Last week, Microsoft acknowledged that at the PDC it would release several APIs (application programming interfaces) to help developers build new applications, and debut features for search, instant messaging and mapping products from its MSN division. Microsoft is playing catch-up to Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. in the search and mapping tools arena in particular, so is looking to leverage its significant development community to promote adoption of products such as MSN Search and MSN Virtual Earth.
Microsoft also this week should shed more light on how its purchase of Ray Ozzie's Groove Networks will fit into its product road map, Enderle said.
In March, Microsoft purchased Groove, a company founded by Lotus Notes brainchild Ozzie, but the software giant but has not fully disclosed exactly how Groove's collaboration platform will fit into its portfolio.
Microsoft executives have said the company will use Groove technology and Ozzie's role as Microsoft chief technology officer to enhance the collaborative capabilities of products such as Office and SharePoint Portal Server.
"Microsoft has always been light on the collaborative side," Enderle said. "It's about time they show what Groove is going to turn into at Microsoft."
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