It’s been a while since I have done one of these … as the 4000-odd possible item backlog in email and RSS attests.

Adobe CS4 … Adobe is adding enhanced collaborative capabilities to its Creative Suite toolset, to enable better workflow and version control of files in a team setting. Metadata management is also included. More

Business Value of Collaboration … Chris proposes the “Return on Contribution” measure for evaluating the success of collaboration and social networking. This is calculated by dividing the number of people who benefit from a resource by the number of people who create or contribute to that resource (see slide 12). More

C-MAIL for Outlook … C-MAIL released its add-on service for Outlook, to support the dynamic prioritization of email messages for each individual user. “The user-friendly “intelligent” software automatically prioritizes email in Microsoft Outlook according to a recipient’s priorities. It also provides an intuitive workflow (fully integrated within MS Outlook) based on best-practices applied to improve email productivity. The back-end system analyzes email flow as well as a user’s clicking data to provide robust real-time metrics and reporting – leading to improved decision-making, productivity, collaboration and organizational social networking.” More

Facebook for the Enterprise … Dmitry offers four principles for building a “Facebook for the enterprise” solution, including (1) it should not attempt to be a totally controlled walled garden, (2) it should make sense from a work/project perspective, and two more. More

Google G1 Phone not Enterprise Ready … The first release of a Google Android-powered device is not enterprise ready, due to a lack of robust security features and no support for Microsoft Exchange Server. It’s a consumer device in the first instance. More

RIM Developer Tools … RIM released new developer tools for the BlackBerry Storm, Bold and Pearl Flip. The tools are mainly focused on building mobile applications for these devices. More

Vodafone Protects Windows Mobile Email … Vodafone released “Enhanced Services for Windows Mobile Email”, a security service for users of Windows Mobile devices for wireless email. “ … the Vodafone Enhanced Services for Windows Mobile Email plan includes antivirus, firewall, device management, configuration, lock and wipe, remote diagnostics, support and consultancy services and naturally a connection with 500MB or 5GB data allowance for a single monthly fixed fee.“More

Yuuguu Screen Sharing and Google Talk … Yuuguu added an integration with Google Talk to Yuuguu, its namesake screen sharing service. “With one click Yuuguu users can chat, share their screen and collaborate in real time with any friends or colleagues on the Google Talk IM network without those people needing any downloads or plug-ins. In addition Yuuguu supports group sessions of Google Talk IM contacts, so several participants can easily join the secure conference or screen share.” More