Team Collaboration

• Egnyte … Egnyte released the beta of its namesake content sharing service. It enables users to share local files and messages into a shared workspace environment, and retains versioning information. Changes made when offline are synchronized back to the Egnyte workspace when the user reconnects. Egnyte says it can be used with distributed teams, for backup, for sharing information, and for document versioning and auditing, among others. Egnyte
• ThinkFree APIs … ThinkFree announced and released APIs for their suite of online office productivity applications. It is “a free tool that allows Web services, Web sites and blogs to post or host office documents on their servers, where their end users can launch the file and make changes from any browser. Users have come to expect that their files and applications are available anytime, anywhere. With the launch of these new APIs, ThinkFree is extending this always-available office functionality to other service providers.” Available immediately. Some partners have already signed up: Jive Software, Livestart, and others. prnewswire
• Google “Slides” … Google’s CEO confirmed that a PowerPoint clone will shortly be added to Google’s online office suite. Apparently it’s the combination on internally developed technology plus some capabilities from Tonic Systems. TechCrunch
• SharePoint 2007 for Collaboration … ComputerWorld discusses the installation and deployment of SharePoint 2007. ComputerWorld
• CalConnect Calendar Admin Discussion List … CalConnect, the Calendaring & Scheduling Consortium, recently implemented a free / public discussion list about calendaring and scheduling systems administration and management. “The Calendaring and Scheduling Admin Mailing List (caladmin-l@lists.calconnect.org) exists to foster discussion about all aspects of calendaring and scheduling system administration and management. This includes, but is not limited to, C&S platforms and applications, emerging C&S standards, message flows, access control, unsolicited or bulk agenda invitations (SPCAL), account management, virus vectors, disaster recovery, and interactions with closely related collaborative technologies.” It’s free to sign up, but note there are conditions. CalConnect

Mobility

• SugarCRM for BlackBerry … iEnterprises and SugarCRM announced Mobile Edge for SugarCRM, which provides access to a user’s SugarCRM account from their BlackBerry. tmcnet
• BlackBerry Cases from Sena … Oohh, nice range of cases from Sena for BlackBerry devices. Judy explains why she purchased one.

Productivity

• Stay on Task … Brad suggests three strategies: (1) work from a to-do list, (2) divide your day into chunks, and (3) be aware of how you are using your time. Achieve-IT!
• Gmail/Gcal for GTD … Leo shares some tips on how to best use Gmail and Google Calendar for implementing Getting Things Done. Lifehack

Other Stuff

• Going Mac? … The CIO at Auto Warehousing Co. in Tacoma, Wash, is looking at reducing his dependence on Microsoft technologies. SearchCIO