GFI announced that it’s offering a server-based disclaimer module as freeware. This module, included in GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 8, enables administrators to automatically add text to each outbound email, such as a legal disclaimer or commercial information.

Palm started shipping its Tungsten W device, a combination cell phone, email and organizer. This story from News.com says that one of the biggest problems from the point of view of business users could be the lack of server software enabling secure, wireless access to corporate data.

Reinacker & Associates, Inc. has released NewsGator 1.0, a news aggregator for Microsoft Outlook. NewsGator retrieves news from multiple sources such as weblogs and news sites that support the RSS syndication format, and integrates the news items into Outlook folders. NewsGator also includes a "NewsPage", which is a single page summarizing all of the unread posts in your news folders.

The founders of handheld software company AvantGo have found a new venture. Felix Lin and Linus Upson launched Qurb, a free plug-in for Microsoft Outlook. According to Wired Magazine, Qurb is known as a whitelist — an approach considered by some as a highly efficient way to eliminate spam. Almost nothing gets through except messages sent by those on a pre-approved list.

We’re bound to get more letters, but this is interesting, if not a bit scary. Is posting this left-wing or patriotic? Is it liberal to support the constitution or merely an American way of life? No matter what your thoughts, now is definitely the time to keep an eye on the world outside our wires.

CRMBuyer Magazine has this article about Oncontact Software’s client-management software (CMS) offering, CMS 6.0. CMS 6.0 is designed for deployment within 30 to 90 days. The software features advanced analytics for campaign and marketing management as well as account management, out-of-the-box call-center integration, enhanced integration with Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, support for Office XP, and wizard-driven synchronization to allow field users fast setup and rollout.

Xpherix Corporation announced iPhonebook wireless access for mobile professionals. iPhonebook, a mobile data service, provides subscribers with an online address book that wirelessly links their mobile phone to their existing Personal Information Manager content. It’s compatible with Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express and Palm Desktop.

Sunbelt Software today announced the release of iHatePopups. The program knocks out annoying "popup" and "popunder" advertising. The program is offered at an introductory price of $9.95.

GFI launched a freeware version of GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 8. The free version allows incoming email to be checked against DNS blacklists (also known as real time blacklists) at server level, prior to distributing the mail to network users. It also enables administrators to set up their own blacklists and includes a patented automatic whitelist management tool.

vnunet.com reports that Polycom revamped its product line to offer unified voice, video and web conferencing. New products include Polycom Conferencing Suite 5.0 scheduling and management software, adding scheduling via Microsoft Outlook and network bandwidth reserving for point-to-point meetings.