Consilient Technologies announced a beta program for Nokia phones for the Consilient4 messaging solution. Nokia phone models 6820, 6822, 9300 and 9500 (Communicator) are eligible for the beta for the push email client. Nokia phone users whose enterprise email platform is Microsoft Exchange, Novell GroupWise, Sun Java System Messaging Server, Oracle Collaboration Suite or any other IMAP4 server, should contact Consilient to discuss eligibility requirements for the beta program.

Novell and Research In Motion (RIM) are working together to further enhance communications for mobile corporate users by bringing Novell GroupWise Messenger to BlackBerry. Together, GroupWise Messenger instant messaging (IM) and BlackBerry will give mobile users increased productivity while providing IT departments with a secure and manageable IM solution.

Video game retailer GameStop has agreed to buy rival Electronics Boutique Holdings for $1.44 billion in cash and stock. The acquisition, announced Monday, is meant to help GameStop enter new international markets.

Computer-security flaws at the U.S. tax-collection agency could expose millions of taxpayers to potential identity theft or illegal police snooping, according to a congressional report released on Monday. The Internal Revenue Service also is unlikely to know if outsiders are browsing through citizens’ tax returns, because it doesn’t effectively police its computer systems for unauthorized use, the Government Accountability Office found. The report was released three days after the deadline for filing personal income-tax returns, and at a time when concerns about identity theft and computer security are running high.

Research In Motion (RIM) is working with IBM to enable enterprise instant messaging on the BlackBerry platform. The solution will bring together the presence awareness capabilities of IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing and the security and performance advantages of the push-based BlackBerry wireless platform.

Microsoft and Research In Motion (RIM) announced a product collaboration and joint marketing agreement to extend enterprise instant messaging (IM) and presence to BlackBerry subscribers through connectivity with Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Companies are using Live Communications Server to deploy enterprise-grade IM and presence capabilities across their networks and through federated connections with other organizations running Live Communications Server.

iAnywhere announced an early adopter program for Mobile Sales for BlackBerry, which provides sales professionals with quick, easy access to business critical information using BlackBerry Devices. iAnywhere’s Mobile Sales helps organizations accelerate the adoption of existing CRM solutions such as salesforce.com and Siebel by enabling sales professionals to access these systems anywhere, at anytime.

At the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, iAnywhere Solutions announced that AvantGo, its mobile Internet service, will be available on BlackBerry devices. AvantGo support for BlackBerry devices further extends iAnywhere’s ongoing relationship with Research In Motion and demonstrates iAnywhere’s dedication to offering applications that will support the RIM platform.

software company sfr GmbH announced the release of version 1.1.0 of their visNotes security solution for PalmOS. Instead of safeguarding their notes with a usual alphanumeric password, the user chooses several spots on a picture of his own choice to generate a visual key to his data. Version 1.1.0 of visNotes for Palm OS enlarges the maximum Note size and adds compatibility for the Treo 650.

Adobe Systems announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. The combination of Adobe and Macromedia will provide customers a more powerful set of solutions for creating, managing and delivering compelling content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media.