I have long been saying that Microsoft's entry into the ECM marketplace may NOT be good thing for established ECM vendors  (See my posts Microsoft Does It Better? , A New Kid On the Block , and  Documentum + Microsoft:The HookUp- How Does It Affect You? ) and now, finally, someone seems to concur. From what I can tell, EMC seems to be drinking co-opetition kool-aid (It was less than a month ago that I heard an EMC employee say something like "Microsoft needs us!" to a customer and to then go on and explain how they'd spent time in Redmond co-plotting shared solution strategies), while Microsoft peers over its shoulder, gathering domain knowledge, and readying itself to take flight untethered.

Take the Regulatory Life Sciences space as an example. I'm not sure Microsoft is being, or has been, all that sneaky about its intentions. They've just kept a low profile until they've had something to say. They've attended DIA/EDM conferences for a few years now, sharing a booth with the likes of Zorch Software. I caught notice almost right away; I even called Marc Deckner a few years back to ask why Microsoft was at the DIA (they had no product to offer as far as I could tell.) Though I don't remember his exact words, he pretty much said, "We're on our way". Visit the archives of his blog and see if you can't connect the dots. Post continued...

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View from the Couch
November 23, 2007

Too much turkey? Then turn on the teli, or its internet-enabled counterpart, anyway. If you work with EMC, Documentum, Captiva, or with a competitor product, here's a little clip that's interesting, entertaining and informative. And, oh, you needn't bother covering your vulcan ears... Post continued...

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