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This looks amazing. The Globe & Mail has a better description and intro than Robin Good does, but Robin does provide examples and a link to download, so both are worthwhile reads. If this works with AvantBrowser I'll go for it. If it doesn't, well it looks cool enough for me to use IE more….

New and improved versions of eRoom, QuickBase, and SiteScape are coming soon. More evidence in my mind that web-based collaboration and telework is really coming into it's own. InfoWorld: Hosted collaboration steps to the plate: June 28, 2004: By Cathleen Moore : APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT : APPLICATIONS: “Hosted collaboration services from vendors Documentum, Intuit, and SiteScape are…

This is a very interesting development in my mind because now there is a future deployment platform for Breeze-based presentations to cellphones. Granted, Flash Lite might now support Breeze or cellphones don't have the bandwidth capabilities, yet. Yet, is the key word. InfoWorld: Multimedia goes mobile with Flash Lite 1.1: June 28, 2004: By Paul…

An interesting development in the VPN market. VPNs are interesting beasts. I'd have a love-hate relationship with them for a while now. The last one I worked with was decent, but being connected to it brought my surfing to crawl and wreaked havok with my other e-mail apps. This is primarily why I think secure…

As many have predicted, Microsoft is starting to tackle Google and Yahoo head on. I'll be interested to see what they offer, but I'm not likely to switch from Google, though. Microsoft prepares for search assault | CNET News.com: “SYDNEY–Microsoft plans to kick off a series of improvements to its search capabilities starting in July…

News from Shared Spaces. I am going to be looking at TeamIntel and reading the article from InfoWorld on the hosted collaboration shortly. Today's highlights: Intrinsyc J-Integra; IM Migration from AOL; Virtual Global TeamIntel 2004i Lite; and InfoWorld on hosted collaboration; Intrinsyc Software introduced the J-Integra Interoperability Suite, enabling developers to mix-and-match Java tools with…

More news from Shared Spaces. I think the Ipswitch IM Switch program is an early indicator of business IM companies taking advantage of the Yahoo/AOL departure from the market. Today's highlights: NextPage Project Chrome; NSW Roads and Traffic Authority Goes with Sun; Ipswitch IM Switch; Booz Allen Hamilton embraces Microsoft for IT collaboration; NextPage's Project…

Commentary from Michael Sampson of Shared Spaces on Yahoo and AOL leaving the corporate IM market. I share his perspective on this issue. I think still, though, that there is room for solid, multi-network, business focused IM tools. We'll just have to wait and see I guess. Why all the fuss about AOL and Yahoo…

A very interesting article by Peter Coffee. It has me thinking about what the next generation of messaging will look like. It's hard to imagine in someways, but think about how you get the direct phone line of a person at a given company. Generally you get this information when you receive a business card…