Computer Reseller News has cited a recent study from the Gartner Group, saying that enterprises using Microsoft software should expect to pay 50 percent more per year through 2002. The Gartner Group said that this is a result of of changes to terms and conditions.

Puma Technology announced that it will launch a free Internet-based synchronization service scheduled to debut in the first quarter of 2000. Intellisync.com will allow anyone with Internet access to keep PC applications, mobile devices and Web-based content and services effortlessly synchronized from one central address on the Internet.

InfoWorld has this article on what you can expect from the next version of Lotus Notes/Domino. The article says that the new version will use technologies such as Extensible Markup Language.

Thanks to one of our readers for sending in this item from Internet Week on Exchange 2000. The article notes that while there were improvements in Exchange 2000, IT organizations that want to build knowledge management systems will turn to Lotus Notes Designer.

News.com has this story on Compaq’s new thin client computers.The T1000 and T1500 systems come with integrated 10/100 networking, two serial and two USB connections, a parallel port, PC Card slot, and 16-bit stereo output. The T1000 supports Windows CE, while the T1500 supports Linux.

InfoWorld says that Microsoft announced the availability of the second beta of the Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services (MSDSS). The MSDSS allows for the synchronization of data stored in Novell’s Novell Directory Service and Microsoft’s Active Directory.

WWoW! Communications announced a new Dedicated Domino Server Hosting Plan. The dedicated service plan now includes a hardware buyout option. WWoW! Currently provides it’s customers with a PII 400 MHZ server free of charge. Customers completing a 12 month service agreement will take ownership of the server that they are hosted on.

IBM is expected to release an updated version of its server-based application suite for Windows NT. InfoWorld reports that this new version has Version 6.1 of DB2, MQSeries 5.1, and Lotus Domino 5.0.

Microsoft has released some details about Exchange 2000, according to a story from News.com. Microsoft is going to try to get a hold on the knowledge management market with Exchange 2000, which is due in the first half of next year.

Computer Reseller News has this article on Microsoft’s plan to offer Office Designer, an application-development toolkit aimed right at Lotus Notes Designer.