Dr. Ian Howells

CMO Alfresco

November 2008

The World Needs an Alternative to SharePoint

AgendaAgenda

● ECM Market Evolution

● Market Dynamics and Drivers

● New Market Segmentation

● Total Cost of Ownership

● SharePoint Primer

● Alfresco Enterprise Edition 3.0

Microsoft SharePoint TM Protocol Support

Alfresco Share

CMIS

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Shared Drive + Email + SearchNumber One ECM

Shared Drive + Email + SearchNumber One ECM

Before

SharedDrive

ProductivityCompliance

The Shared Drive Syndrome

The Shared Drive Syndrome

● Can’t Find Documents

● 45% of Users find Gathering Information about another part of the Company a Challenge

● Managers spend up to two hours a day searching for information

● Can’t Find the Right Version

● 42% of Users Accidentally use the Wrong Information at least Once per Week

● Easier to Search for Competitors Information

● Only 31 percent said that competitor information is hard to get

● Often Information is not Valuable

● More than 50 percent of the information they obtain has no value to them

● Content from Multiple Sources

● On average 3 sources for information on competitors, customers, and projects

● 57% numerous sources causes difficulties

● Information is not Distributed in Time to be Useful

● 59% miss valuable information everyday to to poor distribution

ProductivityCompliance

Managers Say the Majority of Information Obtained for Their Work Is UselessAccenture Survey January 2007

As Simple as a Shared DriveContent/Compliance Rules in the Server

As Simple as a Shared DriveContent/Compliance Rules in the Server

Before After

SharedDrive

ProductivityCompliance

SharedDrive

Interface

WebAccess

RulesAutomation

Content Management MarketDramatic Change Getting into 21st Century

Content Management MarketDramatic Change Getting into 21st Century

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SocialNetworking

CMIS

OpenSourceTraditional

ECM

WCM

SharePoint

Operating SystemOperating System

For Open Source Evaluation Windows is Used Most Often

ArchitectureArchitecture

Open Source developers use a Java ArchitectureN.B. Other and Blank not used in this graph

Rich Internet Application (RIA) Rich Internet Application (RIA)

Open Source Community prefer AJAX, FlexN.B. Other and Blank not used in this graph

Windows Segment AnalysisArchitecture

Windows Segment AnalysisArchitecture

86% of Open Source Windows respondents do not use .NET/Web Parts

Open Source Windows Community want JavaN.B. Other and Blank not used in this graph

Windows Segment AnalysisRIA

Windows Segment AnalysisRIA

92% of Open Source Windows respondents do NOT use Silverlight

Open Source Windows Community want AJAXN.B. Blank and Other not used in this graph

PortalPortal

Open Source enterprise users want Browser experience to access content

Reflects Web 2.0 experience which is Browser-drivenN.B. Other and Blank not used in this graph

BlogBlog

Open Source ECM users have no dominant choice for Blog softwareECM stack users use ECM suite Blog for integrated ECM

If Open Source users that have a preference, WordPress is the ChoiceN.B. Blank not used in this graph

WikiWiki

Open Source ECM users have no dominant choice of Wiki softwareECM stack users use ECM suite Wiki for Integrated ECM

If Open Source users that have a preference, Mediawiki is the choiceN.B. Blank not used in this graph

Key FindingsKey Findings

Microsoft Stack

● 92% have not selected Silverlight

● 86% have not selected .NET/Web Parts

● 53% use or intend to use a Java Architecture

● 52% use or intend to use AJAX

Enterprise 2.0

● Browser Web 2.0 Experience

● Open Source ECM drives Blog, Wiki and BPM in ECM environment

● WordPress, MediaWiki or JBoss

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CMISApplications and Repositories

The New World of Content ManagementThe New World of Content Management

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SharePointMixed

Environment

No SharePoint

SharePoint100% Microsoft

Economic DriversEconomic Drivers

● Stack Lock-In

● CALs – Per user Tax

● Reuse Existing Hardware, Software

● Reuse Existing Skills

● Scalability

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QuestionsQuestions

● What do you Mean by SharePoint?

