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IBM and Avaya Inc. are teaming up to integrate telephony capabilities into IBMs enterprise e-mail, Web conferencing and instant messaging tools. The integration will allow users to initiate calls by clicking on one or a group of e-mail or IM contacts from within their Lotus Notes and Domino and Lotus Sametime clients. Integration with the […]

Messaging and collaboration software vendor Scalix has extended its Linux-based enterprise e-mail and calendaring platform to wireless devices. The move allows users of the Scalix e-mail server to wirelessly access and synchronize their e-mail, calendar, address book and PIM (personal information manager) data on a variety of wireless devices, including Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry […]

IBM and Avaya Inc. are teaming up to integrate telephony capabilities into IBMs enterprise e-mail, Web conferencing and instant messaging tools. The integration will allow users to initiate calls by clicking on one or a group of e-mail or IM contacts from within their Lotus Notes and Domino and Lotus Sametime clients. Integration with the […]

Dont tell Michael Barrera that small businesses are a marginal part of the U.S. economy. Barrera, national ombudsman for the U.S. Small Business Administration, in Washington, will be happy to give you chapter and verse on the effect small businesses have and the huge role they play in keeping the country running. /zimages/3/28571.gifClick here to […]

Symbol Technologies this week will launch a low-end, ruggedized handheld for small and midsize businesses. The MC1000, a slimmed-down version of Symbols midrange MC3000 and high-end MC9000, is geared for businesses that perform basic data entry and bar-code scanning but that dont require the higher-end features of other ruggedized handhelds. Like Symbols other ruggedized handhelds, […]

Sprint Corp. next month will expand its Sprint PCS Data Link wireless data service for business users. Sprint PCS Data Link gives businesses a frame relay or network-based VPN connection to their networks. It allows mobile workers with a Sprint PCS Connection Card and compatible laptop to access corporate applications. Among the new features in […]

Following in the footsteps of Cingular Wireless last month, Sprint this week will start selling Good Technology Inc.s GoodLink wireless push e-mail services directly to its business customers. Sprint, like Cingular Wireless, will bundle GoodLink into its existing data plans, which Good said should simplify billing and support for enterprise customers. Sprint will sell GoodLink […]

Faster speeds, lower costs and standard networking are among the highlights of new business printers debuting from Xerox in late June. Xerox will roll out the Phaser 6300 and 6350 color laser printers and the Phaser 8500 and 8550 solid-ink printers. The Phaser 6300 prints up to 26 ppm (pages per minute) in color and […]

Sybase Inc. subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions Inc. in late June will launch a new version of its Afaria mobile device management and security software that offers increased device support, better integration with Microsoft Corp.s Systems Management Server 2003 and improved patch deployment capabilities. Afaria, used predominantly for managing and securing PCs, has increasingly added support for […]

PalmOne Inc. and Sprint Corp. have released a software update for the Treo 650 smart phone that enables Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking, so that users can use their smart phone as a modem with a Bluetooth-enabled laptop. The update also includes a fix to reduce the delay between when a user dials and a call is […]