Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry hardware and software, announced licensing initiatives Monday that will develop a way to route messages over its BlackBerry wireless email network to devices using Microsoft’s Pocket PC and Smartphone software.

Samsung and Verizon Wireless announced the launch of the i700, a Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC with integrated wireless voice and data capabilities. Mobile professionals can take advantage of the advanced features of a Samsung wireless phone while having access to Microsoft’s Pocket Outlook, Pocket Internet Explorer, Pocket Word and Pocket Excel.

IT World reports that a new software vulnerability that affects a number of different versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating system could enable remote attackers to use a Web page or HTML formatted email message to run their own malicious code on a Windows machine.

Cloudmark announced that it has discovered and stopped ScrambleSpam, a new strain of spam that continues to evade the majority of anti-spam filters today. Cloudmark released SpamNet Beta 9, a Microsoft Outlook add-in now including Outlook 2003 Beta 2 support.

Business Week reports that an email that purports to have a variety of war-themed attachments, ranging from secret U.S. spy pictures of Iraq to screensavers mocking President George W. Bush, is actually a new worm called Ganda. Once activated, Ganda behaves much like any other self-propagating worm. It will email itself to names in the infected machine’s Microsoft Outlook email address book.

Deerfield.com announced its new VisNetic line of flagship products. VisNetic solutions lead businesses through the compulsory phases for creating a successful online entity able to serve and communicate with its visitors effectively.

This article from VNUNet tells the story of how a virus can lead to strange legal problems for one individual.

Corel announced the next version of WordPerfect Office 11 will be available in late April. ENT News reports that the new version includes email document routing capabilities and Microsoft Outlook Address Book connectivity.

News.com has more information about Microsoft Office 2003 Beta 2. This article says that Microsoft is rebranding the suite and providing XML support in order to reach the enterprise market.

Omniva Policy Systems announced the availability of its policy-based secure messaging software. Omniva Policy Manager provides central administration and enforcement of corporate policies. By working within their current messaging interface, policies are automatically applied without employees having to change the way they send and receive emails or recipients having to download extra software to read them.