Key Findings of a Basex [IT research and consulting firm] report -- Microsoft's Collaboration Strategy and Office System 2003: Does It Hit the Mark? -- include:
-- Microsoft Office System 2003 is not a mere brand extension of its popular Office Suite offering, but rather a coordinated set of tools which can be used to create comprehensive Collaborative Business Environments
-- Friction-free Knowledge Sharing, a critical aspect of the Collaborative Business Environment, is a key benefit of Microsoft Office System, as it leverages XML to share information between desktop, workgroup and enterprise, and products such as Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and Microsoft Live Communications Server to bring other Microsoft products into a Collaborative Business Environment
-- Microsoft is in a strong position to leverage the ubiquity of its Office Suite applications, such as Word and Excel, as entry points to the enterprise deployment of Microsoft Collaborative Business Knowledge tools but enterprise customers are not getting the appropriate messaging and remain confused due to the Office branding
K-Collector Topics: knowledge work Productivity research XML