Quick Links, Nov 2

• Acquisition ... MessageLabs Acquired Omnipod ... The Omnipod team got acquired by MessageLabs. Omnipod offers a hosted instant messaging service for businesses. Financial terms were not disclosed. Well done team! Omnipod


• Perspective ... Mike on Web-based Word Processing ... Mike at Intranet Journal took Writeboard, Writely, and Zoho Writer for a test drive. He writes about his experiences, and concludes that at this time, Writely is the best. Intranet Journal


• Product ... Funambol Sync4j ... Funambol released the beta of Sync4j Portal, delivering wireless synchronization of address book and calendar information to mobile devices. The next release, due in 2006, will add wireless email. InfoWorld NL


• Product ... Meridio and Office 12 ... Meridio announced that Meridio 5, its .NET-based ECM solution, will support the forthcoming release of Microsoft Office 12. Adds enterprise records policy management services, automated replication, and enhanced security for military and security-focused markets. WebWire


• Partnership ... Vorsite and FileNet ... Vorsite and FileNet announced an agreement to offer Vorsite's Enterprise Integration Toolkit as a bundled module for FileNet Content Manager, thereby enabling tight integration between Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and content in the FileNet repository. prnewswire.com


• Product ... Microsoft Mojo ... Microsoft announced Mojo, a collaborative editing program. Enables people to collaborative author a document, albeit not with simultaneous editing. Niall Kennedy