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SharePoint 2010 release dates

(Indexed 2010-03-07):

From Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering ...In addition to the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee, were excited to confirm that Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 are on schedule and will release to manufacturing (RTM) next month.For businesses, we will launch the 2010 set of products, including Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010 worldwide on May 12. To find out more about the Worldwide Business Launch, visit http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/businessprod...(truncated)...

SharePoint Productivity Hub

(Indexed 2010-03-01):

The Productivity Hub is a SharePoint Server 2007 site collection that comes packed with over 300 pieces of content, including videos, documents and PowerPoint slides. This gives you a great start at building a learning community behind your firewall. The Hub centralizes Microsoft end user training content while providing a great use case for using SharePoint Server throughout your organization. It removes the need for you to have to find, centralize and publish Microsofts free end user training ...(truncated)...

Dip into SharePoint - free private trial site

(Indexed 2010-02-12):

[Image]ICS Solutions are providing Dip into SharePoint 2010 - this is access to a free private trial site to simplify the evaluation of SharePoint 2010. Furthemore, there is access to over 600 items of additional vetted and categorised items that will further assist in the evaluation and deployment process.Dip into SharePoint 2010Mark Harrison[Image]

Free Silverlight eLearning Courseware player

(Indexed 2010-02-09):

Point8020 have decided to give their Silverlight eLearning Courseware player away for free. It allows you to display videos and other training resources (such as PPTs, PDFs, Docs, etc in a nice format like the following: http://www.point8020.com/SharePointEndUserTraining.aspx )The free software is called Point8020.CourseViewer and you can grab it from:http://www.point8020.com/services.aspxMark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint 2010 VM Download

(Indexed 2010-01-28):

Want to demonstrate the latest beta of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 in an information worker scenario to customers? Download the two newest virtual machines (VM) with pre-configured versions of Office 2010 Beta and SharePoint 2010 Beta from the Microsoft Download Center.In order to run this demo you will need the following hardware:- Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Hyper-V role enabled- Intel VT or AMD-V capable processor- 8 GB or more RAM- 50 GB of NTFS-formatted hard disk space required for...(truncated)...

SharePoint eMagazine

(Indexed 2010-01-19):

[Image] SharePoint eMagazine ... lots of great SharePoint 2010 content .Mark Harrison[Image]

Free End-User Training - SharePoint 2010

(Indexed 2010-01-06):

From Point8020 ...50 end-user/site admin training videos for SharePoint 2010. The training is completely free, and configured into a 9-module course at:http://www.point8020.com/SharePointEndUserTraining.aspxThey plan to extend this by RTM to include approximately 250 end-user videos, effectively covering every single task an end-user or site admin performs in SharePoint 2010.Mark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint 2010 Public Beta - Download

(Indexed 2009-11-18):

SharePoint 2010 Beta is now available. Download today!SharePoint 2010 Beta DownloadMicrosoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta downloadMark Harrison[Image]

Next Wave in Business Productivity

(Indexed 2009-11-18):

Today, at PDC in Los Angeles, Microsoft announced the public beta release of Office 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Visio 2010, Project 2010, Outlook Social Connector, Office Web Apps for business customers, and Office Mobile 2010.Press Release Next Wave in Business Productivity Mark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint / Office 2010 Beta 2 download - on MSDN & TechNet

(Indexed 2009-11-16):

Microsoft have posted SharePoint / Office (Professional Plus) 2010 Beta 2 on MSDN & TechNet subscriber download areas.Technet MSDNMark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint 2010 Developer videos / presentations

(Indexed 2009-11-12):

From channel 9 ...SharePoint 2010 Developer videos SharePoint 2010 Developer presentations Mark Harrison[Image]

BPOS Pricing Announcement

(Indexed 2009-11-03):

Microsoft have announced new pricing for the business productivity cloud offerings.For example, the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) is now $10 per user per month (originally $15).BPOS includes Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Communications Online and Live MeetingPress ReleaseOnline ServicesMark Harrison[Image]

'Learning Snacks' for SharePoint 2010 Now Available

(Indexed 2009-10-30):

Learning snacks are now available for SharePoint 2010. They are short, interactive presentations about popular topics created by Microsoft Learning experts. Each Snack is delivered by using innovative Microsoft Silverlight technology and includes various media, such as animations and recorded demos. At the end of each free presentation, you can view more Snacks, learn more about the topic, or visit a related Web site.Developing Solutions with Microsoft SharePoint 2010Microsoft SharePoint 2010 en...(truncated)...

SharePoint 2010 videos

(Indexed 2009-10-28):

Missed the SharePoint conference - check these videos that give a great overview of whats new for 2010. SharePoint 2010 VideosMark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint 2010 book from SPC09

(Indexed 2009-10-26):

During the SharePoint Conference attendees got a SharePoint 2010 book.It was actually a combination of three eval guides - TDM, IT Pro, Developer - and the content is coming online :IT ProDevTDM - not yet releasedMark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint 2010 Virtual Conference

(Indexed 2009-10-23):

If you couldnt join the party in Las Vegas ...SharePoint 2010 Virtual Conference & ExpoThursday, November 5, 2009http://www.sharepointvcx.com/Mark Harrison[Image]

Bing integrates with Twitter / Facebook

(Indexed 2009-10-21):

Microsoft have confirmed today that it has integrated Twitter tweets and Facebook status updates into the Bing search resultshttp://www.bing.com/twitter?setmkt=en-USLatest Tweets from the SharePoint Conference - Tweets SPC09(Currently have to set country to US)Mark Harrison[Image]

Register for SharePoint 2010 Beta 2

(Indexed 2009-10-20):

Register today and get notified when SharePoint 2010 Beta 2 becomes available in November.Register Mark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint Conference 2009 Keynotes

(Indexed 2009-10-19):

[Image]Tune in at 9 am (Pacific) on October 19th for live webcast of Steve Ballmer and Jeff Teper keynotes:Follow the event on twitter at #spc09Mark Harrison[Image]

Elumenotion SharePoint Skinner

(Indexed 2009-10-17):

SharePoint theme creation tool that exports plain old CSS as well as wsp files for both WSS style themes and MOSS publishing site style library features. All you have to do is deploy the packages and activate the features!Elumenotion SharePoint SkinnerMark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint 2007 Records Management book

(Indexed 2009-10-16):

[Image]Professional SharePoint 2007 Records Management Development: Managing Official Records with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007[Image]There may be books available on how to develop solutions for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, but this is the first book to provide step-by-step guidance for designing and building records management solutions on the SharePoint platform.You'll learn the five core services of any records management system-confidentiality, information integrity, h...(truncated)...

UK Accessibility Roundtable for SharePoint Server 2010

(Indexed 2009-10-15):

The UK Accessibility Roundtable session will discuss the new accessibility features in making SharePoint 2010 achieve a broader level of compliance on a world-wide basis while incorporating tools and techniques to improve and achieve greater levels of end-to-end compliance in a customized environment.It will also give participants an opportunity to voice their feedback on the enhancements.4 November 2009 - London VictoriaDetails / registrationMark Harrison[Image]

Dare2Share - SharePoint Podcasting

(Indexed 2009-10-11):

BT have implemented the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint - YouTube for the EnterpriseMark Harrison[Image]

Microsoft Office Web Applications 2010

(Indexed 2009-10-08):

As part of the upcoming release of Office 2010, Microsoft are extending Word, Powerpoint, Excel and OneNote to the web browser.The Web Apps will offer the same high fidelity as the desktop versions, so documents, graphs, images and slides will appear exactly the same in the Web Apps as they do in Office 2010. Making edits with the Web Apps will not cause any loss in the quality of the document.For consumers, there will be a free version on Skydrive with 25Gb of storage.Businesses can use them w...(truncated)...

SharePoint in the cloud

(Indexed 2009-10-04):

[Image][Image]Just returned from a Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS) architects boot camp in Seattle.One of the highlights was a tour around one of the Data Centers which are hosting the BPOS cloud services.Was interesting to learn more about the next Generation 4 Modular Data Centers design. Think of it like 'building blocks', where the data center are composed of modular units of prefabricated mechanical, electrical, security components, etc., in addition to containerized servers.Bu...(truncated)...

SharePoint 2007 Overview - Presentation Slides

(Indexed 2009-10-02):

[Image]Latest version of my SharePoint overview slide deck. DownloadMark Harrison[Image]

SharePoint Ads

(Indexed 2009-10-01):

[Image]SharePoint is in demand! SharePoint administrators, users, developers, knowledge workers are all information-hungry. They consistently look for content that helps them plan, deploy, grow, use and manage SharePoint.SharePointAds.com is a dedicated affiliate program that bridges SharePoint Advertisers and Publishers. SharePointAds allows vendors to expose their products and services to the most targeted audience within the SharePoint Publisher Network, which includes top visited SharePoint-...(truncated)...

