BCM2003 and CRM compatibility

[t_ashby]

I have been using BCM2003 for several years now on XP32. For the most part I
have been happy with BCM and I have a lot of data that I don't want to throw
away. My company recently signed up for CRM3.0 and wants me to use it. I
won't go into any great details, but CRM is a very poor substitute (even
though it is very expensive) for BCM. It does however create a huge market
for consultants to make CRM as useful as BCM, so I guess it is good for the
economy.

Is there some way to get BCM2003 and CRM to co-exist in Outlook? Do I need
to upgrade to BCM2007? Is BCM even a viable product any more? I have not
seen any upgrades for a long time.

 

[Luther]

I have been using BCM2003 for several years now on XP32.  For the most part I
have been happy with BCM and I have a lot of data that I don't want to throw
away.  My company recently signed up for CRM3.0 and wants me to use it. I
won't go into any great details, but CRM is a very poor substitute (even
though it is very expensive) for BCM.  It does however create a huge market
for consultants to make CRM as useful as BCM, so I guess it is good for the
economy.

Is there some way to get BCM2003 and CRM to co-exist in Outlook?  Do I need
to upgrade to BCM2007?  Is BCM even a viable product any more?  I have not
seen any upgrades for a long time.

My understanding is that the two are not compatible. I recall that CRM
had a tool migrate BCM data, but then you'd be expected to replace BCM
with CRM.

BCM hosted a group a BCM users this year, and I believe there will be
new version of BCM next year, but I'm speculating. I haven't seen a
press release explaining their future plans. You could try asking on
the BCM team's blog.

 

[t_ashby]

Can you please give me a link or info on how to get to the BCM team blog?

 

[Brad Covell]

http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/

Can you please give me a link or info on how to get to the BCM team blog?