ecommerce solutions Oct 26, 2007
Provider of custom software programming, Internet secure transactions, e-commerce consulting, groupware consulting, systems integration and web site development services ... NETWORKED SIMULATION R&D ACCOUNTED FOR 99% OF FISCAL 2000 REVENUES & TRAINING & INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS, 1% Provider of Internet services including connectivity, web hosting, advanced database systems for ecommerce, intranet and groupware solutions ... Provider of web page design, web graphic design, network consulting,... (LinuxPlanet)
In New Hampshire, Edwards to propose cut in maximum donations Oct 13, 2007
The congress would use technology such as wireless groupware computers to submit ideas and polling keypads to vote on proposals. "I believe in the wisdom of the American people, and I think the more power they have in our democracy, the better our country will be," Edwards said. (Boston Globe)
Top 10 Open Source Apps to Boost Productivity Sep 28, 2007
They say that advanced collaboration comes at a price, but when considering eGroupware, it seems that there may be an exception to this rule. A platform-independent groupware appliance server, eGroupware provides tools ranging from common apps like calendering and email all the way down to more specialized abilities such as file and project management ... Perhaps to be considered more of a suite of applications than merely a single application itself, eGroupware is definitely the way to go if... (IntranetJournal)
Behind The Curtain of Microsoft's 'Great Oz' Sep 27, 2007
Ozzie is well known as the father of in the early 1980s, the first - and some would argue still the pre-eminent - groupware/collaboration application ... While there, he worked on an educational mainframe system dubbed Plato, which had many of the features that would later come to define groupware applications. (Datamation)
IBM Takes on Microsoft With OpenOffice Suite Sep 19, 2007
5 billion for Lotus Development, complete with its suite of high-regarded office applications, only for those programs to fall of the map completely as it focused on selling the OS/2 groupware, Lotus Notes, in a nice twist itself once a creation of current Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie. OpenOfficehas launched version 2. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Walt Mossberg Reviews Ubuntu Sep 18, 2007
News for nerds, stuff that matters. Posted by on Monday September 17, @12:45PM from the helluva-lot-closer dept. writes "Mainstream technology journalist Walt Mossberg recently reviewed an installed by Dell. Citing problems such as an oversensitive touchpad and poor multimedia support, he suggests that 'from the point of view of an average user, someone who wouldn't want to enter text commands, hunt the Web for drivers and enabling software, or learn a whole new user interface' Ubuntu isn't a... (Slashdot)
Sun, Microsoft Deal Presents Opportunities And Risks For VARs Sep 14, 2007
The two events solidify the fact that x86 server hardware, including the servers from Sun, have become commodity products, said Mike Thompson, president of Groupware Technology and Computing, a Campbell, Calif. -based Sun solution provider. (CRN)
IBM puts programming power behind OpenOffice Sep 12, 2007
While IBM has long used code, licensed under the LGPL (Lesser GPL), in its own programs, such as the groupware program this has been IBM's own fork of the code. Starting now, IBM is directing its OpenOffice development efforts--involving about three dozen programmers--to the public, open-source OpenOffice suite. (Desktop Linux)
Apple's iPod Salvo: "Bringing a Cannon to a Knife Fight" Sep 9, 2007
But if you don't need integration with proprietary groupware, or remote wipe capability, the price drop brings it in line with other high-end smartphones. The iPod touch, and a Wireless iTMS both fall into that category of "major, but not shocking." I think in the long run, the Wireless iTMS is going to be the bigger play for Apple. (Datamation)
Nivio plans hosted desktop service on AMD Sep 1, 2007
There are also plans to enable voice calling over the Nivio network, and Duggal said there are also plans for groupware and a shared drive for this market. Giuseppe Amato, AMD's technical director for sales and marketing in EMEA, said the chipmaker's interest in Nivio is in providing the hardware at the back end on which its systems run in the data centers. (Computer Business Review)
Report slams Google Apps' enterprise prospects, Google says: just you wait Aug 28, 2007
It has always maintained that it is not targeting enterprise groupware with Google Apps, but the company has proven in the past that it is capable of coming out of nowhere and taking over practically an entire market. "Ultimately we believe Google's core strengths are a very successful history of providing powerful, reliable, useful and fast online tools that put the user first, deep experience developing and scaling the massive infrastructure required for delivering web-based applications... (Yahoo News -- Internet Portals & Search Engines)
Bay Area companies make list of fastest-growing firms Aug 24, 2007
The group of fast-growing Bay Area firms is dominated by tech businesses such as Groupware Technology in Campbell, No. 7 nationally, and Santur in Fremont, No. 12. Groupware, a tech consulting firm, grew by a whopping 7,579 percent since 2003 to reach revenue of $58 ... Groupware Technology. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
IBM sics Sametime on MS-Cisco Aug 22, 2007
The move is all about combating Microsoft, said E. Brent Kelly, senior analyst and partner at Wainhouse Research LLC. He estimates that about half of IBM's customers use Microsoft's Outlook and Exchange groupware, not IBM's Notes and Domino alternatives. Those users are ones Microsoft would hope to see embrace its enterprise IM as embodied in Office Communications Server 2007, which has just been released to manufacturing. (InfoWorld)
Students, universities love Gmail. Google Apps... not so much Aug 20, 2007
While Clemson faculty and staff will stick to using Microsoft Exchange as their groupware solution, Lareau said that students found that Google offered more of what was important to them: an easy-to-use system, loaded with storage, and with supporting web-based apps such as Google Calendar. Lareau also indicated that getting up and running with Google was nearly effortless, saying that a conference call basically set the wheels in motion. (Ars Technica)
Zimbra Suite: Doing More with Sync Services Aug 16, 2007
Zimbra, or more correctly, the Zimbra Collaboration Suite, is a groupware product, ala Exchange, Domino, Kerio, etc ... If you use other groupware clients, then not so much ... For one, as an Entourage/Outlook user, I can tell you there's more to groupware than just email and. (Datamation)
Social Bookmarking Provides New Knowledge Management Aug 13, 2007
Unlike the much-touted but failed groupware of the 1990s, enterprise bookmarking systems leverage two well-tested usability factors: Users want to recall valuable documents, and tagging is a growing means of doing so. According to the Pew Internet can Life Project, 28 percent of Internet users tag documents, including 7 percent daily. (eWeek)
IBM, Novell strengthen ties Aug 8, 2007
The client includes IBM's Lotus Notes groupware, its Lotus Sametime instant messaging software and some productivity tools. Antony Satyadas, IBM's chief competitive marketing officer for Lotus software, said that the company is looking at striking a similar relationship with Red Hat. (InfoWorld)
What to do if a CEO gets an iPhone Jul 25, 2007
This will basically give your iPhone user the same interface, albeit in slightly shrunken form, that they get when they use a browser to access an Exchange (or other groupware) server on foreign computers. This should be a very familiar task with an easy learning curve. (InfoWorld)
Can You Hear Me Now? Unify Your Communications Jul 20, 2007
Small businesses might consider hosting their own UC product, particularly if seamless integration with existing messaging and groupware systems is critical. For organizations already invested in Microsoft Exchange, (starting at $699) offers a variety of unified messaging features. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Open-Xchange Releases Ubuntu-based SMB Groupware Jul 17, 2007
All Ziff Davis Sites. On July 16, Open-Xchange announced the immediate availability of Open-Xchange Expr 00004000 ess Edition. (eWeek)
Temp agency moves hundreds of terabytes to iSCSI SAN Jun 30, 2007
ExaSearch is capable of indexing file servers, email systems, groupware, databases and employee directories ... ExaSearch is capable of indexing file servers, email systems, groupware, databases and employee directories. (Search Storage)
Exanet Touts Enterprise NAS Search Jun 27, 2007
According to the June 26 announcem 00001DAF ent, ExaSearch is an enhanced search engine built atop open-source software, capable of searching multiple sources including file servers, e-mail systems, groupware, databases and employee directories across varying operating systems. ADVERTISEMENT. (eWeek)
New PCLinuxOS 2007 looks great, works well May 23, 2007
It lets you set up a firewall, groupware mail services, network devices and connections, system start services, and much more. Under the hood we find Linux-2. (Linux.com)
Doing Business With Open Source May 23, 2007
Messaging and GroupwareFor years the enterprise messaging space has been dominated by Microsoft Exchange and, to a lesser degree, Lotus Notes ... For a business without an existing reliance on Outlook or other third-party groupware clients, Zimbra s free open source edition can provide a full end-to-end solution ... Unlike Zimbra and Scalix, OpenGroupware is a more classical open source project in that it takes more care and feeding to setup and administer. (SmallBusinessComputing)
VectorLinux SOHO: A better Slackware than Slackware May 22, 2007
In the Utilities menu we find things like editors, Character Map, Groupware Wizard, and KchmViewer. I had no problems with any of the applications, except Pidgin, which kept crashing. (Linux.com)
How Lotus changed the business world May 11, 2007
Years later, as 1-2-3 was supplanted by software from rival , Lotus struck again with Notes, the first "groupware" software to let teams of workers use computer networks to manage complex tasks. Today, 1-2-3 is forgotten, while Notes's leadership in workplace collaboration is challenged by Microsoft's Exchange software. (Boston Globe)
