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Hey Steve, When you say low end TM1 are you referring to price or the product. Cognos clearly bought TM1 for the engine. What they do with it is a question. Remember how VHS beat out Betamax -Marketing. But Betamax was a more efficient system. I'm just saying.
Hi Bruce.
My comments regarding "low end" with regard to TM1 are based on its more departmental solution focus and cost. While it does have a decent engine for OLAP analysis, both Essbase and Analysis Services have really established their market presence.
In adidtion, since there are so many variables with this acqusition by Cognos then IBM, it will be a good 2-3 years before the dust settles.
Cognos already had a habit of acquiring applications and not reinvesting in them.
And with the IBM acqusition coming so shortly after Cognos' purchase of Applix, it seems likely that they were purchased for their strong BI (ReportNet/PP) apps.
It makes you wonder where TM1 will fit and if anything will be invested in the product.
It could easily be lost in the process. However, you never know! IBM may make a difference, but it will take a few years to truly know.
In the mean time, we will continue to work with products that are being invested in and have a clear upgrade/enhancement strategy.
{I understand your VHS/Betamax example, ask me about how many Divx DVDs and those album size DVD records I invested in 20 years ago! Market forces can be stronger than great technology}