Microsoft Acquires Stratature an MDM Software Provider

Microsoft, in an effort to accelerate their presence in the Master Data Management (MDM market) and compete with the likes of IBM, announced the acquisition of partner Stratature, a leading provider of MDM software. Microsoft plans deployment across the SQL Server, Business Intelligence (BI) and Microsoft Office SharePoint technology groups to deliver a unified Master Data Management solution. This strategy certainly makes a lot of sense in tying these products together for BI solutions. Microsoft plans to withdraw the current Stratature products from market once the acquisition is complete. The value of this acquisition will be determined by how well and how quickly the Statature software can be integrated into the Office System applications and servers.  With the current activity going on in the MDM space, it’ll be important for Microsoft to quickly integrate and continue development of the software.  Microsoft isn’t releasing any details on the integration plan.  <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />