Email & Instant Messaging

Microsoft has acquired Acompli, a developer working on bringing the functionality of Outlook on the desktop PC to mobiles. Acompli reportedly makes it easier to deal with email attachments on your phone, and also puts contacts and calendar into the same app, and handles attachments from Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive.

Sydney-based mobile messaging specialist Soprano Design has announced a new platform to deliver IP-enabled features via SMS, SOPRANO GAMMA.

Red Earth Software has released Policy Patrol version 10, the latest version of its email security software for Microsoft Exchange Server. Policy Patrol 10 offers increased protection from email security risks with improved anti-phishing and integrated multi anti-malware scanning, along with an improved user interface and new dashboard.

The Outlook Web App used in Office365 is being enhanced to allow easier filesharing via OneDrive for Business, although many users will have to wait until November for the new features. When working in the Outlook Web App, users will be able to insert a link to a file on OneDrive for Business instead of attaching the file itself.

The quest to automate manual processes to improve organisational efficiency at the University of Queensland is one step further along the road with the implementation of an EzeScan solution to register student email into its HP TRIM EDRMS.

Titus has released an email and document security solution called TITUS Classification for Mobile

A manager at The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) NSW Branch has admitted ordering a purge of email following receipt of a Notice to Produce from the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption.

The vast majority of Australian businesses are now using some form of cloud computing and cloud-based email is a common choice for local organisations. Since the start of this year, retailer Woolworths and publishers News Corp and Fairfax have announced plans to switch their on-premises email systems to Google Apps, while Qantas and the Queensland Government said they were shifting to Microsoft’s Office 365.

MacroView has announced an update to its Document Management Framework designed to extend the native document management capabilities of SharePoint.

When it comes to data restoration, addressing deleted mailboxes or emails is the most common request of IT administrators, according to new survey conducted by data recovery specialist Kroll Ontrack.

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