Announcing SharePoint 2010

(Indexed 2009-07-16):

[Image]Microsoft have announced that SharePoint 2010 has reached the technical preview engineering milestone.Sneak previewMark Harrison[Image]

Sudden 401.1 on my SharePoint VM

(Indexed 2009-05-21):

After a recent Windows Update I started to get challenged for credentials when trying to access several SharePoint applications. After three attempts, I am given a 401.1 error.This now happens for sites that have host headers that don't match the machine name.I had to add a registry entry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlLsaMSV1_0with a multi-sting value BackConnectionHostNames that contains a list of SharePoint sites host headersMark Harrison[Image]

MOSS 2007 / WSS 3.0 SP2 download

(Indexed 2009-04-29):

From Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog ...We are happy to announce that Service Pack 2 for Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 has been released to the Microsoft Download Center. It includes all the fixes prior to SP2, and also several enhancements to improve server farm performance, availability and stability. MoreMark Harrison[Image]

Office 2010 announced

(Indexed 2009-04-15):

Microsoft have announce the next wave of Microsoft Office and related products. Designed to deliver a unified experience across the PC, phone and browser, this wave includes Microsoft Exchange 2010, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010.Next Wave of Microsoft Office Products Will Redefine How People WorkMicrosoft will begin releasing new versions of Office-related products this year. Exchange 2010 will be the first product in thi...(truncated)...

SharePoint Designer 2007 free download

(Indexed 2009-04-02):

SharePoint Designer 2007 is now free! It provides the powerful tools you need to deliver compelling and attractive SharePoint sites and quickly build workflow-enabled applications and reporting tools on the SharePoint platform, all in an IT-managed environment.DownloadMark Harrison[Image]

10 new Microsoft Sharepoint themes

(Indexed 2009-03-20):

Microsoft have released 10 new Sharepoint themesDownloadDaniel has created a WSP link[Image]Mark Harrison[Image]

HiSoftware aRTE - accessible Rich Text Editor - download

(Indexed 2009-03-17):

HiSoftware have announced the release of the accessible Rich Text Editor (HiSoftware aRTE) v1.0 ... an accessible, feature rich text editor for content creation and editing in the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 environments.Press releaseDownloadMark Harrison[Image]

Webcast - Microsoft Commerce Solutions

(Indexed 2009-03-09):

Get Passionate About Microsoft's Commerce Solution!!Emphasis on solutions for e-commerce leveraging the Microsoft platform and services. Strong use of examples and integration across Commerce Server, MOSS, FAST, Virtual Earth, etc.Mark Harrison

Accessibility Kit for SharePoint v2 download

(Indexed 2009-03-09):

The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint (AKS) version 2.0 is now availableDownloadAccessibility Community Portal for SharePointMark Harrison

Hosted Exchange and Sharepoint in the UK - 10 a month

(Indexed 2009-03-09):

Microsoft is bringing the hosted versions of Exchange and Sharepoint to the UK.Businesses can subscribe to the entire Business Productivity Online Suite for 10.04 a month per user, or pick and choose between Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Communications Online and Office Live Meeting. Buying the whole package offers a savings of 38% versus buying them individually.Microsoft also announced the Online Deskless Worker Suite, which includes email, calendar and collaboration tools, at a r...(truncated)...

Take SharePoint Technet offline

(Indexed 2009-03-06):

Downloadable CHM version of SharePoint Server content on TechNet.DownloadMark Harrison

Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 download

(Indexed 2009-03-03):

Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 is now available for download to MSDN subscribers.Commerce Server 2009 delivers the ability to increase your business reach by making it possible to sell via multiple channels by using an out-of-the-box shopping site, SharePoint Commerce Services, and the Multi-Channel Commerce Foundation. The new out-of-the-box shopping site leverages SharePoint Commerce Services, which provides a gallery of ASP.NET 3.5 Web parts and controls, a comprehensive e-commerce shopping f...(truncated)...

MediaRich Visualizer for SharePoint

(Indexed 2009-03-03):

For free, MediaRich Visualizer for SharePoint provides instant visual enhancements to any SharePoint deployment as well as high-volume media processing and distribution. Visualizer brings higher levels of functionality and visual imaging capabilities to all SharePoint licensees. MediaRich Visualizer automatically creates thumbnails for all Microsoft Office, PDF, images and videos in SharePoint. Users can then access Visualizer's Zoom and Pan function to examine the thumbnail so that no time is w...(truncated)...

Accessibility Kit for SharePoint 2.0 - availability

(Indexed 2009-02-25):

The general availability for public download is as follows:AKS 2.0: Monday, March 9, 2009HiSoftware aRTE for SharePoint v1.0: Tuesday, March 17, 2009MoreMark Harrison

UK SharePoint Summit 2009

(Indexed 2009-02-19):

[Image]What does it take to ensure a successful implementation of SharePoint in today's complex enterprise? How can you design a well-governed SharePoint service? And what are the best ways to deliver effective solutions to drive end user adoption and business value?Thursday, March 26 - Radisson Edwardian Heathrow HotelRegisterMark Harrison

Analyzing SharePoint Usage

(Indexed 2009-02-11):

This white paper will help administrators gather and analyze Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies usage and performance data.DownloadSome nice usage reports being pulled from the IIS logs.Mark Harrison

Microsoft Search Roadmap

(Indexed 2009-02-10):

Microsoft have disclosed a detailed road map for its enterprise search products, including the introduction of FAST Search for SharePoint and FAST Search for Internet Business. FAST Search for SharePoint, a new search server that will add the high-end search capabilities of FAST ESP into Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server, will be available as a part of the next release of the Microsoft Office system. For customers who are interested in the product, Microsoft also announced ESP for ShareP...(truncated)...

MetaVis for SharePoint

(Indexed 2009-02-04):

MetaVis for SharePoint - a set of intuitive, visually-oriented tools for metadata management.Free beta program open.Mark Harrison

Free SharePoint Developer Training

(Indexed 2009-02-03):

From Point8020 ...Free SharePoint Developer Training over 12 hours of free, developer training for SharePoint technologies.Mark Harrison

Free Enterprise Search Training

(Indexed 2009-02-03):

From Point8020 ...Free Enterprise Search Trainingover 18 hours of free, deep technical training about Enterprise Search with SharePoint technologies.Mark Harrison

SharePoint Conference 2009

(Indexed 2009-02-03):

Microsoft is delighted to announce SharePoint Conference 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19-22, 2009. Don't miss your chance to attend the premier worldwide conference dedicated to SharePoint and related technologies!SharePoint Conference 2009 will be the conference to learn about SharePoint 14. Be the first to learn about the improvements made to the platform and how many of those investments can be quickly implemented to add value to your organization and...(truncated)...

SharePoint Accessibility Resources

(Indexed 2009-01-28):

From Sanjay Narang ...... a comprehensive list of SharePoint Accessibility Resources.Mark Harrison

SharePoint 'PerformancePoint' Services - now BI for the masses

(Indexed 2009-01-23):

Big change announced for PerformancePoint licensing and roadmap.PerformancePoint scorecarding and dashboarding capabilities will become part of the SharePoint Server platform ... and with immediate effect, SharePoint customers on SA with Enterprise CALs can use PerformancePoint Server 2007 with no additional costs.http://www.microsoft.com/bi/Mark Harrison

Hyper-V and Virtualization Support for SharePoint Products and Technologies

(Indexed 2009-01-18):

From SharePoint blog ...Today we're excited to announce support and licensing updates for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 running in virtual machines. This is part of a larger announcement affecting multiple Microsoft products, including Exchange Server, SQL Server and SharePoint Server.As of today, we formally support SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 running under Hyper-V through our normal support channels.In additi...(truncated)...

SharePoint 2007 - overview slides

(Indexed 2009-01-16):

[Image]My SharePoint slides4 Overview 4 Technical drill downDownload (PPTX - compatibility pack)Mark Harrison

Ted Pattison Group - free webcasts

(Indexed 2009-01-15):

[Image]Ted Pattison Group - Premiere SharePoint TrainingFree web casts from SharePoint top guns Ted and Andrew ...Introduction to SharePoint 2007 Development Using Features and Solution Packages Instructor: Ted PattisonDate: January 20, 2009 Time: 1 - 2 PM ESTIn this one hour seminar, Ted Pattison will give you a jumpstart into the world of SharePoint development and explain how Features make it possible to design and implement reusable business solutions. Ted will also show you how to develop F...(truncated)...

Bamboo SharePoint Video Library

(Indexed 2009-01-14):

[Image]Bamboo Video Library is the latest addition to Bamboo Labs, their incubator for new products in development at Bamboo. This is a new SharePoint solution designed to make uploading, managing and sharing videos in SharePoint simple and easy.You could use a standard SharePoint Document Library to store video files. However, Document Libraries lack some features that help make video content more discoverable and easier to manage, such as:The ability to capture metadata specific to video files...(truncated)...

MCS UK SharePoint team blog

(Indexed 2009-01-14):

[Image]The SharePoint team in MCS UK have decided to pool their blogging efforts into a single blog which has just launched.http://blogs.msdn.com/uksharepoint/default.aspxThe 'The UK SharePoint Team' includes: Brian Wilson, Graham Tyler, James Kemp, Martin Kearn, Nigel Bridport, Paul Holdaway, Paul Robinson, Pete Mellish, Peter Reid, Rob Finney, Rob NowikMark Harrison

Visual Studio 2008 extensions for SharePoint v1.3 - works on 64bit Windows!

(Indexed 2009-01-14):

From Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog...The Visual Studio extensions for SharePoint (VSeWSS) provide project templates for developers using Visual Studio 2008 to create, debug, package and deploy SharePoint projects including Web Parts, Data Lists, Content Types, Event Receivers, Templates, Modules and other SharePoint artifacts. The v1.3 release is an incremental release of the VSeWSS including top feature requests. It is an interim release for SharePoint Developers on the roadmap until Visual St...(truncated)...

