Category: Industry Updates

Research In Motion

Research In Motion asked a third-party to formally and exhaustively test the security of its wireless email solution. The results were positive. “Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (Fraunhofer Institute SIT) of Germany and Research In Motion today announced the successful completion of an in-depth security analysis performed […]

cyn.in v2.1

Cynapse released version 2.1 of cyn.in, its collaboration service. Lots of new features, including “Main space”, for permission-free collaboration within a group, contextual discussions, microblogging, and a revised user interface, among others. “Spaces have been the pivotal aspect of cyn.in. Spaces help a group of users to create […]

Citrix GoToMeeting 60 Day Free Trial

Citrix announced a 60 day free trial period for small and medium sized enterprises, of its GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting services. “Building on this promise, Citrix Online is inviting companies in the SMB category to try Citrix GoToMyPC and Citrix GoToMeeting completely free for 60 days. Using GoToMyPC, SMB […]

FolderShare Retiring, Live Sync Coming

Microsoft is retiring the FolderShare service in December, replacing it with the new Live Sync service. Some parts of the migration will be seamless, others will introduce change. “A huge part of Sync’s success story depends on FolderShare users like you. When Sync releases, FolderShare goes into retirement. […]

Amazon.com: Just Enough Governance for Notes

New book on how to approach governance with Lotus Notes: “In today’s regulatory climate, companies cannot afford to have applications developed, or data housed, outside the boundaries of corporate oversight. Application failures lead to business process interruptions and lost revenue, and Lotus Notes applications address real needs. Their […]

Martin White on SharePoint 2007 in 2009

Martin shares some observations about SharePoint 2007 activity, and sounds the warning bell for some customers: “At one meeting recently the European intranet manager of a $11billion company with one of the most widely recognised brands in the world said to me that they were looking forward to […]

BlackBerry Storm Launches; Draws Lines

Verizon Wireless released the new BlackBerry Storm in the US on Friday, but lacked sufficient devices to satisfy the immediate demand. “Hundreds of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless stores on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from Research In Motion that aims […]

Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Notes 8.5

Mikkel lists the top 10 reasons to upgrade to Notes 8.5 and Domino 8.5. #10, calendar federation, is particularly good. Here’s the Notes 8.5 list: “Drag/Drop of Text within rich text editor Offline support for Activities Choose from multiple addresses for a person in typeahead Ability to make […]