Shelley Solheim

Vignette Releases Collaboration 7.0

Vignette has rolled out the latest version of its enterprise collaboration tool. For administrators, the tool now supports clustering and eases administration of user access policies through improved mapping to corporate directories. The tool also now enables the display, storage and search of any Unicode-supported language. Also new is integration with Microsofts Live Communications Server […]

Vendors Address Remote Communications

As businesses look to support the growing number of remote workers, IT vendors are rolling out tools to improve communications among distributed work forces and to help IT administrators manage and secure those communication tools. At MediaLive International Inc.s Interop New York show Dec. 12 to Dec. 16, Microsoft Corp. released to manufacturing a Web-based […]

Intellext Launches Free Watson Version

Search startup Intellext last week launched a free version of its Watson search tool. Intellext says its search sidebar tool is different from other tools, such as Google Desktops Sidebar, because Watson automatically searches for and generates information specifically relevant to the current document a user is working on. The free version does not include […]

Watsons Contextual Search Goes Free

Search startup Intellext Inc. today launched a free version of its Watson search tool. Intellext said its search sidebar is different from other tools, such as Google Inc.s Sidebar, because Watson automatically searches for and generates information relevant to the document the user is currently viewing, such as an e-mail, Web page or Microsoft Word […]

Verizon Offers E-Mail Security for SMBs

With businesses small and large facing growing pressure to secure private information contained in electronic communications, Verizon Communications Inc. today rolled out an e-mail security service for small-to-medium-sized businesses using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. Verizon Secure Mail, based on e-mail encryption software from Toronto-based Echoworx Corp., is available now for $6.95 per month per […]

Hosted E-Mail, IM Service Providers Offer Archiving

Managed e-mail security and management providers are launching new services to help businesses archive electronic communications as they seek to comply with regulatory and legal requirements. Postini Inc. of San Carlos, Calif., on Wednesday launched a hosted service to enable the capture, storage, discovery and deletion of e-mail and internal instant messaging traffic. The Postini […]

Google Makes Enterprise Push

Google Inc.s enterprise business may be just a small piece of its expanding empire, but the search company is aggressively courting corporate customers with a variety of offerings designed to challenge rival Microsoft Corp. for enterprise wallets and desktops. Google is leveraging time-tested methods of breaking into the enterprise, including the use of partners and […]

Yahoo Adds RSS Reader to Mail Update

Aiming to drive rss adoption to a broader market, Yahoo Inc. is adding an RSS reader to its forthcoming Yahoo Web mail service, currently in beta. RSS allows users to subscribe to content feeds from blogs and other Web sites to automatically receive the latest content in their area of interest, but the technology is […]

Google Gets Enterprising

Google Inc.s enterprise business may be just a small piece of its expanding empire, but the search giant is aggressively courting corporate customers with a variety of offerings designed to challenge rival Microsoft Corp. for enterprise wallets and desktops. Google is using time-tested methods of breaking into the enterprise, including the use of partners and […]

Yahoo Will Add RSS to Mail Service

Aiming to drive RSS adoption to a broader market, Yahoo Inc. is adding an RSS reader to its forthcoming Yahoo Web mail service, currently in beta. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows users to subscribe to content feeds from blogs and other Web sites to automatically receive the latest content in their area of interest, but […]