I just had lunch with Paul Hagen, so almost every thought in this piece is at least 50% his. Paul, thanks for letting me steal your thought leader-ishness for a while.

Today, one of our community members posted a message on the N-TEN discuss list. For those of you not subscribed, I've posted a copy of the message. There's been an interesting discussion in the wake of this message, and though no one has said it out loud yet, the reason I'm particularly interested in this conversation is that it all comes down to a simple question that the sector has been grappling with for a very long time: How do I get my technology tools to work together?

If you'll indulge me for