Email Systems launched Web Filtering, its service that will provide a first layer of defense against malware. IT administrators are able to identify specific categories of website to be restricted, specific schedules of restriction or access and specific users to be restricted or granted access and, within certain categories, an administrator can allow access to... read more »
McAfee released “Image Spam: The New Email Scourge,” its whitepaper. Explains how image spam has evolved, why it is more difficult than text spam for most anti-spam filters to detect, and what McAfee is doing to help customers combat the problem. Available immediately. read more »
Article discussing the availability of unlimited email storage from web-based email providers, its benefits and downsides. read more »
Article discussing the importance of monitoring and maintaining an on-line reputation. read more »
Email Systems launched Business Continuity, its service that will allow users to access email irrespective of the status of their email server. When there is an email outage, provides access to incoming email that is being queued by Email Systems by switching to a web browser email interface. Available immediately. read more »
Article discussing how to manage and reduce the glut of email. read more »
BeeJive released version1.0 of JiveTalk Mobile Messenger for BlackBerry, its solution for communicating on multiple instant messaging communities. Key features: supports AOL/iChat, Yahoo!, MSN/Windows Live Messenger, GoogleTalk, ICQ, and Jabber; access to key functions of desktop IM; and customizable alerts and ringtones, among others. Available immediately. read more »
Article discussing mobile security threats and how conditions are rapidly ripening for these threats to start overwhelming companies in North America. read more »
Messageware released a fix Office Outlook Web Access for a problem addressing messages. The problem occurs in some environments, when the spacebar is pressed after addressing a message the address dialog box re-appears and in some cases, while typing the message body, entering a space suddenly activates the addressing dialog box. Available immediately. read more »
Email Systems launched Personal Archiving Service, its service that allows users access to personal archived information via a secure web portal. Key features: runs as a stand-alone product, an Outlook plug-in or software-free via a web browser; allow users to access and retrieve information from within an online interface; intended to be utilized at the... read more »
Yesterday, Palm announced the $500 Foleo “email companion.” Palm’s marketing story seemed a bit confused, so let’s try and make sense of it, from a messaging/collaboration perspective… What is it? Foleo is a thin, light, mini-laptop. It runs Palm and third-party software on a Linux kernel. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and flash storage, plus USB... read more »
General Wireless announced updates to eSMS and eMMS, its text and multimedia mobile messaging PC-plugins. Adapted to work with the new security policies in Windows Vista and Outlook 2007. Available June 2007.... read more »
Article discussing voice presence which, similar to IM presence, can detect and convey one’s willingness and ability to talk on the phone. read more »
Article discussing Unified Communications, when will companies make the move to UC solutions and is the technology up to the task. read more »
Article discussing the results of a survey conducted by Cyber-Ark Software which finds that IT staff routinely snoop on users, riffling through their emails and personal files. read more »
Cloudmark announced Cloudmark Gateway, its MTA. Key features: integrates with Cloudmark Authority and is able to perform content filtering at the edge of the network, service provider-defined policies can be applied at the SMTP stage or at the content stage, and support for threat mitigation techniques, among others. read more »
RenewData announced addition to Electronic Discovery Services, its service for the collection, processing, review and production of electronic evidence. Key enhancements: culling and output of Lotus Notes and Domino native NSF files, on-site collections using the StoredIQ appliance, and foreign language culling capabilities, among others. read more »
Clearswift released version 8.1 of MIMEsweeper for Domino, its content security solution. Key enhancements: ability for organizations to add their own dictionaries, weighted text analysis, and file extension monitoring, among others. Available immediately. read more »
General Wireless announced updates to eSMS and eMMS, its text and multimedia mobile messaging PC-plugins. Adapted to work with the new security policies in Windows Vista and Outlook 2007. Available June 2007. read more »
Article discussing messaging platform migration, especially migration away from Exchange.... read more »
Lyris released “Lyris EmailAdvisor ISP Deliverability Report Card for Q1 2007,” its quarterly research study that monitors deliverability rates for permission-based email marketing. Concludes message content is not a major cause of deliverability challenges for most email marketers. Available immediately.... read more »
Arcosoft released VONaLink DialBridge, its solution for making VoIP calls from a mobile phone. Key features: runs on a home or office PC, caller authentication is by caller ID or password, and optional callback facility, among others. Available immediately. read more »
Article discussing Google’s acquisition of GreenBorder, a provider of anti-malware solutions. read more »
Article discussing messaging platform migration, especially migration away from Exchange. read more »
DYS Analytics announced that it has changed its name to Permessa Corporation. read more »
Article discussing the business risks from the use of IM and suggestions for reducing the risks. read more »
Akonix Systems announced Akonix A1000 IM Essentials Appliance, its IM management solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Key features: filters, archives, virus-scans, applies and enforces policy for IM use; provides point-and-click integration with leading message archival systems; and factory-configured with Akonix L7 Enterprise risk management platform; among others. Available immediately. read more »
Equisys released “Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging: Fax Elimination and Other Benefits,” its whitepaper. Discusses the limitations with the fax implementation for Exchange and Outlook and examines what businesses can do to overcome them. Available immediately. read more »
Lyris released “Lyris EmailAdvisor ISP Deliverability Report Card for Q1 2007,” its quarterly research study that monitors deliverability rates for permission-based email marketing. Concludes message content is not a major cause of deliverability challenges for most email marketers. Available immediately. read more »
Article discussing MessageGate’s report entitled “Reshaping Information Security: The Convergence of Content & Security in Corporate Messaging.” The report focused on understanding the impact that growing quantities of email and deficiencies in end-user security are having on organizations’ ability to manage their messaging-related data. read more »
Sophos launched SophosLabs blog, its security blog designed to provide breaking news, insight and commentary on emerging security threats. Available immediately. read more »
Article discussing ReCaptcha a Carnegie Mellon project, a service that can help cut down on spam while letting people digitize books. read more »
Zion Software released version 6 of JBuddy IM Toolkits, its suite of IM and presence programming tools and APIs. Adds an IM Bot Framework allowing the creation of IM Bots using XML. Available immediately. read more »