[http://knowledgeinfusion.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/ki1_2.jpg] As many of you know, the long-anticipated launch of Workday was this evening (Monday, November 06, 2006). Knowledge Infusion was there to witness as one of Workday's innagural partners.  I won't re-repeat the story of the company as it is already well documented in the avalanche of press coverage - even BusinessWeek ran a feature story in this week's edition . Hereâ??s what struck me. Not a mention of the revolutionary on-demand technology. Not a word about conquering the ERP space. No product roadmap. No power point plan of attack. â?? what did they say? Great idea, good people weâ??re willing to invest.

What struck me was the culture. You could feel it and hear it - that intangible underdog feeling. Hereâ??s a company poised to challenge the ERP status quoâ?¦and what did they talk about? Their people. Workday customers and THEIR people. They called up each one. What did they talk about? People. They had a few partners there too. Accenture, Microsoft and others

Sure, itâ??ll be a few years before Workday is a real threat in the global ERP domination game. Yes, Oracle and SAP have a tremendous lead and wonâ??t be standing idle either. But what I saw wasnâ??t a company launching a technology product. Products donâ??t inspire people. What I saw was a company launching a movement - mailto:stavros.liakakos@knowledge-infusion.com