Connecting Mac Users to Microsoft Productivity

(Indexed 2009-01-06):

Twenty-five years after Microsoft launched Word 1 for Mac, the Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) continues to improve connections for Mac users to core Microsoft Office systems and servers.[Image]Office for Mac users will soon have simplified and efficient collaboration through Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies and Microsoft Office Live Workspace with the Microsoft Document Collaboration Companion for Mac Beta.http://www.microsoft.com/mac/itpros/dcc.mspx[Image]The MacBU is also delive...(truncated)...

10 Best Intranets of 2009

(Indexed 2009-01-05):

From Jakob Nielsen ...10 Best Intranets of 2009 - five of the ten winners used SharePoint.http://www.useit.com/alertbox/intranet_design.htm...(truncated)... are getting more strategic, with increased collaboration support. Team size is growing by 12% per year, and platforms are becoming integrated, with a strong showing for SharePoint. Improving usability increased use by 106% on average.Mark Harrison

MOSS - Web Services for Remote Portlets Tookit

(Indexed 2008-12-15):

The Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) Toolkit for Office SharePoint Server 2007 has been announced.The WSRP Toolkit for SharePoint provides sample code for producing WSRP conformant data from SharePoint lists and libraries. External portal platforms (e.g. BEA AquaLogic Portal, IBM WebSphere Portal, SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal etc.) can then render SharePoint data natively through their WSRP consumer portlets.The Toolkit is available now for download from the MSDN Code Gallery.Mark Harr...(truncated)...

SharePoint Best Practices Conference - London

(Indexed 2008-12-08):

The SharePoint Best Practices Conference is coming to Europe - dates are 6th to 8th April 2009 in London.The conference site is now live and ready for registrations.http://www.sharepointbestpractices.co.uk/Mark Harrison

MOSS 2007 Records Management Guide - downloadable book

(Indexed 2008-11-23):

This guide covers general records management planning considerations, guidelines for configuring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 enterprise content management features for records management, guidelines for planning server farm topology for records management, and guidelines for organizing the logical components of a records management system based on Office SharePoint Server 2007.The audiences for this guide include records managers, information architects, IT generalists, and program m...(truncated)...

Sharepoint Development with Visual Studio 2010

(Indexed 2008-11-20):

Reza Chitsaz, Senior Program Manager for Office and Sharepoint tooling, gives a quick sneak-peak on some of the tools coming in Visual Studio 2010 around supporting Sharepoint as a platform.Sharepoint Development with Visual Studio 2010Mark Harrison

SharePoint Online - Ready for Purchase

(Indexed 2008-11-18):

Microsoft have announce the availability of Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online. These subscription services offer businesses a new way to purchase, deploy and manage the industry-leading e-mail and calendaring solution, and the industry-leading solution for portals and collaboration. Businesses can buy or try the new services at http://www.microsoft.com/online. As part of the Microsoft Online Services product family, Exchange Online and SharePoint Online are available sepa...(truncated)...

Concept Searching - taxonomy management and auto-classification engine

(Indexed 2008-11-12):

Concept Searching have updated their taxonomy management and auto-classification engine to be more tightly integrated with SharePoint. The metadata generated automatically by conceptSearching can now be placed directly into SharePoint properties where it will be utilised by Microsoft search products.The SharePoint search experience can be enhanced to include Taxonomy Browsing: LinkAnd the metadata can be clustered as part of a faceted search: LinkConcept Searching can classify documents using an...(truncated)...

Video - Infrastructure update and the new search functionality

(Indexed 2008-10-30):

Infrastructure Update and the new search functionality in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Daryl Gwyn and Mark Harrison This recording will outline the contents of the July Infrastructure Update and provide you with a guide to upgrading your SharePoint farm. In addition Daryl will walk you through the new SharePoint Search administration pages and demonstrate installing and using federated search locators. Mark will then demonstrate how you can create your own federated search mash up...(truncated)...

ARF for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-10-23):

[Image]Vince Rothwell has made his 'Alternative Rendering Framework' for SharePoint freely available for anyone to use.ARFARF is an open source framework specifically designed for MOSS and WSS which makes creating accessible SharePoint publishing sites easier.By giving you control over the HTML produced, ARF allows you to re-create designs exactly as they are meant to be.By making use of XML and XSLT development time is dramatically reduced. ARF is compatible with both MOSS and WSS, making acces...(truncated)...

UK SharePoint User Group - Thursday 16th October

(Indexed 2008-10-15):

SUGUK and LBi would like to welcome you to an evening of SharePoint Web Content Management at The Truman Brewery on Brick Lane on Thursday 16th October.More details at: http://suguk.org/forums/thread/13880.aspxMark Harrison

Microsoft UK jobs - SharePoint Escalation Engineer

(Indexed 2008-10-13):

Escalation Engineers provide 24x7 deep technical troubleshooting skills resources for escalated issues that involve Microsoft's most technically complex or politically sensitive support situations. The role involves providing customers with reliable technical solutions and a consistently outstanding service experience. This involves reactive, proactive and onsite support if required. Following the Crit.Sit. process you will have to work on the most critical issues. An Escalation Engineer has to ...(truncated)...

Hyper-V and Sound

(Indexed 2008-10-10):

Just installing the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint on my Hyper-V image and wanted sound to be working. However, Hyper-V doesnt support a sound card.Solution is ... rather than use the Hyper-V connection, instead use Remote Desktop client and enable sound remoting under the advanced configurations options.I also had to ...- start the Windows Audio service- go into Terminal Services Configuration, select the RDP-Tcp connection, select the Client settings tab and ensure Audio Redirection was not dis...(truncated)...

Content Management Interoperability Services

(Indexed 2008-09-10):

EMC, IBM and Microsoft have announced a jointly developed specification that uses Web Services and Web 2.0 interfaces to enable applications to interoperate with multiple Enterprise Content Management repositories by different vendors. The companies intend to submit the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) specification to the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) for advancement through its rigorous standards development process.Press Releas...(truncated)...

Hyper-V and SSD

(Indexed 2008-09-09):

Just replaced my primary hard disk with a SSD (OCZ 128Gb) - big performance improvements.These are the timings to start a SharePoint VM from scratch to displaying the first portal page.Machine is a Dell Latitude D830 4Gb RAM.SSD disk : Time: 2.13 mins7200rpm disk : Time: 6.30 minsMark Harrison

SharePoint Best Practices Series

(Indexed 2008-09-04):

From Arpan ...Today, I'm happy to announce the SharePoint Best Practices Series. These consumable and actionable guidelines are based on real-world experience from Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) and the product team. They are aimed to help our SharePoint customers and partners avoid some of the common SharePoint deployment pitfalls and keep their SharePoint environments available and performing well. The SharePoint Customer Team, part of the core product team dedicated to providing real-wor...(truncated)...

MOSS SDK 1.4 / WSS SDK 1.4 Download

(Indexed 2008-09-04):

Latest updates to the SDKs for both MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.[Image]SharePoint Server 2007 SDK: Software Development Kit [Image]Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Software Development KitMark Harrison

SharePoint and SQL Server 2008

(Indexed 2008-08-22):

Support for SharePoint with SQL Server 2008 has been annouced. MOSS : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485.aspx WSS : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288751.aspx More Mark Harrison

Update on Licensing and Virtualization Support for SharePoint Products and Technologies

(Indexed 2008-08-18):

From SharePoint blog ...Today were excited to announce support and licensing updates for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 running in virtual machines. This is part of a larger announcement affecting multiple Microsoft products, including Exchange Server, SQL Server and SharePoint Server.As of today, we formally support SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 running under Hyper-V through our normal support channels. In additi...(truncated)...

Embed (Flash, Silverlight, iFrames, etc.) to the SharePoint Rich Text Editor

(Indexed 2008-08-12):

From Mike Gannotti ....Web Borg ERTE - Add Flash, Iframes, etc. to SharePoint 3.0 Rich textMark Harrison

Commerce Server 'Mojave'

(Indexed 2008-07-23):

From Tom Schultz ...The Microsoft Commerce Server Product Team is very excited to inform you about our upcoming release of a new multi-channel retail accelerator to Commerce Server 2007, code-named 'Mojave', which is being designed specifically to meet the e-commerce needs of enterprise & midsize businesses.Mojave address these following core themes -Multi-channel is here now : Out of the box integrated consumer centric multi-channel capabilities over multiple mediums, brands, and locales. 3 out...(truncated)...

SharePoint Infrastructure Update download

(Indexed 2008-07-16):

Three new important updates have been released that affect SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Project Server 2007, Search Server 2008, Search Server 2008 Express and Project Professional 2007.The Infrastructure Update contains the new Enterprise Search features that were shipped in Search Server 2008 and Search Server 2008 Express that were are not already in SharePoint Server 2007; this includes Federated Search capability, a unified administration dashboard and several Se...(truncated)...

Windows 2008 Workstation and Hyper-V

(Indexed 2008-07-11):

Spent this morning rebuilding my laptop with Windows Server 2008 so I can run Hyper-VMichael O'Donovan has demonstrated that SharePoint performance on Hyper-V is greatly improved over that achieved with Virtual Server 2005. Generally 100% faster - and search queries 200% faster under Hyper-V. SharePoint under Hyper-V versus Virtual Server 2005 R2I also learnt today that my US colleagues are using solid state disk drives and getting a further 2 to 3 times performance improvement.Useful article ...(truncated)...