Comcast works on single comms dashboard with Zimbra May 8, 2007
In January, the startup announced it had over 6 million paid mailboxes globally and millions more users of its open-source groupware. The move is also part of a strategy laid out by Satish Dharmaraj, cofounder and CEO of Zimbra, late last year. (MacCentral)
Dell to Preload Ubuntu Linux on Some Consumer Machines May 2, 2007
When you add servers to the mix, we are addressing robust cross sections of the market," he said. Dell announced in late March that it planned to release select desktop and notebook systems with preinstalled Linux, but declined to say which Linux distribution or distributions it planned to support on what hardware. Then, in April, it emerged that Dell President and CEO Michael Dell runs the latest version of Ubuntu, as well as the VMware Workstation 6 beta, OpenOffice.org 2.2, Automatix2,... (FOX News)
HitachiSoft Launches SaaSWare SynchroMax Services Linking Salesforce and Groupmax Groupware, Synchronizing Schedules Apr 9, 2007
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Inside Apple's Leopard Server OS Mar 28, 2007
While I understand that yes, Microsoft has not published their DAV implementation as well as they should, it seems kind of a silly move to not support Mac users running one of the only currently available groupware clients, especially when at least one company, Kerio, does support Entourage. I get that Apple may have issues with supporting Microsoft clients, but getting any company to not only sign off on a groupware infrastructure change, but also a desktop change en masse is not going to be... (InformationWeek)
Oracle: Big hopes for App Express Mar 27, 2007
Oracle's particularly interested in those people who are currently using Microsoft Corp.'s Access database or its Excel spreadsheet or IBM Corp.'s Lotus Notes groupware to develop Web-based applications. One of the new features in Application Express 3. (InfoWorld)
Startup Tests P-to-P Calendars Mar 27, 2007
Also, initial users are likely to be individuals in small businesses, which usually lack the money to purchase groupware servers, he said. The company expects Tungle's growth to be viral, given that people will encourage whoever they need to coordinate their schedules with to download it: family members, friends, co-workers, clients and the like. (PC World)
Peer-to-peer calendars make debut with new free Outlook plug-in Mar 25, 2007
The peer-to-peer nature of Tungle is designed to enable groups of users in organizations, such as small businesses, to easily build networks of users that can have a window into the schedule of peers on the network, without the need of employing groupware servers ... "Before a user sends a meeting request, our solution gives users a snapshot view of the times their friends, co-workers or business associates are free or busy. This makes it much easier to schedule meetings, and why this feature is... (iTWire)
Wikis' Winning Ways Mar 16, 2007
They're using wikis as a speedy way to collaborate without having to endure endless back-and-forth e-mail exchanges or dealing with complex and expensive groupware, such as IBM's ( ) Lotus Notes. Before long, wikis may come to a computer screen near you. (BusinessWeek)
Championing a Wiki World Mar 16, 2007
They've become a cheaper, more flexible collaboration alternative to both overtaxed e-mail and complex groupware such as IBM's ( ) Lotus Notes. Essentially, Socialtext's wiki software allows everybody in a group or even a whole company to literally stay on the same page -- that is, on their shared Web pages. (BusinessWeek)
Open-Xchange Unveils Community Project To Build Next Generation Open Source Collaboration Suite Mar 12, 2007
All relevant code released under General Public License and Creative Commons License TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Open-Xchange Inc., the leading provider of open source collaboration software, today announced the opening of the Open-Xchange Community project and the availability of source code and development documentation for its latest AJAX-based email and groupware technology ... It is based on AJAX, open source software and open standards and offers reliable and scalable... (PR Newswire)
Open-Xchange, 1&1 Partnership Is All About SAAS Mar 6, 2007
Available first in Germany and subsequently in the United States, the United Kingdom and France, 1 offer the full set of Open-Xchange offerings including: PIM (personal information management) functionality, e-mail, calendaring, contacts and task management together with advanced groupware features such as Documail, Smart Linking and Smart Document Sharing, the representatives said ... "If I have an open-source groupware that I can access on any format, I can get rid of e-mail," he said ... "So... (eWeek)
Open-Xchange Plays E-mail Host in Big Win Mar 1, 2007
"We predict a rapid worldwide transition from the current paradigm of Web mail bundled with a hosted Web site to enterprise-class groupware based on an AJAX front-end bundled with a hosted web site," Sterne said. "Any Web hoster who does not make the transition will be competitively challenged.". (CIO Information Network)
Open-Xchange Deploys Largest Open Source Software Customer Win in History Feb 27, 2007