● What requirements does SharePoint place on my Enterprise software infrastructure?

● What is the SharePoint Protocol?

● What is SharePoint Protocol Support?

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Collaborative Document

Management

Windows SharePoint Services Content Repository

SharePoint at a Top LevelContent Management Perspective

SharePoint at a Top LevelContent Management Perspective

Office SharePoint Server 2007ECM Suite

User Interfaces

Office SharePoint Server 2007

Core ECM Services

Microsoft OfficeClient Applications

Microsoft SharePoint Portal

Web Services

Records Management Web Content Management

eForms Management

Workflow

Metadata

Library Services

Policy Management

Search

Security

Excel Services

Slide Library

Information Rights Management

What is the SharePoint Protocol

What is the SharePoint Protocol

● Microsoft is extending Office

● By Embedding into Office a New Proprietary Protocol

● To Offer Content Management Functionality

● That Only Runs against a SharePoint Repository

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SharePoint OfficeSharePoint Office

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Check-InOutCheck-InOut

Version ControlVersion Control

Implications of the SharePoint Platform

Implications of the SharePoint Platform

● Forces Users to use a Microsoft Stack Windows, SQL Server, IIS, .NET, C♯, IE+, MS Office,

SharePoint Portal

● No Oracle, DB2, MySQL

J2EE JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere

PHP, Java, Adobe

Portal

Firefox-

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The Good NewsThe Good News

● The EC broke the Monopoly

● Forced the protocol to be Published

● Alfresco is the the First ECM Vendor to Support the Office SharePoint Protocol

● Break the Monopoly and return Choice and Control to Users

● Escape CALS

● Lower TCO

● Reuse Existing Skills23

Content CollaborationContent Collaboration

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CIFS/WebDAVShared Drive

Office Outlook

Alfresco Content CollaborationAlfresco Content Collaboration

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ECM EnableCIFS/WebDAV

Repo

ECM EnableOffice

ECM EnableEmail

SharePoint ProtocolEnd User ExperienceSharePoint Protocol

End User Experience

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SharePointSite

OfficeCheck In/Out

Version

NewWorkspace

Pane

Alfresco ShareAlfresco Share

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Site Activity Feed

Site Activity Feed

Virtual TeamVirtual Team

Document LibraryDocument Library

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ThumbnailsThumbnails

Bulk UploadBulk Upload

Flash Document ViewerFlash Document Viewer

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Flash ViewerFlash Viewer

Tagging and DiscussionsTagging and Discussions

SharePoint CompatibilitySharePoint Compatibility

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Office thinks it’s SharePointOffice thinks

it’s SharePoint

Check-InOutCheck-InOut

Version ControlVersion Control

CMISFirst Draft CMIS Implementation

CMISFirst Draft CMIS Implementation

● SQL for the Content Management Industry

● Content Management Interoperability Services

● Alfresco, EMC, IBM, Microsoft, OpenText, Oracle and SAP

● Usage

Write-Once, Run Anywhere Application

Integrate Multiple Repositories

Business Process Across Repositories

Learn One UI for ALL Repositories

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http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/CMIS

Today’s EconomyToday’s Economy

● Low Cost 1/10th Cost of Traditional ECM

1/3rd Cost of SharePoint

Added Savings of Open Source Stack

One Price – No Hidden “Extra” Cost, or Charge per User

Simplicity• Rapid Deployment and Time

to Value

Choice● Lower TCO

● Reuse Hardware, Software, Skills

● Keep Control to Change Vendors

DemonstrationDemonstration

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Next StepsNext Steps

● White Papers:

Enterprises Need an Open Alternative to SharePoint

Reduce Your Enterprise Content Management Costs by over 90%

● www.alfresco.com

● Join Content Community

● Try Alfresco

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Dr. Ian Howells

CMO Alfresco

November 2008

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