Accessibility and MOSS - TechNet white papers

(Indexed 2008-07-01):

Downloadable TechNet white papers:Delivering Accessible Solutions using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007Mark Harrison - Microsoft CorporationHenny Swan - Royal National Institute of Blind PeopleAbstractThis white paper provides information and guidelines about the issues that organizations face when delivering Web solutions, including those built by using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that are accessible to people with disabilities.Best practices for developing accessible Web si...(truncated)...

MVP awards - Vince and Chris

(Indexed 2008-07-01):

Congratulations to Chris O'Brien and Vincent Rothwell from the UK SharePoint Architects community that won MVP awards today - very well deserved !Mark Harrison

Imtech Semantic URL's Feature ... removing /PAGES

(Indexed 2008-06-23):

From Waldek Mastykarz ...Semantic URL's are one of the things I always wanted to have in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Since the first time I have opened an Internet facing site made in SharePoint 2007 I knew it would be great if the Pages part of the URL could be removed as well as the .aspx extension.I've been thinking on solving this challenge for quite some time now. Just recently I have succeeded in creating a working Proof-of-concept.More & DownloadMark Harrison

Custom Field Types - View Action Button

(Indexed 2008-06-21):

From Steven Van de Craen ...Don't you just miss the possibility to have buttons on a SharePoint List or Library View similar to an ASP.NET GridView ? You could add Edit or Delete functionality or even cooler things such as navigating to a LAYOUTS page rather than having to use the item context menu drop down.I've been playing with Custom Field Types in order to have this kind of functionality and I'm offering the result to you for free. MoreMark Harrison

SharePoint Web Parts for FAST ESP

(Indexed 2008-06-20):

As an early step towards making FAST ESP search capabilities interoperable with SharePoint, a set of installable Web parts for integrating FAST ESP and SharePoint have been made available.With this package, SharePoint administrators can quickly build ESP-based search sites in SharePoint Server 2007 by simply dropping in and configuring the appropriate Web parts.[Image]DownloadMark Harrison

SharePoint 404 Errors and Vanity URLs

(Indexed 2008-06-12):

From SharePoint Brain Freeze ...The SharePoint Smart 404 project provides enhanced 404 support and support for vanity URL's.MoreCodeplexMark Harrison

Repliweb - SharePoint replication

(Indexed 2008-06-09):

RepliWeb addresses the deployment challenges that SharePoint-enabled organizations face when managing replications across tiered topologies and multiple farms[Image]RepliwebMark Harrison

Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS)

(Indexed 2008-06-09):

Microsoft have announced the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS), an open source initiative that helps partners and customers accelerate the development and deployment of podcasting solutions. Microsoft made the announcements today at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference.http://www.codeplex.com/pksMark Harrison

Protocol Handler.NET

(Indexed 2008-06-06):

From the Enterprise Search Blog ...Protocol Handler.Net is a set of .Net wrappers for the protocol handler interfaces that enable developers to create and deploy protocol handlers for SharePoint search and Search Server. Developers can index data and documents from any system they can connect to.Much of the complexity and time around the development of protocol handlers, such as COM interoperability, are reduced and hidden in the wrappers themselves letting developers just concentrate on code to...(truncated)...

SharePoint Visual Studio extensions 1.2 download

(Indexed 2008-06-05):

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2008 Extensions, Version 1.2Tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator.[Image]DownloadFor Visual Studio 2005 support use version 1.1The User Guide for this tool can be found here.Mark Harrison

SharePoint Developer introduction for .NET developers

(Indexed 2008-06-03):

http://mssharepointdeveloper.com/ has 8 new online MSDN Virtual Labs .You don't have to download a VPC ... just require IE and an Internet connection.Mark Harrison

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-06-03):

A new datasheet for Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint has been published:[Image]DownloadMicrosoft Forefront Security for SharePoint integrates multiple scan engines from industry-leading vendors and content controls to help businesses protect their Microsoft SharePoint collaboration environments by eliminating documents containing malicious code, confidential information, and inappropriate content.Mark Harrison

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 on Vista x64/x86

(Indexed 2008-05-24):

From The Bamboo Team Blog ...We have put together an installer that allows you to install WSS3.0 SP1 on Vista, both x86 and x64. This will allow you to develop on your workstation with all the power of a non virtualized environment.MoreObviously, running SharePoint on Vista is not a supported environment by Microsoft.Additional discussion about this tool can be found in this forum.Mark Harrison

blueKiwi SharePoint connector

(Indexed 2008-05-20):

[Image]blueKiwi Software, the leading european provider of enteprise social software, is announcing the blueKiwi SharePoint connector and blueKiwi OfficeAssistant - a set of components that enable the integration of blueKiwi's specialized social software suite with Microsoft's business productivity platform.blueKiwi SoftwareMark Harrison

Develop on SharePoint webcast series

(Indexed 2008-05-19):

In this 10-part series, you will receive practical technical information from Robert Bogue and Andrew Connell, Microsoft SharePoint Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), covering 10 fundamental developer topics on SharePoint Products and Technologies via Live Meeting Webcast.20-May-08 ... Introduction to SharePoint for .NET Developers: Web Parts. Register21-May-08 ... Introduction to SharePoint for .NET Developers: Data Lists. Register27-May-08 ... Introduction to SharePoint for .NET Developers: S...(truncated)...

Visual Studio extensions for SharePoint ... Developer User Guide

(Indexed 2008-05-12):

From Paul Andrew ... I'm pleased to announce the release of the User Guide, Samples and Walkthroughs for the Visual Studio 2005 extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, v1.1. The Visual Studio 2005 extensions for SharePoint were released back in Feb 2008 and an update for Visual Studio 2008 is planned for release in June 2008.The user guide is downloadable here and represents approx 200 pages of documentation applicable to both the 2005 and the 2008 release of the Visual Studio extensions...(truncated)...

Accessibility Kit - United Nations

(Indexed 2008-05-07):

The United Nations office is using the Accessibility Kit with MOSShttp://www.ohchr.org/Mark Harrison

Forefront Security for SharePoint with Service Pack 2

(Indexed 2008-04-15):

Forefront Security for SharePoint with Service Pack 2 is released.The goal of this release is to provide support for the new Windows Server 2008 platform, expand the keyword filtering capabilities by including installable lists to help customers filter out profanity and discriminatory words in 11 languages, and provide a roll-up of software fixes that help facilitate the administration of this security solution.Organizations should upgrade to Forefront Security for SharePoint with Service Pack 2...(truncated)...

AC's VS SharePoint Project Utility Tool Window

(Indexed 2008-04-13):

[Image]From MOSS WebCM topgun Andrew Connell ...I've created a Visual Studio tool window that would do some of the work for me. First and foremost, the primary objective was to help in the customization and content creation of structures needed in a Visual Studio project used for SharePoint development. Second, it was to eliminate the chance for typos and trivial errors. Third, to eliminate repetitive tasks and free me up to do the more complex stuff.Announcing AC's VS SharePoint Project Utility...(truncated)...

SharePoint 2007 Overview Slides

(Indexed 2008-04-09):

[Image]Ive updated my SharePoint 2007 Overview deck ... slides are hereMark Harrison

Free Online Enterprise Search Training

(Indexed 2008-04-06):

18 hours of free, deep technical training about Enterprise Search with SharePoint technologiesEnterprise Search TrainingMark Harrison

How to Protect SharePoint with DPM 2007

(Indexed 2008-03-14):

[Image]SharePoint administrators are looking for a better way to protect and recover their collaboration infrastructures. Microsoft has listened to its customers and has delivered a complete solution with System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007.Datasheet: How to protect SharePoint Products and Technologies with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 If your company relies on Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to manage and deliver information, see ho...(truncated)...

AKS v2 - Accessibility Kit for SharePoint ; Accessible Rich Text Editor

(Indexed 2008-03-09):

The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint version 2.0 was announced at the SharePoint conference and will include:Smart Adapters - Automation of control adapters through install settings Additional adapters and remediationWeb part zone controlXHTML 1.0 Strict ValidationValidating page against a DTD or a schemaAdditional requirements under Canadian Common Look and Feel guidelines (CLF 2.0)Improvements to accessibility and usability of Web based access to document libraries through the creation of addi...(truncated)...

Asset Inventory Tool - Solution Accelerators for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-03-07):

Asset Inventory ToolAllows IT professionals to inventory all of the computers in the network and identify servers that have SharePoint installed on them. The information gathered by the tool is used to generate reports that give IT the information it needs to bring the servers under its control. This allows the resources of the ever-changing SharePoint environment to be optimized and adjusted as needed.Get the Asset Inventory Tool (Beta)Mark Harrison

SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool - Solution Accelerators for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-03-07):

SharePoint Capacity Planning ToolPerformance models for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 that use the analysis and simulation features of Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2007 to help you plan your SharePoint topology.DownloadMark Harrison

SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit - Solution Accelerators for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-03-07):

SharePoint Monitoring ToolkitProvides a set of management packs for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (including SP1) to monitor and manage Microsoft SharePoint environments. These management packs are supported by both System Center Operations Manager 2007 and System Center Essentials.DownloadMark Harrison

External Collaboration Toolkit - Solution Accelerators for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-03-07):

External Collaboration ToolkitSoftware and guidance that will help you to deploy a customizable solution built on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that teams can use to collaborate securely with partners outside the firewall. The toolkit's familiar SharePoint interface makes the solution easy for project team members to understand and use.DownloadMark Harrison

SharePoint Cross-site Configurator - Solution Accelerators for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-03-07):

SharePoint Cross-site ConfiguratorSample code that you can use to automate the deployment of configuration changes across SharePoint site collections as broadly as entire web applications or even entire farms.Mark Harrison

SharePoint Internal Buzz Kit

(Indexed 2008-03-07):

SharePoint Internal Buzz KitSet of resources to help you generate demand for your newly deployed SharePoint Server 2007 sites, increasing your Return on Investment.You may need to revise some of the pieces in the Kit, depending upon your particular deployment environment and company policies.Mark Harrison

Windows Server 2008 - Desktop Experience feature

(Indexed 2008-03-06):

Ive wasted a lot of time on this - so I hope it helps someone ...On a Windows Server 2008 VM, I couldn't :- save directly from Word into a SharePoint Document Library - "View in Windows Explorer" the SharePoint Document Library The normal solution is to start the "Web Client" service to enable WebDAV but the service was missing.Solution was to install the "Desktop Experience" feature.

