IBM announced on April 2 the availability of IBM Verse, a new cloud-based messaging service that incorporates built-in search and data analytics. IBM says Verse integrates email, calendars, file sharing, instant messaging and social.

New and advanced analytics and predictive capabilities are promised for enterprises working with the new release of its HP’s Haven Big Data Enterprise and OnDemand Platform

Australia’s Knowledgeone has launched a redesigned Web-client for its RecFind 6 EDRMS platform, with a new user interface optimised both for performance and mobile devices (especially the iPad).

A data access governance solution from Whitebox Security has been enhanced by adding in the ability to administer permissions, allowing IT to manage access to critical systems on an individual or bulk basis for enhanced compliance.

OPSWAT has announced the release of the new Mail Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server for their multi-anti-malware scanning and threat prevention product Metascan. The Mail Agent is a result of OPSWAT¹s recent acquisition of Red Earth Software, developer of email security solutions for Exchange Server.

OpenText has announced the availability of the newest version of OpenText Secure MFT, its managed file transfer solution.

Sherpa Software has added an eDiscovery module to its Altitude IG information governance solutions solution. The new module is built specifically for in-house teams to help manage legal hold notification, search and collection for legal discovery requests, compliance requirements or internal investigations.

Acrobat DC, a new product from Adobe, has been launched at the heart of the company’s new Adobe Document Cloud. It delivers free e-signing as part of the integrated solution, via eSign Services (formerly Adobe EchoSign), to allow users to electronically send and sign any document from any device for no additional cost.

A new cloud-based knowledge management software product called KXDocs has been launched as a joint venture between two companies, Ventures Nirvana of UK and Calance Corporation, US.

ABBYY has announced three software development kits (SDKs) designed for applications that retrieve business-relevant knowledge from unstructured information and turn big data into manageable corporate asset. All products are based on the company’s technology for natural language processing, which is claimed to understand the meaning of processed text with almost human precision.