Messaging Apps

IBM’s fight over Web 2.0 will dwarf past clashes against Microsoft

Social software, product integration Lotus's best weapons in Web 2.0 battle

SPIT is in your future

* Spam over Internet Telephony (SPIT) or VoIP spam (vamming) attacks

AT&T offering iPhone plans for enterprise customers

Marks first time a popular consumer device is marketed directly to businesses

IBM credits open framework for speeding Notes updates

IBM Lotus unveils SMB appliances, hosted services

Lotusphere opens with pitch to small and midsize businesses

What is the best secure e-mail service?

* Reader question about encryption for protecting communications

How safe are your files from government inspection?

* Is it worth it to use a hosted service to protect your data from inspection by government officials?

On SharePoint and collaboration

* SharePoint is becoming the de facto collaboration platform in Exchange-enabled organizations, not in all organizations

Storm worm, other botnets, kept spam levels high in 2007

Spam accounted for an average of 80% of all e-mail traffic in 2007, Commtouch reports

Aggregating social network data

* Social networking sites are like e-mail