Demonstrating the Business Data Catalog (BDC)

(Indexed 2008-03-05):

From Todd Baginski ...This file contains the SharePoint Site Template Package that contains the site I used to present my Creating Solutions with the Business Data Catalog session at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Seattle, in March of 2008. All the code and resources I showed in my demo (with the exception of the Excel Services KPIs in the Report Center) as well as step by step instructions to set it up in your own environment are included in the SharePoint site.More / Download

Microsoft Online Services - Business Productivity Online Suite

(Indexed 2008-03-04):

Steve Ballmer has announced Microsoft Online Services - Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) at CeBIT in Germany, followed shortly by the Bill Gates keynote at the SharePoint Conference in Seattle. Microsoft Online Services is delivered as an Internet-based subscription service hosted by Microsoft. More

Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-03-04):

At the Sharepoint Conference 2008, Bill Gates announced the Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint Software-plus-Services Blueprints are a series of open source frameworks and workflow-based guidance packages designed to provide an architectural bridge and reduce the friction you experience building real-world Software-plus-Services applications. As a starting point for both architects and developers who are building real solutions, each Software-plus-Services Blueprint includes source code and/or...(truncated)...

Ascentium SharePoint Search tools

(Indexed 2008-03-03):

Ascentium UK have have contributed two new search tools to the Search Community Toolkit Search Center Branding Removal ... replaces the out of the box search centre SharePoint look and feel with a blank unbranded page layout for search results and advanced searchASP.NET Search Controls ... provides ASP.NET developers with simple to use set of search control (Search input and results) which interface with the search web service on MOSS 2007 and MSS 2008

Accessibility Kit for SharePoint v1.1

(Indexed 2008-03-03):

This week at the SharePoint Conference, Microsoft and HiSoftware will be releasing AKS V1.1 to provide a more accessible solution to the SharePoint collaborative environments.Additionally, HiSoftware will announce the release of Compliance Sheriff for SharePoint for end-to-end accessibility compliance for content validation, workflow and on-going auditing of SharePoint sites.HiSoftware announcement

MOSS SDK 1.3 / WSS SDK 1.3

(Indexed 2008-02-29):

From SharePoint Content and Resources ...We are excited to announce the availability of the latest updates to the downloadable SDKs for SharePoint Products and Technologies. The February update is version 1.3 and captures changes made as part of Service Pack 1.Download the MOSS SDK 1.3Download the WSS SDK 1.3

Database Maintenance for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-02-29):

MOSS MVP Bill Baer's whitepaper is just released ...Database Maintenance for Microsoft SharePoint Products and TechnologiesThis whitepaper describes the recommended maintenance strategies for the databases that host content and configuration settings for SharePoint Products and Technologies.

SharePoint Visual Studio extensions 1.1 download

(Indexed 2008-02-12):

The final release of VSeWSS 1.1, aka 'Visual Studio extensions for Windows SharePoint Services; was announced at the Office Developers Conference.Download More

How to create a Slipstream installation for MOSS with SP1

(Indexed 2008-02-10):

From Martin Kearn ...In order to install MOSS 2007 on Windows Server 2008 you will need to install 'MOSS with Service Pack 1' (this includes WSS with Service Pack 1). This is known as a slipstream installation and it contains the original image for MOSS/WSS RTM and the MOSS/WSS SP1 files. More

How to move MOSS2007 from Windows 2003 32bit to Windows 2008 64bit

(Indexed 2008-02-10):

From Combined Knowledge ...This 'How to' guide will take you through moving your Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 farm from a 32-bit environment on Windows Server 2003 to a Office SharePoint Server 2007 64-bit environment on Windows Server 2008. How to move MOSS2007 from W2003_32bit to W2008_64bit

DoD 5015.2 Resource Kit download

(Indexed 2008-02-08):

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS), with the Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.2 Resource Kit applied, has been successfully tested against the DoD 5015.2 records management standard. When choosing a records management solution, many companies and other organizations in highly-regulated industries will only consider a DoD 5015.2 certified solution.Partners wishing to deliver DoD 5015.2 solutions to their customers can now download the DoD 5015.2 Resource Kit Source Code.For partners a...(truncated)...

SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool v1.0

(Indexed 2008-02-05):

The SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool v1.0 is now available.The SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool is a set of free models of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). The two models use the analysis and simulation features of System Center Capacity Planner 2007 (SCCP) to help you explore suitable IT infrastructure options for your SharePoint deployment, based on the SharePoint usage requirements for your organization that you provide to the tool. I...(truncated)...

MOSS 2007 - Geographically Dispersed Sites

(Indexed 2008-02-03):

Guidance for deploying MOSS globally now available :Plan to deploy MOSS globally

Sonar Lite - Performance Measurement for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-02-01):

From Eric Shupps ...One of the most frustrating aspects of SharePoint administration and development is the inability to get any sort of granular performance metrics for page objects (especially web parts). SharePoint can be a finicky beast - configure a setting wrong here, make the wrong object model call there, and performance slows to a crawl. Identifying which objects on a page are causing performance bottlenecks is more art than science, requiring a great deal of back and forth between deve...(truncated)...

SharePoint Forms Based Authentication

(Indexed 2008-01-31):

From Steve Peschka ... Forms Authentication in SharePoint Products and Technologies :Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Membership and Role Provider SamplesPart 3: Forms Authentication vs. Windows Authentication

SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard

(Indexed 2008-01-31):

Chris O'Brien has shared his SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard ... a tool for SharePoint 2007 which provides the means to deploy the following content: site collections; webs; lists; folders; list items (including files)www.codeplex.com/SPDeploymentWizard.Articles from Chris :Introducing the SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard When to use the SharePoint Content Deployment WizardUsing the SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard

Extranet Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint

(Indexed 2008-01-31):

Extranet Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint beta is now available.This toolkit will provide authoritative guidance and tools to help your organization set up SharePoint to provide users with the flexibility they need to collaborate easily with external people while simultaneously allowing the security manager to rest assured that confidential data is protected.Join More

Tafiti Search goes Shared Source

(Indexed 2008-01-31):

Tafiti Search Visualization is a Website which brings a new user experience to researching (searching and storing results). It was originally created by Microsoft to demonstrate Silverlight and the Windows Live Search APIs. Now Tafiti has been released as a Windows Live Platform Quick Application on CodePlex under a MS-PL license (free for use).MoreLiveSide - Developer BlogSo who is going to be first to replace the Live Search Web Services API with the MOSS/Search Server Web Services API ?Update...(truncated)...

STSDEV - SharePoint code generator

(Indexed 2008-01-24):

Ted Pattison has told me about a new SharePoint utility called STSDEV he (collaborating with John Holliday, Andrew Connell, and Scot Hillier) has written and shared on CodePlex at http://www.codeplex.com/stsdev.STSDEV is a proof-of-concept application that demonstrates a simple code generator for create SharePoint 2007 development projects targeting Visual Studio. The fact that the STSDEV utility generates project code in a repeatable fashion also makes it possible to build Visual Studio solutio...(truncated)...

MOSS Faceted Search - version 2.0

(Indexed 2008-01-23):

Version 2.0 of Faceted Search for MOSS2007 and MSS2008 has been released.MOSS Faceted Search extension is a set of web parts that provide an intuitive, user friendly way to refine search results by predefined categories, or facets.MOSS Faceted Search

SharePoint Silverlight Browser

(Indexed 2008-01-15):

From Triplewood ... a SharePoint Silverlight web part which displays SharePoint documents and pictures in a rich Silverlight flow control.You can download it at: http://www.triplewood.com/silverlight

Ascentium acquires Artemis Corp

(Indexed 2008-01-15):

Ascentium Corporation, a leading interactive marketing and technology consultancy, today announced the acquisition of top Microsoft UK SharePoint Products and Technologies partner, Artemis CorporationPress Release

UK SharePoint Community - US Conference 2008

(Indexed 2008-01-08):

We have created a Groove workspace for the UK SharePoint Community attending the US SharePoint Conference 2008. This will enable us to connect before/during/after the event.If you are part of the UK SharePoint Community (or friend of) and attending the conference - then ping me for an invite. email: blog 'AT' markharrison.co.uk

RAPID for SharePoint - classification framework for taxonomies

(Indexed 2007-02-26):

[Image]ArtemisCorp have announced details of their first RAPID module.The 'RAPID for SharePoint' Classification system will be available in a range of versions towards the end of March 2007. It enables SharePoint 2007 to meet current Public Sector compliance requirements by supporting a range of Taxonomies including IPSV.Also includes a URL rewriting component that removes the unwanted 'Pages' element of a typical SharePoint publishing URL.

