Content Management Matters ™

We all know that SharePoint (MOSS) is being heavily used for basic document management and collaboration services. We also know that the software is often deployed in an environment where it must be integrated with other technologies like content management systems and portals -- why else would so many Enterprise CMS vendors cooking-up nifty connectors and building repository bridges?

The message is clear: Knowledge workers the world over are putting a lot of digital stuff into MOSS and if your tech can't talk MOSS, you're liable to be left out in the cold.

IBM recently announced plans to bring some nifty Google Gadgetry into their rather stodgy sounding commercial portal software. Free to WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Portal Express v6.0+ users, customers will now have the ability to create, customize and use Rich Internet Applications (RIA) with Google Gadgets directly from within Portal framework.