Lotus says the Microsoft Exchange team posted a document on their Web site claiming Microsoft Outsells Lotus Notes in 1998. International Data Corporation’s (IDC) independent market report has contradicted their ideas.

WebTrends has released the WebTrends Security Analyzer, a software system capable of detecting holes and vulnerabilities on networks and servers. Security Analyzer is available immediately and available for download and limited tryout from the WebTrends Web site.

Noblestar Systems Corporation reported today that it has successfully spun off Riverbed Technologies, Inc., one of Noblestar’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. Riverbed, known for its flagship product, Scout, will continue to develop and sell specialized middleware and connectivity software aimed at the "hyper-growing" mobile computing market. Riverbed’s product, Scout, started as a way to hook up multiple, simultaneous users of handheld deveices and smart phones directly to a server running enterprise applications. Enterprise applications include ERP packages like PeopleSoft and SAP, as well as custom developed applications.

Here’s an article from PC Week Microsoft will charge a per-server license options for accessing its software via the Internet. Microsoft uses a CAL (Client Access License) model for SQL Server and other BackOffice applications.

The next release of SmartSuite will go into beta in late February or early March, with Lotus shooting for a mid-1999 release date. According to PC Week, Lotus will work to integrate SmartSuite with the forthcoming Notes 5.0.

International Business Systems (IBS-US), a wholesale distribution software for the AS/400, announced the release of IBS eXpress, a fully-functional integrated suite of applications preloaded on the IBM AS/400e — the top selling business computing server in the world, supporting both native DB2 and a fully integrated PC server.

News.com reports PricewaterhouseCoopers will partner with Centra to incorporate the software company’s Symposium distance learning package into their application deployment services, enabling project collaboration, virtual classrooms, and training. The partnership represents a significant loss to Lotus, which has been heavily promoting a new version of LearningSpace.

VAR Business has this article about implementing a more hassle-free plan for dealing with VARs and partners. According to the article, Lotus has started to address that issue.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that Sun Internet Mail Server software has the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) versus competitive messaging products. Sun Internet Mail Server was found to be 45 percent less expensive to own and operate than competing products according to a new report from the Radicati Group, Inc., a messaging industry analyst firm. Sun also announced that its messaging platform continues to gain momentum with nearly 10 million mailboxes sold since first shipping the product just over one year ago.

The Dialog Corporation launched another option for information delivery to corporate desktops, with R&D data and premium news content now available in Lotus Notes. Dialog for Lotus Notes empowers information professionals and other command-based searchers to help companies make informed business decisions by easily integrating key information from Dialog’s unrivalled content collection into their existing information environment.