Equilibrium MediaRich for Sharepoint 2007

(Indexed 2007-02-23):

Equilibrium MediaRich for SharePoint 2007 is now available and brings a robust, low cost Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution to Microsoft Office Systems. Companies are able to leverage their investment in the Microsoft platform without having to move to another, more costly system, thereby reducing IT management costs, training and productivity costs, and extending their return on investment.

radEditor for MOSS

(Indexed 2007-02-22):

[Image]The r.a.d.editor for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a cross-browser alternative to the default rich-text editor in MOSS and WSS v3.The product is developed in an agreement between telerik and Microsoft and is provided free of charge to registered clients of SharePoint 2007.

SharePoint Explorer for WSS3

(Indexed 2007-02-22):

Lars has recompiled his SharePoint Explorer for 2007SharePoint Explorer for WSS3

Ontolica V3 Beta program

(Indexed 2007-02-22):

[Image]Further to Ontolica Wildcard / Search ...The Beta program for Ontolica for MOSS is starting today.Here is the link to sign up

MOSS 2007 - Evaluation Guide

(Indexed 2007-02-20):

This evaluation guide is designed to give you a solid understanding of the design goals and feature set for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and a familiarity with the product implementation. It provides an overview of the solutions and benefits provided by Office SharePoint Server 2007, along with descriptions of new and improved features in the areas of portal, search, content management, business forms and integration, and business intelligence. It also provides a hands-on tour of the ...(truncated)...

Microsoft Best Practices Analyzer for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and the 2007 Microsoft Office System

(Indexed 2007-02-19):

The Microsoft Best Practices Analyzer for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and the 2007 Microsoft Office System Best Practices Analyzer programmatically collects settings and values from data repositories such as MS SQL, registry, metabase and performance monitor. Once collected, a set of comprehensive 'best practice' rules are applied to the topology. [Image] Download

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies

(Indexed 2007-02-19):

The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies is a Web download that provides features for running a report server within a larger deployment of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.[Image] Download Read more at the Sharepoint Team Blog - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 Reporting Services integration with WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007

uksharepoint.com

(Indexed 2007-02-16):

http://uksharepoint.com now points to the UK area of the new SharePoint Community site. The intention of this area is to signpost the various activities, communities and people specific to the UK SharePoint community. We are working on enabling users to be authenticated with Windows Live Id to allow non Microsoft people to contribute to appropriate subsites.

European SharePoint Conference - Berlin - Feb 12-14 - Sold Out

(Indexed 2007-02-10):

During 3 days, highly qualified speakers from our participating partners as well as top ranked speakers from Microsoft in Redmond will present technical as well as strategic content. The main exposition hall will be used by our partners to show off their products & solutions based on SharePoint technologies and with the non-stop Hands On Lab all attendees can test most of the technologies themselves.With over 2.300 registered attendees (60% of outside Germany), more than 100 participating partne...(truncated)...

Microsoft UK SharePoint Jobs

(Indexed 2007-02-09):

Microsoft UK are looking to fill the following SharePoint focused roles: SharePoint / Office / Groove IT Pro Evangelist ... to effectively communicate the value of our integrated platform and tools and work with influencers and audiences to demonstrate the feature set of our current and future platform and developer offeringsSharePoint Premier Field Engineer ... delivering onsite and dedicated services for Premier customers around the worldSharePoint / Office Consultant ... assisting customers i...(truncated)...

UK MOSS 2007 Business Intelligence Training - free of charge

(Indexed 2007-02-07):

I have a handful of places for free MOSS 2007 Business Intelligence training for this Friday (9 Feb) - location TVP, Reading.OVERVIEW:Business Intelligence with Office SharePoint Server 2007 makes it easy for decision-makers to access and analyze information anytime, anywhere. In this session you will see how to get up-to-date information wherever people work, collaborate, and make decisions, whether it's on the desktop or over the Web. Now, aligning employee's objectives with your corporate goa...(truncated)...

Free SharePoint team site

(Indexed 2007-02-04):

From Vincent Rothwell ...Want a free SharePoint team site to play with? Only 5mb of storage, but no time limit and gives you a choice of TeamSite, Wiki or Blog. Visit FrontPages

SharePoint Custom Forms Authentication Feature

(Indexed 2007-02-04):

With WSS V3 and MOSS 2007 you can leverage ASP.Net pluggable authentication modules. Thus providing the ability for a SharePoint site to leverage user authentication via a datastore other than Active Directory or Windows based logins.This codeplex project provides SharePoint site's with a feature set that will enable adiministrators to manage users of a data store with Forms authentication.The features include:An Administrator web part to view/edit/delete and add users to the data store by an ad...(truncated)...

MOSS 2007 - Taxonomy /Tagging System

(Indexed 2007-02-04):

From SharePoint ECM blog ...I would like to introduce you to a starter kit that Ive developed for SharePoint Server 2007 that helps with the implementation of a taxonomy/tagging system. The kit contains a lightweight working prototype, which you can extend to create a solution that will meet your needs. More[Image] Download

Microsoft Search Solutions for the Enterprise webcast series

(Indexed 2007-02-01):

Beginning Wednesday February 14th, we will be launching the Plan, Deploy and Manage Microsoft Search Solutions for the Enterprise webcast series.There will be one webcast per week for 8 consecutive weeks providing level 300 learning on Microsoft's Enterprise Search solutions.The 8 webcasts are organized into 3 high-level categories:Plan and deploy search across the enterprise- Webcast 1: Microsoft Search Solutions for the Enterprise - Technical Overview (Feb 14)- Webcast 2: Microsoft Search Solu...(truncated)...

MOSS 2007 - External Sites

(Indexed 2007-02-01):

Update ... another great looking UK external facing website powered by MOSSFifteen - http://www.fifteen.net/ - built by ContentAndCodeTwo more UK early adopters of MOSS have gone live and demonstrate well how SharePoint sites can now be appropriately branded :LloydsTSB - www.shareview.co.uk - built by ConchangoCorgi - www.trustcorgi.com - built by ArtemisCorpAlsoMinistry of Sound - www.hedkandi.com - built by CScape.

UK SharePoint Community Feb Meeting - Office 14

(Indexed 2007-01-31):

We are hosting Lawrence Liu - Sharepoint PM - in the UK on his way through to the EMEA SharePoint conference. Lawrence will be attending the UK SharePoint User Group on 8th Feb and will be discussing Office 14 and the new Application Templates.More info

Ontolica Wildcard / Ontolica Search

(Indexed 2007-01-30):

[Image]Mondosoft will soon announce the Ontolica wildcard enhancement to MOSS 2007 Search . This will be available on April 15th and be free of charge.Factsheet for Ontolica Wildcard and Ontolica Search[Image]

UK SharePoint Community - EMEA Conference

(Indexed 2007-01-24):

We have created a Groove workspace for the UK SharePoint Community attending the EMEA SharePoint Conference. This will enable us to connect before/during/after the event.If you are part of the UK SharePoint Community (or friend of) and attending the conference - then ping me for an invite. email: blog 'AT' markharrison.co.uk

MOSS 2007 / WSS v3 - SDK downloads

(Indexed 2007-01-23):

The SharePoint SDK downloads are now available:[Image] MOSS 2007 SDK and ECM Starter Kit[Image] WSSv3 SDK and Workflow Starter Kit

MOSS 2007 - Virtualization Support

(Indexed 2007-01-22):

FAQ - is the virtualization of MOSS 2007 supported ?There is now product support for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 x86 or x64 (download).Microsoft Virtual PC can be used in non production environments but there will be no support.Support for third party virtualization remains similar to how it has in the past. Please refer to KB 897615. It's possible that product support will require that the issue is reproduced in a non virtualized environment if they suspect that ...(truncated)...

"SharePoint Solution" Visual Studio project template

(Indexed 2007-01-15):

Vincent Rothwell has shared his "SharePoint Solution" Visual Studio project template[Image] SharePoint Solution Package.zip (13 KB)More

MOSS 2007 - WWF Integrating Divergent Worlds

(Indexed 2007-01-10):

From developer.com ...SharePoint 2007 and Windows WorkFlow Foundation: Integrating Divergent Worlds

MOSS 2007 - Search Evaluation Guide

(Indexed 2007-01-09):

This evaluation guide is designed to present a solid understanding of the search capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It provides an overview of Enterprise Search solutions from Microsoft, gives a hands-on tour of the product, and concludes with useful information for administrators and developers. IT professionals should use this guide to perform a thorough and effective evaluation of Enterprise Search functionality in Office SharePoint Server 2007.[Image] Download

Get a solid plan in place

(Indexed 2007-01-09):

From Gartner ...We think Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) is a natural upgrade from LAN file-shares. So much so that, by 2010, WSS will replace a majority of Windows-based, LAN file shares. (We expect explosive growth in WSS deployment and usage.)More

South Holland District Council - MOSS 2007 UK early adopter

(Indexed 2007-01-04):

UK early adopter case study for MOSS 2007 ... South Holland District Council uses the 2007 Microsoft Office system to improve collaboration and measure performance.Download Case Study

TechNet magazine - SharePoint

(Indexed 2007-01-02):

[Image]This month TechNet Magazine devotes an issue to SharePoint and everything that's new in the latest release. Here we introduce SharePoint Server 2007 and guide you through new features that make building a collaborative site better and easier than ever.An Overview of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007The new version of SharePoint is poised to meet all your collaboration and information management needs in a single, integrated platform. Here's a tour of the new features and tools in MO...(truncated)...

