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IPass is rolling out a unified remote-access offering that integrates its recent acquisition of GoRemote and a new service that offers customers strong security policy management for mobile devices.

Why do I always say yes to these things? "Live a week in a browser," my editor says. "It'll be fun," he says. No access to my Microsoft Office apps, just the Web 2.0 equivalents that seem to be popping up like gaffes at a Bush press conference.

Peer-to-peer networking has caused a dramatic increase in Internet traffic. Depending on the analysis methodology, P2P networking accounts for 60 to 89 percent of all Internet traffic.

Novell's OES (Open Enterprise Server) 1.0 is not actually a new product, but a weaving together of existing ones.

E-meeting systems have evolved into more than ways to save time and money on travel. We see how three companies are finding that they can track and shape projects as they produce more-focused meetings.

The challenge for Cmdr. Eric Rasmussen, a U.S. Navy physician, was to find technology that civilian and military organizations could use to manage the flow of information regarding disaster relief efforts in less-than-ideal environments.

IT professionals are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Novell's next-generation operating system, which combines its legacy NetWare with Linux.

It's the holiday season, a time of good cheer and gift giving. I wish I could give each and every one of you a gift, but that's well beyond the means of this newsletter. Still, I can tell you about the Christmas present Novell is planning for you. In fact, it might already be unwrapped (as we went to press, the release date still wasn't set).

Groove Networks on Monday rolled out a set of downloadable templates designed to offer ready-to-use forms for collaborative processes such as marketing programs, competitive intelligence, incident tracking, and HR (human resources).

Lotus Notes turned 15 on December 7. Iris Associates, the software development company from whence Notes emerged -- on the Lotus dime -- was founded five years earlier to the day. That's reason enough for Paul McNamara to get Ray Ozzie on the phone, given Ozzie was the headliner for both productions before leaving Notes Nation in 1997 to start Groove Networks.

Novell insists it is not abandoning its NetWare install base with the upcoming release of its Open Enterprise Server (OES), but its message was greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism when the firm stopped in Toronto on Thursday as part of a North American tour.