Gates, Siebel warming up
eWeek | at | by Mike
An ongoing warming of the relationship between Microsoft Corp. and Siebel Systems Inc. could mean better integration options and improved performance for users of Siebel's CRM applications. At Siebel's User Week conference in Los Angeles starting Oct. 20, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates and Siebel Chairman and CEO Tom Siebel are scheduled to speak about the closer ties between the two software developers. High on Gates' agenda will be to announce that Microsoft's BizTalk application integration server will support Siebel's UAN (Universal Application Network) platform for application integration, according to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans.