Positions
- Deb on Microsoft ... Microsoft is the elephant in the boardroom when it comes to decisions about collaboration technology strategy decisions by competitors. CollaborationLoop
- Handling it all ... Fortune talks to a number of highly accomplished individuals about how they handle their work. CNN
- Smarter to Embrace IM ... Some firms are finding instant messaging a boon to communication, whereas others are not. The biggest IM risks at the moment are IM-borne virus threats and lost privacy due to a lack of encryption. SearchMobileComputing
- On RIM's Strategy ... Ellen Daley, a Forrester analyst, met with RIM last week, and returned impressed with its focus on superior technology and usability. RIM customers agree: "RIM has the best technology; no one comes close". Key go-forward question: how can RIM extend its wireless email nous to wirelessly-enabling other line-of-business applications? Unstrung
Vendor Moves
- Mindjet White Paper ... Mindjet released a White Paper on how to use MindManager to enhance productivity when using Microsoft Office. Key idea: use a MindManager map as the hub for individual and team projects. Mindjet (PDF, 15 pages)
- IBM Workplace Services Express 2.6 ... IBM announced Version 2.6 of Workplace Services Express, a collaborative environment that offers portal, team collaboration and document management capabilities. Offers an updated developer tool, a bundled license for DB2, and new portlet support for Exchange 2003, among others. Available April 2006. MarketWire
- Scalix Embraces Novell ... Scalix announced certified interoperability between its Linux-based enterprise email platform and various items from Novell, including Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Novell eDirectory, and the Novell Evolution desktop user client. Scalix is hoping that Novell users will embrace its Linux-based email platform rather than use something from Novell. Scalix
- NewsGator on Sync Strategy ... NewsGator announced its synchronization strategy, indicating that its suite of RSS aggregators will synchronize with Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7. Includes cross-platform synchronization of feeds and items between Windows (NewsGator Windows) and Mac (NewsGator NetNewsWire). NewsGator
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