UC Week in Review: Synching Up iPhone or iPad

Portland, Ore.-based provider of data synchronization solutions for Microsoft (News - Alert) Outlook CompanionLink Softwarehas announcedtwo-way sync between all versions of Outlook 2010 and Apple iPhone and iPad.

A proprietary sync engine that supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Outlook 2010, CompanionLink's PC-based solution delivers two-way sync of Outlook contacts, calendar and tasks toApple iPhone and iPad. The three methods used for this include Wi-Fi sync, which securely transfers data via a local Wi-Fi connection, Wireless sync, which uses CompanionLink's monthly subscription service to transfer data through the wireless data connection on the device and Sync viaGoogle, which uses any Google (News - Alert) account with the free Google Sync service as a conduit to transfer data over-the-air to iPhone or iPad devices.

'Outlook 2010 is now available to Microsoft Software Assurance and Volume Licensing customers, and will soon be available to retail customers,' says Rushang Shah, Director of Marketing for CompanionLink. 'CompanionLink is proud to offer two-way sync for Outlook 2010 64-bit from day one.'

CompanionLink offers a variety of sync products for Outlook 2010 starting at a one-time cost of $39.95, which includes phone support.

Broadcore Adds Video Calling Feature
Broadcore (News - Alert) added advanced video calling to the unified communications platform for voice, data, and mobility communications to enterprises and multi-location businesses, using an extensible and highly scalable IP communications system. This easy to use one-touch, advanced, cloud-based video calling service provides a complete communications service using a world class carrier-grade infrastructure

Ariba Commerce Cloud Combines with IBM LotusLive
Clouds have changed the way we think about IT infrastructure management. Providers of software-based services are now able to outsource the operation of the hardware platforms required by those services. Recently, Ariba, Inc., a provider of collaborative business commerce solutions, and IBM (News - Alert) have signed an agreement designed to help fuel better commerce by matching business-to-business buyers and sellers of goods and services in the Cloud using state-of-the-art collaboration and social networking technologies

Dell's Streak Tablet: What the U.K. Debut and Device Will Mean
The Dell (News - Alert) Streak will be launched in early June in the United Kingdom exclusively on the O2 network. Pricing and UK data plans will be announced closer to launch date, with the Streak available at O2 stores, the O2 website, The Carephone Warehouse, and later in the month -- another interesting point -- through Dell.co.uk.