Available first in Germany, and subsequently in the US, UK and France, 1 offer the full set of Open-Xchange offerings including: personal information management ("PIM") functionality, email, calendaring, contacts and task management together with advanced groupware features such as Documail, Smart Linking and Smart Document Sharing ... It is based on AJAX, open source software and open standards and offers reliable and scalable messaging and advanced groupware solutions ... Internet service... (PR Newswire)
Million-seat open-source email rollout Feb 27, 2007
In addition to email, Open-Xchange provides personal information management, calendaring, contacts and task management, as well as groupware features such as document sharing. While the Open-Xchange Community Edition is available under the GPL, the Advanced Server Edition costs $US1095, including maintenance. (iTWire)
Alcatel-Lucent prepares small-business push in U.S. Feb 17, 2007
The offering will be built on the OmniPCX Office telephony server and the Eye-Box, an e-mail and groupware server that also hosts Web-based services for remote workers. On this topic. (ITworld -- News)
Microsoft, Novell Have Much to Prove Feb 16, 2007
I'm calling on the pair to teach Novell's Evolution groupware client to speak to Microsoft's Exchange Server in the same language that Outlook speaks: MAPI (Messaging API). While it's now possible to access Exchange Server quite well from any client on any platform via IMAP, IMAP is a mail-only solution. (eWeek)
MS: IBM obstructing Open XML Feb 15, 2007
"IBM has declared victory in blocking Open XML," the Microsoft letter alleges, claiming that IBM is holding up the standards process in a "blatant attempt" to limit choice in the marketplace designed to favor the vendor's Lotus Notes groupware, which doesn't support Open XML. Microsoft and IBM are the two leading desktop collaboration software vendors with IBM's Notes pitted against Microsoft's Outlook and Exchange software. Microsoft is fearful that ODF may become the de facto electronic... (InfoWorld)
IBM Pushes Desktop Linux with Open Client Feb 13, 2007
Roles-based computing is a concept most software vendors are touting, especially IBM's main groupware rival Microsoft Corp.. With Open Client and other initiatives, IBM's now seeking to differentiate its Lotus collaboration software from Microsoft's Exchange offering by stressing its multiplatform capabilities. (PC World)
ISCSI brings VMware to a new audience Feb 13, 2007
Rather than VMware's groupware product, Blaisdell said, his college was struggling with Microsoft's Virtual Server before Lefthand's certification with VI3 came about ... Rather than VMware's groupware product, Blaisdell said, his college was struggling with Microsoft's Virtual Server before Lefthand's certification with VI3 came about. (Search Storage)
The iPhone: Steve Ballmer is Laughing, But… Feb 3, 2007
The iPhone: Steve Ballmer is Laughing, But. By Eric Spiegel - Published January 4, 2007 Using teamwork and incentives, the financial services firm averted serious problems within its support environment. (Datamation)
Read more at Linux.com Jan 31, 2007
org]"Sync KolabSyncKolab was written to add kolab functionality to thunderbird. It reads a selected Imap folder and synchronizes it with the local address book and calendar.It has been tested under Thunderbird 1 for Windows and Linux. this software is OpenSource.What is Kolab?What it does is, that it loads all your contacts (from a selected address book) as well as events and todos (from the selected calendar), and synchronizes them with a selected imap folder. Where every contact is stored as... (NewsForge)
IBM readies MySpace-like tools for, like, companies Jan 21, 2007
An early leader in collaboration software, or "groupware," Lotus Notes has been under attack in recent years from Microsoft's Exchange software. "Microsoft has been a tough challenge for the Lotus Group," said Erica Driver of Forrester Research, a market analysis and consulting company. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Salesforce.com Offers Invitation-Only Collaboration Jan 10, 2007
Central Desktop is an alternative to traditional groupware products such as Microsoft SharePoint and Lotus and is used by more than 20,000 teams and individuals around the world. Central Desktop, headquartered in Pasadena, Calif. (IntranetJournal)
Macworld Conference & Expo 2007 Exhibitor Profiles Jan 6, 2007
Its critical components including embedded McAfee Anti-Virus with dual anti-virus options with built-in third party plugins, multiple anti-spam technologies, Kerio Outlook Connector, Entourage groupware support and feature rich Kerio WebMail deliver secure messaging and collaboration for corporate email users. Groupware features include shared and public email, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Macintosh Year-End Bits and Pieces Dec 23, 2006
3 of its Kerio Mail Server, KMS. Kerio is a great choice if you want a groupware server that runs natively on Mac OS X, and includes full fat client support for not only Outlook but Entourage and Evolution ... KMS is not a high-end mail/groupware server, but it's a solid choice for any Mac-based business that want groupware, but not Exchange-level headaches. (Datamation)
