Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Redmond wants you to get the message

For Microsoft right now, the business of <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6087607.html?tag=zdnn.alert">workplace communications</A> looks a lot like the server business of the early 1990s. Like then, there are a number of companies all trying to provide the same thing--this time, a way to bring together voice mail, email and other digital communication in the corporation. But, also like then, many of their products are one-off approaches that don't work well with others. So to make its mark in this market, Microsoft is hoping that it can do what it has done in the past--create key underlying software, and then convince the rest of the industry to build on top of its architecture.

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