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Rob Koplowitz

Rob Koplowitz
Principal Analyst

Research Coverage

Collaboration Strategy, Enterprise Collaboration, Information & Knowledge Management, Information Workplace, Instant Messaging, Messaging

Research Focus

Rob serves Information & Knowledge Management professionals. He leads Forrester's research in the areas of how basic content management, instant messaging, blogs, and wikis relate to enterprise usage and the emerging trend of using Microsoft Office as a front end for line-of-business information and processes.

Previous Work Experience

Rob comes to Forrester with many years of experience in enterprise software consulting, product marketing, product management, and strategy. Most recently, he was director of product management with Microsoft, where he played a strategic role with Duet, a joint initiative brought to market with SAP. Prior to Microsoft, Rob was a senior director of product marketing with Oracle, where he was responsible for marketing for Oracle's content, collaboration, portal, and business intelligence offerings. He also spent 15 years in consulting, working for Lotus/IBM and other global software services firms.

Education

Rob holds a B.A. in economics from The University of California, Davis.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Benchmarking Your Collaboration Strategy August 2009
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Recent Media Citations
Financial Times, "Google Wave: A Secret Weapon For Enterprise," May 29, 2009
IDG News Service, "NewsGator Sharpens Enterprise Social Network Product," December 16, 2008
Network World, "Lotus Chief Defines Imminent Battle Plan," November 17, 2008
Windows IT Pro, "SharePoint Or Lotus Notes," November 12, 2008
IDG News Service, "Study: SharePoint, Lotus In For Long Collaboration Fight," November 10, 2008
eWeek, "Collaboration Via SAAS In A Time Of Financial Chaos," September 30, 2008