BlueTie and Entelegen announce partnership to bring the best in on-demand business-class email and collaboration to the United Kingdom

1. BlueTie and Entelegen announce partnership to bring the best in on-demand business-class email and collaboration to the United Kingdom

BlueTie, a leading developer of business and carrier-class email and collaboration software, and Entelegen, Europe's leading provider of outsourced services for sales effectiveness, today announced an agreement which will see the opening of a BlueTie sales office in the United Kingdom in January 2006. At the same time, BlueTie will launch a version of its on-demand email service specifically for UK business customers.

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- read full story from bluetie.com, Nov 1 2005


2. Navy Goes On Email Defensive

The Navy is no longer allowing sailors access to commercial E-mail services because they pose a security risk to its networks. The decision, which affects services provided by America Online, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and others, applies to military and civilian personnel on ships or ashore in the United States and overseas.

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- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Nov 7 2005


3. This 'Live' Space for Rent

Keyword marketing juggernaut Google (Quote, Chart) is mum on whether the ads it places in Gmail users' missives are clicked. Now, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) is taking the game to the next level with Windows Live and Office Live.

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- read full story from internetnews.com, Nov 4 2005


4. Google Desktop Out of Beta With More

Google brought its free Google Desktop product out of beta on Thursday and offered additional features. At the same time, it kicked off an affiliate marketing program aimed at increasing its reach.

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- read full story from internetnews.com, Nov 4 2005


5. Yahoo, Google to launch new wireless services

Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) and Google Inc. are set to roll out new wireless services, taking advantage of advanced networks and cellphones to provide features similar to those available on computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 7 2005


6. Yahoo plans to connect services with TiVo

In a move that further blurs the lines of television and the Internet, Yahoo and TiVo have partnered to schedule downloads to TiVo boxes from any Internet connection.

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- read full story from CNET News.com, Nov 6 2005


7. Microsoft launches database program

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, launched on Sunday its corporate database software program aimed at taking market share from Oracle Corp.

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- read full story from reuters.com, Nov 7 2005


8. Microsoft Introduces Web Services, Competing With Google and Yahoo

Microsoft introduced on Tuesday two new advertising-supported Web services, Windows Live and Office Live, as a direct response to the formidable challenges posed by its major competitors, Google and Yahoo.

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- read full story from The New York Times, Nov 2 2005


9. Santa Cruz Networks adds video to Google Talk

Santa Cruz Networks announced an update to its Festoon video plug-in software so that users of Google's instant messaging service can see who they're talking to, the startup said in a release Friday.

For more on this:
- read full story from infoworld.com, Nov 4 2005