SharePoint click through demos

(Indexed 2006-12-21):

Here are a number of portable, interactive demos that closely simulates the UI and functionality of actual solutions. Includes a presenter script.[Image]Download

Knowledge Network roadmap

(Indexed 2006-12-19):

Knowledge Network is the social networking add-on for SharePoint that identifies "who knows what" / "who knows who". The roadmap for KN has now been revealed: A Technical Preview version will be released in the first half of 2007. This will be available to customers as a web download at no additional cost and will include documentation and community support The KN functionality is likely to be a fully supported and integral part of the next version of Office.More

Compliance Features in the 2007 Microsoft Office System (white paper)

(Indexed 2006-12-19):

This white paper showcases compliance-related features and extensibility opportunities with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and demonstrates how the Office system can help you meet the demands of regulatory compliance. By focusing on a few core products, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Office client-side applications, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, this paper introduces built-in features of the Office system that address compliance requirements. The paper also focuses on the...(truncated)...

New microsoft.com

(Indexed 2006-12-18):

The new 'AJAX powered' microsoft.com has gone live.[Image]Q:Have you finished making changes to your site now?A:Nope, what you see on the home page is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of changes we're making to our Web site. Some of the biggest changes are ones you don't see. In the background we are beginning to migrate much of Microsoft.com to a new platform based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.Using Office SharePoint Server 2007 will bring us a broad range of new capabilities ...(truncated)...

SharePoint - search a million documents in under a second

(Indexed 2006-12-15):

Interesting blog post by a californian lawyer ...http://kmpipeline.blogspot.com/2006/12/sharepoint-2007-en...(truncated)...

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Management Pack Download

(Indexed 2006-12-11):

The WSS 3.0 MP for MOM 2005 is now available :[Image] DownloadThe current ETA for the MOSS 2007 MP is January.

SharePoint Inspector

(Indexed 2006-12-11):

From Renaud ...SharePoint InspectorYou can see objects composing its structure, get their properties by reflection, which can be very useful when you want to check if your code does what it should do.You can use also some advanced features like activate/deactivate SharePoint features, add/remove event receivers, manage your recycle binMore

MOSS 2007 - UK Early Adopters

(Indexed 2006-12-07):

Two more UK early adopters of MOSS have gone live and demonstrate well how SharePoint sites can now be appropriately branded : LloydsTSB - www.shareview.co.uk - built by ConchangoCorgi - www.trustcorgi.com - built by ArtemisCorpAlsoMinistry of Sound - www.hedkandi.com - built by CScape.

Partner Sponsorship at the SharePoint Conference 2007

(Indexed 2006-12-03):

From the IW UK Partner Team ...Last Call: Partner Sponsorship Opportunity at SharePoint Conference 2007 in Berlin

Return of the SmartPart

(Indexed 2006-12-03):

From Jan Tielens ...Finally the latest version of the SmartPart is here: the Return of the SmartPart, also know as SmartPart v3, also know as SmartPart for SharePoint 2007.The SmartPart allows you to create a Web User Control (ASCX) in Visual Studio by making use of the designer, and deploy it to a SharePoint site.More

MOSS 2007 - Free Online Training Course

(Indexed 2006-11-24):

Currently free ...Clinic 5046: Inside Look at Building and Developing Solutions with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

MOSS 2007 - Licensing

(Indexed 2006-11-24):

FAQ - What are the different licensing aspects of MOSS 2007 ?How to buy Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 explains the different SKUs and licensing models for MOSS. The Office SharePoint Server edition comparison gives you a good overview of the functional differences between MOSS and WSS.

Tag Cloud web part

(Indexed 2006-11-24):

From WSSSearch ...We have implemented the Tag Cloud and Tag Browser Web Parts for WSSv3 and MOSS2007.[Image]More

SharePoint Solution Generator

(Indexed 2006-11-22):

From Serge ...The SharePoint Solution Generator is a stand-alone application that can convert Wss3 web (SPWeb) into a Visual Studio 2005 site definition project that can be compiled into a SharePoint solution for deployment into your SharePoint farm.part 1: create a site definition from an existing site part 2: the internals of the created site definition project Download : Visual Studio 2005 Extensions - WSS Tools - download

SharePoint Learning Kit / Learning Gateway

(Indexed 2006-11-22):

The Learning Gateway Community exists for educators, partners and developers. It is a space to share ideas, ask questions, and find new components. Most importantly, this is where you provide the vision for the Learning Gateway moving forward![Image]Download SharePoint Learning Kit

Microsoft UK vacancy - SharePoint Dedicated Suppor...

(Indexed 2006-11-17):

Dedicated to supporting Microsofts' Enterprise customers by providing proactive support consulting in the SharePoint technology area.email: blog 'at' markharrison.co.uk

AIIM Webcast: Records Management in MOSS 2007

(Indexed 2006-11-16):

[Image]Webcast: AIIM Webcast: Records Management in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 AIIM is the international authority on Enterprise Content Management. For over 60 years, AIIM has been the leading non-profit organization focused on helping users to understand the challenges associated with managing documents, content, records, and business processes. Today, AIIM is international in scope, independent, implementation-focused, and, as the representative of the entire ECM industry - inclu...(truncated)...

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Trial down...

(Indexed 2006-11-16):

[Image]Connect people, processes and information.[Image] Download

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 download

(Indexed 2006-11-16):

[Image]Share information, collaborate on documents, and collect team knowledge over the Internet or your corporate network with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in Windows Server 2003[Image] Download WSSThe language packs allow the creation of WSS sites in different languages; multiple language packs can be installed on the same server.[Image] Download Language Packs

MOSS 2007 - Metadata Manager for the Business Data Catalog

(Indexed 2006-11-10):

From Nick Swan ...For all your SharePointers playing around with the Business Data Catalog creating application metadata files by hand you can download version 1.0.0.0 of our application here:www.mossbdcmetadatamanager.comIt's a first version, so it will break! Just be gentle with it! :-)Here's a link to a quick 'how to' guide:http://www.mossbdcmetadatamanager.com/howto.htm

MOSS 2007 - Building a public website

(Indexed 2006-11-10):

By Eli Robillard ...Liam Cleary has a fantastic in-depth series running on rebuilding a corporate website with the new WCM features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We're talking deep practical dives into CSS, master pages, navigation, and content types. Highly recommended!Part I - Introduction and getting started Part II - Designing the layout Part III - Creating the content types Also checkout "Building tylerbutler.com"Part I - Planning and Basic BrandingPart II - Building Content T...(truncated)...

Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

(Indexed 2006-11-10):

40 new Application Templates are coming soon for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 ... these are out-of-box custom scenarios for the WSS platform, tailored to address the needs and requirements of specific business processes or sets of tasks in organizations of any size. English Only :Board of Directors Classroom Management Clinical Trial Initiation and Management Competitive Differentiation Site Discussion Database Emergency Management for Government Agencies Employee Activities Site Employee Sel...(truncated)...

Christian Aid / SharePoint / IORA

(Indexed 2006-11-09):

Why would a charity spend money on software if it could get it for free? Gareth Mitchell asks Steven Buckley the Director of the Common Knowledge programme at Christian Aid exactly that question.BBC Digital Planet 2006-11-06 (MP3)Steven also discusses how they use Sharepoint technologies to enable Christian Aid workers to collaborate across the world. Also mentions how IORA compression technologies enables SharePoint to be used in remote areas where telecommunications are poor.Digital Planet is...(truncated)...

MOSS 2007 - Branding / Content By Query Web Part

(Indexed 2006-11-07):

From Andrew Connell ...Fantastic reads from the ECM Team Blog:Building TylerButler.com, Part 1: Planning and Basic Branding - Tyler Butler of the WCM product team starts a blog post series where he'll walk you through the process of converting a site to a Publishing site (WCM site) in MOSS 2007. Configuring and Customizing The Content By Query Web Part - George Perantatos of the WCM product team talks about customizing the CBQ Web Part which I like to refer to as the silver bullet for page layou...(truncated)...

Visual Studio 2005 Extensions - WSS Tools - download

(Indexed 2006-11-07):

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions (November CTP are available ... these are tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator.[Image] Download

WSS Home on Office Online

(Indexed 2006-11-05):

[Image]The re-designed Office Online site is now live and there is now a landing page dedicated to Windows SharePoint Services. All evaluation/pre-sales content, white papers, and help/how-to articles are linked to from here. Visit: WSS Home on Office Online - http://office.microsoft.com/sharepointtechnology

UK 2007 Office System / SharePoint pricing

(Indexed 2006-11-01):

The UK pricing has been announced ... it is available from today through your favorite reseller.

Sharepoint Search directly from Windows Vista Desktop

(Indexed 2006-10-30):

Earlier blog entries explained how to add Sharepoint Search to Windows Desktop Search and add Sharepoint Search to Internet Explorer 7.0 Here are the instructions to add Sharepoint Search directly into Windows Vista Desktop.[Image]Click on Start Button Type Gpedit.msc, Group Policy Editor will open (Click Allow if prompted for elevated privileges) Navigate down and expand the following tree nodes: User Configuration - Administrative Templates - Windows Components - Instant Search Double Click "C...(truncated)...

