department of Administration ... The US Department of Administration is reviewing whether it will continue with Oracle Collaboration Suite and recommend it to other agenices, or write-off its $2.6 million investment. The DOA previously ran a Microsoft based system, but the upgrade cost to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 was estimated at $12.3 million. Wisconsin State Journal, The Capital Times
- Data-Centric PDA Shipments in 2005 ... Gartner reports on data-centric PDA shipments for 2005: total shipment of 14.9 million PDAs. Share: RIM BlackBerry (21.4%), Palm (18.6%), and HP (15%). InformationWeek
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