- Microsoft is acquiring Stratature, a private company based in Alpharetta, GA., a provider of Master Data Management (MDM) products. This acquisition will help accelerate Microsoft’s delivery of technology in the MDM market.
- Stratature’s technology and product portfolio will become a core part of Microsoft’s product offering, and will significantly enhance the value delivered to customers to manage their important business hierarchies.
- MDM capabilities will be delivered through Microsoft Office system applications and servers on top of an infrastructure provided from SQL Server. Over time, these capabilities will become an integral part of the Microsoft Office Business Platform, benefiting our customer’s investments in our PerformancePoint, Dynamics, Project Server, and SharePoint lines of products.
- Stratature’s existing customers will continue to receive the same level of support they received from Stratature prior to the acquisition. Microsoft and Stratature will work together to ensure all customer and partner agreements are satisfied.
- Future equivalent and additional functionality will be provided through Microsoft branded products.
Here's what some analysts and industry observers had to say:
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=53834&src=site-marq
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Microsoft-buys-into-master-data-management/0,130061733,339278352,00.htm
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9727047-7.htmlhttp://www.amrresearch.com/Content/View.asp?pmillid=20472
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