Industry Roundtable: SharePoint Questions Persist

By Vicki Amendola, ECM Connection magazine

It seems that every great ECM solution revolves around integration. Whether it's the obvious integration between hardware and software components, or the present day hoopla surrounding integration with line-ofbusiness applications. What seems funny is that in the world of SharePoint, the need for integration sparks arguments. Those still taking a stance against SharePoint as an ECM solution point to the need for integration as the product's weak link, while those who prophesize for SharePoint praise integration capabilities as the absolute enterprise nirvana. Regardless of your stance in this crazy debate, some basic questions continue to circulate. Let me share the following four with you, right off the top.