Two Stalwart Vendors Discuss Market Trends
P.J. Jakovljevic - June 29, 2007

Over the last several months, we have attended numerous vendor events and user conferences, and have witnessed an avalanche of press releases and announcements about these vendors' respective strategies, their products' long- and mid-term road maps, immediate enhancements, and so on. While it is only natural that every vendor will claim its strategy, moves, or product offerings as differentiating, the general perception in the market is that most of the above are reaching parity. However, our curiosity and inquiring minds have forced us to try to discern at least some distinct, thought-provoking initiatives—that is, to find "differentiation needles in a haystack of vendor hype."..