Microsoft eats another "partner"

[link|http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/07/15/020715opcringely.xml|Here]:

eRoom without a window

Following its foray into Web services support for its collaboration software, eRoom Technology is building a J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) version of its software to complement the Windows server edition. By delivering on top of Java and Windows environments, eRoom expects to create a new software layer between applications and application servers to serve as an XML-driven integration layer between people and enterprise apps. Although a good idea, this project has been borne of necessity. Prior to its alliance with Groove Networks, Microsoft relied on eRoom as its primary collaborative application partner to counter Lotus Notes. Microsoft now seems focused more on embedding Groove in the next iteration of Office to entice people to upgrade Office clients than it is on its eRoom partnership.

So Microsoft partnered with someone that had a cool new technology. Now suddenly Microsoft is integrating a different version of this same technology into the next version of its product. And the former "partner" is stuck looking for a business plan. Sound familiar yet?

Post #45,663 by drewk 7/15/02 1:17:55 PM Reply	Microsoft eats another "partner" [link\|http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/07/15/020715opcringely.xml\|Here]: eRoom without a window Following its foray into Web services support for its collaboration software, eRoom Technology is building a J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) version of its software to complement the Windows server edition. By delivering on top of Java and Windows environments, eRoom expects to create a new software layer between applications and application servers to serve as an XML-driven integration layer between people and enterprise apps. Although a good idea, this project has been borne of necessity. Prior to its alliance with Groove Networks, Microsoft relied on eRoom as its primary collaborative application partner to counter Lotus Notes. Microsoft now seems focused more on embedding Groove in the next iteration of Office to entice people to upgrade Office clients than it is on its eRoom partnership. So Microsoft partnered with someone that had a cool new technology. Now suddenly Microsoft is integrating a different version of this same technology into the next version of its product. And the former "partner" is stuck looking for a business plan. Sound familiar yet? === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
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