Positions
- Value in Office 2007 ... Bob says Office 2007 will deliver value in two areas: (1) collaborative capabilities via SharePoint, and (b) business intelligence for the masses. IT-Director
- IBM Workplace Collaboration Services ... Bob describes IBM Workplace Collaboration Services, outlining the functionality delivered over multiple layers. Key ideas: (1) it is based on J2EE, a vendor-neutral platform; (2) there are correct and good ways of integrating Lotus Domino with WCS, such as for Web applications that have high activity loads; and (3) WebSphere Portal delivers user interface aggregation, bringing together many applications in a single coherent window. IBM DeveloperWorks
- Gates on Office and SharePoint ... Bill Gates talks about coming changes in Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007, and the reasons behind those changes. InformationWeek (4 pages), CRN
- More Microsoft Application Analyzer Woes ... In determining the frequency of access to a Notes database, Microsoft's 2006 edition of its Application Analyzer uses the "LastAccessed" property on a Notes database, a parameter that is turned off by default. Duffbert
Vendor Moves
- Xerox DocuShare CPX and 5.0 ... Xerox Corporation released two new versions of its DocuShare content management system offering: CPX and 5.0. DocuShare CPX is for large enterprises and public sector organizations, and offers content management, workflow routing, Web conferencing (via WebEx, see press release), blog and wiki capabilities, records management, and more. DocuShare 5.0, for the SMB market, adds automatic deployment capabilities to streamline setup and rollout. Available in English in April 2006. BusinessWire
- ajaxWrite ... Michael Robertson launched ajaxWrite, a Microsoft Word-compatible browser-based word processing Web service. Enables users to create Word documents on Windows, Mac and Linux computers, at no cost; requires Firefox 1.5 or later. Available immediately in beta. Michael Robertson
- Novell Platform for the Open Enterprise ... Novell launched its 'Platform for the Open Enterprise', an architecture of software and services from Novell and others for enterprises. Elements in the platform: operating system (SUSE Linux Enterprise 10), network management tools, wireless email for GroupWise (via Intellisync or RIM), workgroup productivity tools (via the Open Workgroup Suite), partnerships with other open source vendors (such as Alfresco for content management), and more. Novell, with coverage at ComputerWorld
- Yahoo IM with Voice ... Yahoo introduced the beta of its Yahoo Messenger with voice over IP capabilities, similar in intent to Skype. Gives users a US phone number in a city of their choice for US$2.99 per month, with domestic calls charged at $0.02 per minute. TechNewsWorld
- EMC and CDG ... Continental DataGraphics (CDG), a subsidiary of Boeing, and EMC Corporation announced a value-added reseller agreement, whereby CDG will offer the EMC Documentum content management platform to its customers. CDG currently offers digital imaging and information management services to customers. ECM Connection
- Open-Xchange Virtual Appliance ... Open-Xchange announced VMware-ready delivery of its Open-Xchange Server 0.8 collaboration platform, for testing and evaluation purposes. Aim is to help customers to quickly try out its offering. Open-Xchange
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