I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes Gmail. I really think it is a great technology. The fact that it is currently being offered for free with ads is part of the process. I'm sure Google, post-IPO, will have plans to license it just like their search engine for intranets.
Not for the faint of heart (or budget, I expect). Oracle is offering additions to its suite of collaboration tools. Oracle Blends IM, Collaboration: “Enterprises looking for integrated messaging and collaboration software will soon get an enhanced offering from Oracle Corp. OCS (Oracle Collaboration Suite) 3.0, due in the fourth quarter, adds an instant messaging…
From Shared Spaces… Today's highlights: Linspire PhoneGaim; Are phone numbers dead?; Data Connection MeetingServer; admin-on-air; IMWatching; Linspire (previously Lindows) released PhoneGaim, a plug-in that adds voice-over-IP capabilities to the Gaim instant messaging client. Features SIP-based VoIP service. An optional gateway service is available for PC-to-phone calls. eWeek Guy Kewney posits that phone numbers are dead,…
So now that AOL has followed Yahoo and abandoned the corporate IM game, I guess that Redmond is going to be free to take it over. I know that there are many robust corporate IM clients, but the fact remains that if you're a Microsoft shop and you have Exchange server 2003/4 installed, they are…
Great interview. Worth reading all three pages. Clearly this blog is “Blogger Powered”, but the ideas presented here are important. I'm not chearleading for Blogger. I like Blogger and all, being free is important, but I would like to try other open-source or GPL blog software in the future. Google's Blogger Boss Focuses on the…
Interesting as what is old is new again. These services started during the DotCom bubble, but fizzled. Lack of momentum and I think technological barriers. Technologies and bandwidth has certainly improved. Interesting business model to watch. BBC NEWS | Technology | Web veteran turns to world of work
I think the most important parts of this article isn't the obvious spam-virus connection, but the discussion towards the end talking about e-mail 2.0 and moving towards more integrated messaging and the biggest barrier is Outlook and the MSFT hegemony PCWorld.com – Spam Gets Dangerous
