Infoworld reports that Salesforce.com will enhance to its offline customer relationship management (CRM) edition by leveraging Microsoft’s .Net platform. According to the article, Salesforce.com already offered the ability to synchronize contact lists and other data from Microsoft Outlook or to a Palm device, this offline edition offers increased functionality.

Panda Software announced its participation in the Sector 5 Summit in Washington, D.C. Patrick Hinojosa, Chief Technology Officer of Panda Software U.S., will participate in a panel discussion focusing on viruses, forensics and the potential effects of cyber-terrorism on the transportation industry. The panel members will address the latest developments and potential threats from viruses and malicious code and what new technologies are being developed by security vendors to address these threats.

C2C have launched Exchange Security Risk Auditor (ESRA) in response to ongoing demands from corporate users to provide methods of identifying and correcting flawed Outlook mailbox and folder settings. ESRA gives the system administrator and security team an application to spot and amend errors in access rights to mailboxes and folders.

Best Software announced the availability of ACT! version 6.0. With over 50 new features, ACT! 6.0 is an upgrade for all previous users of ACT! for Windows. The primary focus of this new release is a completely new email client and advanced integration with Microsoft Outlook. Users can use the new ACT! email as a standalone client or integrate with and view Outlook, Outlook Express, SMTP/POP3 (Internet Mail) and Lotus Notes email folders from within ACT!. New features also include the ability to send and receive HTML emails from within ACT!, the ability to instantly add new contacts to any ACT! database, and the ability to access both ACT! and Outlook address books, regardless of the application in which the user is currently working.

Infoworld reports that Salesforce.com will enhance to its offline customer relationship management (CRM) edition by leveraging Microsoft’s .Net platform. According to the article, Salesforce.com already offered the ability to synchronize contact lists and other data from Microsoft Outlook or to a Palm device, this offline edition offers increased functionality.

Groove Networks shipped Groove Workspace version 2.1, a release featuring integration with Lotus Notes and enhanced instant messaging capabilities. Together with existing Microsoft Outlook integration, these enhancements allow business processes to evolve from email and Notes databases into Groove shared spaces.

Along with announcing ACT! 6.0, Best Software announces that over 150 products in the ACT! add-on community are compatible with ACT! 6.0. Add-on products are available for vertical markets such as financial services, real estate, insurance, and credit and collections.

Omtool announced the launch of Genifax Legal Edition, an enterprise fax server built specifically for law firms. Common platforms, systems and applications that can functionally integrate with Genifax LE include Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, iManage, DOCS Open, Elite and CMS OPEN.

Best Software announced the availability of ACT! version 6.0. With over 50 new features, ACT! 6.0 is an upgrade for all previous users of ACT! for Windows. The primary focus of this new release is a completely new email client and advanced integration with Microsoft Outlook. Users can use the new ACT! email as a standalone client or integrate with and view Outlook, Outlook Express, SMTP/POP3 (Internet Mail) and Lotus Notes email folders from within ACT!. New features also include the ability to send and receive HTML emails from within ACT!, the ability to instantly add new contacts to any ACT! database, and the ability to access both ACT! and Outlook address books, regardless of the application in which the user is currently working.

Omniva Policy Systems announced availability of the Omniva Policy Manager Enterprise Edition. Omniva Policy Manager Enterprise Edition makes it possible for companies to exchange secure, confidential emails within and beyond the corporate boundaries without requiring any special software, downloads, or additional steps to read the protected email messages.