The theory of UM (unified messaging) has been tossed around for many years as a way to combine voice, fax, and e-mail communication in one centralized mailbox. But with growing demand for access from increasingly mobile employees, enterprise companies are beginning to cast a more serious eye on the technology.
Novell Inc. is in damage control mode after announcing last week poor second quarter results and a company reorganization designed to improve performance. For Novell users, who have weathered their share of ups and downs with the company, it is more like de ja vu all over again.
Novell Inc. on Wednesday added to new platform support and list server functionality to the Novell Internet Messaging System (NIMS), which is tailored for service providers.
At ISPCON in Orlando, Fla., Novell on Monday made another push toward the service provider market with the unveiling of Novell OnDemand services, software allowing ASPs (appplication service providers) to "rent" software or other services to their customers on-demand.
In an effort to address customer demands for tailored services, content-delivery and content-management vendors, including Akamai Technologies Inc. and Worldweb.net, are developing specialized solutions that are designed to fill in the holes left between existing products.
Software.com Inc. on Monday released InterMail Mx 5, adding LDAP directory and wireless protocol support as well as outsourced messaging management features to its InterMail messaging platform.
When the San Francisco Giants opened their new stadium, Pacific Bell Park, in April, much of the emphasis was on a return to traditional ballpark design -- brick facades, a downtown location, an asymmetrical outfield, and a right-field fence complete with "portholes" for ticketless fans. But behind the scenes, the intimate ball yard is "wired to the hilt," according to Bill Schlough, vice president and CIO of the Giants.
iPlanet will this week will roll out its iPlanet Application Server (iAS) 6.0, focusing on the server's embrace of Internet standards, including Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application-model compliance and XML technologies.
IBM Corp. has extended its Netfinity server line with two clustering offerings: Netfinity HA Cluster Servers, which are aimed at simplifying the clustering process.
IBM Corp. tomorrow will unveil clustering offerings called Netfinity HA Cluster Servers, which are intended to simplify clustering for companies that need a way keep servers available at all times.
Novell Inc. at the Networld+Interop show here Tuesday, took the wraps off its NMAS (Novell Modular Authentication Service) Enterprise Edition 1.0 Net security software and Novell Backup Service for NetWare, which allows companies to back up data without bringing down servers.
Symantec Corp. Monday posted a free Love Bug repair tool, which helps eliminate the side effects for those who have been hit by the notorious e-mail worm or its multiple variations.
After surreptitiously removing some networking features from Windows Millennium Edition (ME) in March, including a proposed client for Active Directory, and connections to Novell NetWare and Microsoft has returned some, but not all, of the missing capabilities.
Citing reasons ranging from channel sale declines and internal management troubles to the introduction of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 2000, Novell Inc. on Tuesday announced that it will report "significantly lower-than-anticipated revenue and earnings" for the second quarter of 2000, which ended April 30.
Following a trend toward personalisation, Lotus has presented its Portal Builder for Notes Release 5 (R5), a set of templates and Best Practices Guide that helps Notes R5 users add a custom touch to their Notes environment.