Google has launched a new IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) service for Gmail that will allow users to sync Gmail with their e-mail clients.
Google Inc. has launched a new IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) service for Gmail that will allow users to sync Gmail with their e-mail clients.

(PCW took the new service out for a spin earlier this week.)

“It keeps the same information synced across all devices so that whatever you do in one place shows up everywhere else you might access your e-mail,” said David Murray, associate product manager, in a blog post. “For example, I can read an e-mail in Gmail, then move it to the ‘Starred’ folder on my iPhone, then archive it by moving it to ‘All Mail’ in Thunderbird, then see all of those changes on my BlackBerry or any of [these] devices for that matter.”

Previously, Google offered only POP (Post Office Protocol) access, for Gmail, which meant if users made changes on other devices, those changes weren’t seen in Gmail when they logged back in. Users then had to re-read and re-sort all their e-mails. The IMAP feature means all user e-mails will be stored on the server, so users can sync their data across a wide variety of devices.

Murray said users can use Gmail at work, in the car or anywhere on any device. He added that the actions users take will automatically sync with Gmail on the Web and anything users do on the Web will be seen on their phones or their e-mail clients.

To use the new service, users should click on the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab in their Gmail Settings and turn it on

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has created and implemented the digital newsroom for FOX Business Network’s debut to more than 30 million subscribers.

IBM Global Business Services brought together diverse and powerful standards-based hardware and software from IBM and other specialized broadcast vendors to create a tightly integrated news production environment for the business cable network.

IBM offered FOX the most agile, cost effective and operationally efficient approach to the network’s news production workflow. The digital production management system spans news collection (ingest), production, distribution and archiving for all of FOX’s business news programs. The system enables FOX Business Network to:

There is no area of production more in need of flexibility and adaptability than news. IBM’s componentized approach allowed FOX Business Network to choose the applications that best met their needs, and IBM integrated the applications together in a cohesive, seamless workflow.

“We’re proud to work with FOX on this visionary business cable network,” said Dick Anderson, general manager of Media and Entertainment at IBM. “FOX Business Network’s high standards and fast-paced environment demand getting content to air quickly. By leveraging IT standards, FOX makes no compromises and has the ability to keep costs down.”

IBM Global Business Services applied its deep expertise with a standards-based integration to provide the dynamic flexibility, visibility, and control that FOX Business Network needed over its systems, processes, and people. IBM Global Business Services created the foundation that allows the network to rapidly integrate media production applications into a single, productive workflow. FOX Business Network is utilizing IBM hardware and storage including IBM System x and System p, IBM System Storage DS4000, IBM Linear Tape Open 4 storage libraries, and software including IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Tivoli Productivity Center, Tivoli Netcool, and IBM DB2. The complete solution also includes specialized broadcast applications and systems from suppliers including Apple, Ardendo, Avid Technologies, Omneon, Pebble Beach Systems, and Quantum.

IBM has a strong global focus on the media and entertainment industry across all of its services and products, serving all the major industry segments — entertainment, publishing, information providers, media networks and advertising. For more information on IBM, please visit www.ibm.com

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