NetIQ announced a new product module that provides integration between Legato NetWorker and the NetIQ AppManager Suite. With support for Legato NetWorker added to the NetIQ product family, IT personnel can now use AppManager to monitor the health of their Legato NetWorker backup solution that provides data protection for those same servers and applications. The NetIQ AppManager Suite provides monitoring of Windows NT- and Windows 2000-based systems and applications such as Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Citrix WinFrame, Oracle and Lotus Domino.

Aviator Software. announced availability of the Aviator Starter Kit, a special license package of its file management software for Lotus Notes and Domino. The Starter Kit is for technical teams that need file management and a solution for widespread deployment. The Starter Kit has all the functionality of Aviator and includes the open source code.

The Seattle Times has this article on the partnership between AVT and Lotus. Under the deal, AVT voice, fax and e-mail messaging will be integrated within Lotus Notes and Domino.

Extended Systems announced its XTNDConnect Server 2.3, a server-based mobile device management and synchronization solution that now supports encryption and Lotus Notes/Domino R5.

Plumtree Software released an early version of new software that integrates the IBM Enterprise Information Portal with the Plumtree Corporate Portal. The new solution is part of an expanded relationship with IBM. In addition to its ability to scan Lotus Notes databases and categorize Lotus Notes documents and attachments, Plumtree now offers new services within the Plumtree Portal for searching IBM image and COLD repositories, accessing data warehouses and Lotus Notes document databases.

Connectria announced that it has been awarded a contract by Lotus Development Corp. to provide full-service application hosting of Lotus’ software platforms, including Lotus’ new LearningSpace Anytime 3.0 and Lotus QuickPlace. Connectria will provide all computer hardware, facilities, engineering services, and support necessary to maintain Lotus’ LearningSpace Anytime 3.0 and QuickPlace applications and databases which will be available to Lotus’ clients via the Internet.

Lotus announced new strategic alliances with Compaq, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Interliant and InterNoded to offer a portfolio of hardware, software, system management and outsourcing solutions that will accelerate migrations to Lotus Notes R5 and Lotus Domino R5.

AEPOS Technologies Corporation announced today that PKIMagic for Lotus Notes is now Entrust-ready and that AEPOS Technologies is now a member of the Entrust Alliance Developer Program. Entrust-Ready is the designation that applies to products and applications that inter-operate with Entrust Technologies

Johnson Consulting announced that it will take over all North American sales and support for Peloria’s MailScout program effective immediately. Introduced to the Market in 1994, MailScout quickly became the leading Mail Rules package for both cc:Mail and Notes. Johnson Consulting will also continue selling the product in North America to the current cc:Mail and Notes market.

SmartForce announced that it has formed a strategic relationship with a division of Japanese telecommunications firm Nippon Telegraph and Telephony (NTT) to introduce SmartForce e-Learning to Japan. The relationship will include Japanese-language versions of SmartForce’s Microsoft Windows 2000 Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Cisco, Lotus Notes and Windows 98 courseware.