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The ECM Suites Report 2009 looks at... MS SharePoint Server 2007 Search Capabilities

"Search in SharePoint Server 2007 is certainly an improvement over the previous edition that had a messy mix of user experiences between the core Services and the Server. In this edition, the user experience is now the same across both layers, and the search engine itself is stronger and appears to deliver more accurate and relevant results than previously. However, its algorithms are quite new (so previous licensees will see different results) and some are quite novel and - we think - untested ..."

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Microsoft, Oracle, and ECM

04-Dec-2005

In a recent article in Infoconomy, I argued that Microsoft and Oracle's enterprise content management strategies represent two sides of the same ECM coin. Both vendors are targeting many of the same markets and use-cases, but Microsoft with a more bottom-up approach and Oracle with a greater emphasis on enterprise control. Specifically:

The difference between the two platforms gets to the heart of the ECM challenge. Is managing content about central control or adaptive enablement?

- Submitted by: Tony Byrne, Analyst

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