Box.net is a web-based storage service that allows businesses to share, manage and access their content online (documents, media and other files). Today they've announced integration with Salesforce CRM, which means that Salesforce users will be able to use all their content on box.net within the Salesforce CRM platform.

Salesforce CRM has a large user base which most likely will benefit from this integration, however this will incur additional costs. Box.net usually charges $15/user/month for a business account, and most likely these costs are the same for Salesforce CRM users (or maybe they offer a discount, haven't been able to find that information yet, but I know for sure that the amount they can store is unlimited).

InfoWorld published the winners for the second edition of the BOSSIE awards. This is an annual event where InfoWorld's Test Center editors, analysts and reviewers choose from their nominees the best of the open source world. Over 60 winning open source products where selected from eight categories:

• Collaboration (mail/calendar, wiki, and social networking)
• Developer tools (such as AJAX and rich Internet apps, Web service testing tools and version control programs)
• Enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, BI and reporting)
• Networking (server monitoring, routing, Wi-Fi scanning, and VoIP software)
• Platforms and middleware (perating systems, databases, virtualization, and SOA integration)
• Productivity applications (such as office suites and 3-D modeling programs)
• Security (firewall, IDS, disk encryption, and security testing)
• Storage (monitoring and administration, backup, and NAS)

Microsoft launched the Dynamics Community, that comprises individual crm blogs, crm forums a way to network via the Microsoft Dynamics Connect Beta for Facebook (you can put your business card on Facebook) and also read articles posted by the Microsoft Dynamics team. To promote the Dynamics Community, Microsoft launched a contest, Cash In with Microsoft Dynamics, that ends on June 30, 2008. When you register for the Microsoft Dynamics Community you will be automatically entered to win Bose headphones, a Sony digital camera, a Bose stereo, Tumi luggage, an American Express Gift Cheque, and an all-inclusive trip for two to Las Vegas. The good part is that the contest is open to non-US residents too, and prize drawings are held twice a month starting April 1, 2008 with the grand prize drawing on June 30, 2008. Semi-monthly prizes are awarded by random drawing. The grand prize is awarded to the Dynamics Community member with the most points on June 30, 2008.

Ever right-clicked in a received email on the From or To email address or name in MS Outlook? If you have smart tags enabled in Outlook then you've seen for sure an annoying menu called Additional Actions that when clicked showed No Additional Actions found. Well, after some research, I was able to find out how to add items to that list.