Review: Xandros Desktop OS 4.1 Professional Dec 22, 2006
For example, Evolution is included for users who want a mail client and groupware suite that looks like Outlook. Xandros running Word and IE6 with CrossOver - click to view. (Linux.com)
Open-Xchange Announces Partnership with MySQL AB Dec 9, 2006
Open-Xchange Server is ranked #3 out of 358 groupware projects on the freshmeat. net website, #1 in document repositories, #4 in handhelds, and the #149 most popular overall project, out of more than 40,000 listed projects. (NewsForge)
Post Comment Dec 9, 2006
writes "Open-Xchange Announces Partnership with MySQL AB Leading Linux-based Collaboration Server to Extend Database Support TARRYTOWN, NY, December 7, 2006 Open-Xchange Inc., the leading provider of open source collaboration software, announced today that it has signed a partnership and support agreement with MySQL AB, the developer of the world s most popular open source database. This partnership enables Open-Xchange to embed the MySQL database into its leading open source collaboration... (NewsForge)
MySQL, Open-Xchange team up Dec 8, 2006
Companies team up to optimize interaction between MySQL DBs and Open-Xchange groupware ... The two companies announced a partnership and support agreement Thursday to optimize the interaction between MySQL databases and Open-Xchange groupware functions. (InfoWorld)
OpenSUSE 10.2 Goes Gold Dec 8, 2006
2 groupware program, Firefox 2. 0, KOffice 1. (eWeek)
Fortune teller with a fortune Nov 23, 2006
In 1994, when the Internet was not yet a household word, Patrick McGovern told a Globe and Mail reporter that the coming trend in computer technology was groupware, where people interested in the same subject would trade information electronically. In comments that now seem highly prescient and enormously understated, he said that in the few situations where computer conferencing was already being used, we find [it] has been a source of major productivity increases. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Invisible ROI Drivers Nov 22, 2006
A groupware application enabling better communication between attorneys and clients at a law firm may not lead to fewer attorneys, but it can significantly improve the quality of service to clients while letting attorneys focus on value-added tasks ... E-mail, groupware, and portal applications are designed primarily to simplify interaction among workers and normally have the biggest impact on worker productivity by reducing the time it takes to share information, coordinate meetings, and... (CIO)
Migrating Active Directory into Linux: Many roads to ... Oct 25, 2006
Are you going to be migrating to a new groupware mail system, where you might want to preserve much of the same user metadata that was in AD, or are you simply performing simple user authentications. Work in parallel. (Search Enterprise Linux)
Cisco Launches Lifelike Videoconferencing System Oct 24, 2006
It also integrates with groupware such as Microsoft's Outlook, to allow videoconferences to be scheduled within a familiar tool. The Call Manager integration allows videoconference calls to be made as easily as touching the screen on a Cisco IP phone. (eWeek)
Internet Explorer update to coincide with Vista launch Oct 16, 2006
People looking for a more complete groupware solution will likely appreciate the new collaborative features of Office 2007. There's support for voice and video conferencing, instant messaging networks and even fax and voice mail plus standard groupware facilities. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
ACCA, Systems Nakashima Develop Information Solution for Intra-group Communication Oct 16, 2006
It includes useful groupware features such as bulletin boards, an attendance confirmation function and a search engine, which facilitate communication between members. Net Master is offered through an ASP service, so that initial installation is inexpensive. (JCN Network, Japan)
Open-Xchange Sep 30, 2006
Looking for a Microsoft Exchange replacement, or a first groupware application for your organization ... I took it for a test drive and found it to be a solid product that works well with open source groupware clients, though its Web interface is a bit clunky ... 29 11:24 () As I already asked: Why do you first review those half-Open Source Groupwares before taking a look on a 100% OS one. (Linux.com)
Review: Zimbra messaging software Sep 29, 2006
I'd like to see better documentation on using Zimbra with open source groupware clients like Evolution, but I suspect most customers will care more about Outlook compatibility ... The company offers a free 60-day trial, so if you're thinking about putting in an Exchange replacement or finally getting ready to put up a groupware solution, I'd recommend putting Zimbra on the short list of software to test-drive. (Linux.com)
Open-Xchange Offers Free Trialof Collaboration Software Sep 21, 2006
It can work with both open-source and proprietary e-mail and groupware servers and clients ... The e-mail, calendaring, contacts and task management features of Open-Xchange Server 5 are fully integrated with groupware features such as Documail, Smart Linking, Smart Permissions, document sharing, project tracking, user forums, and a knowledge base, he said. (eWeek)