Interwoven Worksite and SharePoint

(Indexed 2006-10-27):

Last week I presented at the Interwoven Gearup EMEA conference with Keith Lipman Interwoven PM on WorkSite / SharePoint integration.The slides are now are available here ( Username: gearup06 ; Password: europe )

MOSS 2007 - DOD 5015.2 (Chapter 2)

(Indexed 2006-10-24):

Based on feedback from customers and partners, Microsoft is pursuing the Department of Defense 5015.2 (Chapter 2) certification for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.Microsoft is creating a Records Management Center Add-on Pack that will add the additional DoD 5015.2 required functionality to comply with and get certified with the Standard.A confirmed test date of May 14, 2007 has been given ... once the certification is completed and MOSS 2007 is 'certified' it will be listed on the JITC ...(truncated)...

SharePoint DelegateControl Uncovered

(Indexed 2006-10-20):

From Patrick ...The SharePoint DelegateControl UncoveredYou could see the DelegateControl as a mini SmartPart, a generic control that is able to render a user control you want to appear in your pages.

SharePoint Feature - Master Pages for Site Collections

(Indexed 2006-10-20):

From Helen Solomon ... We can create and store master pages on the file system as a SharePoint Feature and make it available for new and existing site collections.More

MOSS 2007 - AvePoint / backup strategies

(Indexed 2006-10-20):

From AvePoint ...Whitepaper released on MOSS 2007 backup strategies (PDF) - information on what you get natively and then on the extended AvePoint solution.

Technet - Get into the Groove

(Indexed 2006-10-19):

[Image]From Arno ...Get into the Groove: Solutions for Secure and Dynamic Collaboration : "Office Groove 2007 lets users collaborate dynamically and securely with people from around the world. Find out how the Groove client can fit into your organization."Building an Emergency Operations Center on Groove and SharePoint : "Take an inside look at how Groove and SharePoint help the Louisiana State University Emergency Operations Center respond to disaster."

MOSS 2007 - Business Data Catalog

(Indexed 2006-10-18):

Martin Kearn has posted a great overview of the new Business Data Catalog feature in SharePoint 2007.

MOSS 2007 - Shared Services architecture

(Indexed 2006-10-18):

Again from Martin Kearn - an overview of the Shared Services architecture in SharePoint 2007.[Image]

MOSS 2007 Search Document Scalability

(Indexed 2006-10-17):

It has been confirmed that the out of the box maximum recommended document limit for SharePoint Server 2007 Search is 50 million documents in a single index, dependent on hardware. SharePoint Server 2007 supports a maximum of 20 indexes. SharePoint Server 2007 for Search (Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition) supports one index only.Note- there is no technically enforced limit - this is the max number of documents that has been tested for- size is irrelevant - a 10KB Word file and a 10MB Word...(truncated)...

Case Study: Improving an IT Self-Help Portal User Experience

(Indexed 2006-10-13):

[Image]The first of a series of 6 technical whitepapers about Microsoft's own MOSS adoption has been published. Improving an IT Self-Help Portal User Experience details how Microsoft migrated the content from the existing the self-help portal in Content Management Server 2002 to SharePoint Server 2007.

Synchronize two SharePoint document workspaces

(Indexed 2006-10-09):

By Moim Hossain ...Recently I was working with Microsoft SharePoint 2007 server and with its object models and the SharePoint web services as well. My intent was to make a program by which I can move documents from one SharePoint document workspace to another. And to make the thing more applicable I was seeking a way where I can move documents back and forth between two different version of SharePoint server. And here in this article I have describe a way to transfer documents from a SharePoint...(truncated)...

SharePoint People

(Indexed 2006-10-03):

Mike Percy has created www.sharepointpeople.co.uk - a free job board for advertising SharePoint vacancies in the UK, both contract and permanent. Alternatively, www.justsharepointjobs.com provides a jobs portal focussing on Sharepoint technologies for vacancies in the US region.

EMC Documentum and SharePoint

(Indexed 2006-10-03):

EMC and Microsoft have announced a new enterprise content management alliance aimed at helping to enable organizations to become People-Ready with their compliance, regulatory and other critical business data.EMC will bring to market new solutions that seamlessly integrate the EMC Documentum platform with multiple Microsoft solutions and platform technologies including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, SQL Server 2005 and enterprise search solutions. Pres...(truncated)...

2007 European SharePoint Conference

(Indexed 2006-09-30):

At the 2007 SharePoint Conference in Berlin, Microsoft and selected partners will introduce you to leading-edge solutions enabled by SharePoint Server 2007.In over 50 lectures, round tables and industry-specific user reports spread over three days, we will show you how to:easily create, manage and monitor content and processes across the entire enterpriseensure 24x7 access to all business-critical information, find specific information quickly, and make well-informed decisions accordinglyfurther...(truncated)...

Forefront Security for SharePoint - download

(Indexed 2006-09-29):

[Image]Test the new features and functionality for protecting Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 from viruses, unwanted files and inappropriate content.Download Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePointPressPass: Microsoft Launches Forefront Security for SharePoint Beta

Server-Enforced Policy via Information Rights Management

(Indexed 2006-09-24):

The Information Rights Management capabilities in Office 2003 enables a digital envelope to be put around an e-mail or Office document that limits what people can do with it (e.g. edit, copy, print, forward), when the document expires, whether the software needs to check back with the SharePoint server for the latest updates, etc.In SharePoint Server 2007, there will be server integration with Windows Rights Management Services and the extensibility to integrate with alternative rights managemen...(truncated)...

Video - Web CM in MOSS 2007

(Indexed 2006-09-20):

From Ted Pattison Gorilla Training ... a developer-oriented video to learn about Web content management in Office SharePoint Server 2007Download

XMLAW - SharePoint for the Legal sector

(Indexed 2006-09-20):

The Enterprise Portal System is the only end-to-end SharePoint portal/search solution for the legal industry providing integrated intranets, extranets, and enterprise search.Press ReleaseDatasheet

Microsoft Faceted Search

(Indexed 2006-09-20):

Try this http://rwsm.directtaps.net/From Paula Hane ...Unlike the upgrade to Live.com, which, according to a Microsoft spokesperson, just uses algorithms that mine previously submitted queries to the engine, the new and unannounced search system brings faceted search to a Microsoft application. Try it yourself at http://rwsm.directtaps.net. The Microsoft project, called Search Results Clustering (SRC), currently offers a search beta and downloadable toolbar.What Microsoft is doing is called text...(truncated)...

CAML Viewer 2007 : released on Codeplex

(Indexed 2006-09-19):

From Stramit ... SharePoint 2007 CAML Viewer[Image]

MOSS 2007 / WSS v3 SDK Beta2TR downloads

(Indexed 2006-09-16):

Updated version of SharePoint Server 2007: Software Development Kit for Beta 2 Technical Refresh.TheSDK is a preliminary release for solution providers, independent software vendors, value-added resellers, and other developers to learn about the new SharePoint Server 2007 enterprise application and platform. It features conceptual and 'How to' articles, sample code, and preliminary programming references. The Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Beta) SDK will be updated for the released ver...(truncated)...

UK SharePoint Sept 06 events

(Indexed 2006-09-15):

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - What's new6:30PM September 20, 2006 - TVP, ReadingSpeaker- Nick Swan: MVP for Sharepoint Portal.SharePoint User Group meeting6:30PM September 28, 2006 - London

r.a.d.controls for SharePoint 2003 beta

(Indexed 2006-09-04):

Telerik have just rolled out the beta for r.a.d.controls for SharePoint 2003DownloadMOSS 2007 is next on their agenda

Knowledge Network for Sharepoint Server 2007

(Indexed 2006-09-01):

Channel 9 Video ... the Knowledge Network team take us on a tour of the KN add-on for Office SharePoint Server 2007.Knowledge Network is a new add-on for Office SharePoint Server 2007 that many people dont know about yet. It automates the discovery and sharing of undocumented knowledge and relationships, enabling you to quickly locate who knows whom and who knows what within your constantly changing organization.

Ted Pattison Shows Us SharePoint - .NET Rocks

(Indexed 2006-08-30):

Ted Pattison brings us up to date on SharePoint technologies including SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS).Download (media file within a self unzipping executable)

Free SharePoint Training

(Indexed 2006-08-30):

From Mark Bower ... For a limited time these self-paced online learning courses are available free of charge: WSS v3 Development: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/5045.asp WSS v3 Infrastructure: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/3369.asp MOSS Development: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/5046.asp MOSS Infrastructure: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/course/3370.asp

Administrator documentation for MOSS 2007 / WSS v3

(Indexed 2006-08-16):

Administrator documentation for Office SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 :Evaluation for Office SharePoint Server 2007 Upgrade and Migration Guide for Office SharePoint Server Planning Guide for Office SharePoint Server Part 1 (for application administrators) Planning Guide for Office SharePoint Server Part 2 (for IT professionals) Planning Security for Office SharePoint Server Deployment Guide for Office SharePoint Server Administrator documentation for Windows SharePoint Services v3 Beta 2 :Evalua...(truncated)...

Planning, Designing & Securing an Extranet and Internet Facing WSSv3 and SharePoint Server 2007 Environments

(Indexed 2006-08-13):

From the SharePoint team ...Planning, Designing & Securing an Extranet and Internet Facing WSSv3 and SharePoint Server 2007 Environments

MOSS 2007 - Records Management

(Indexed 2006-08-13):

Some great descriptions on the Records Management functionality delivered in MOSS 2007 is appearing on the RecMan blog:Records Management Feature: Content Types Records Management Feature: Document Information Panel Records Management Feature: Information Management Policies (Part I) Records Management Feature: Information Management Policies (Part II) Records Management Feature: Expiration Policies Records Management Feature: Auditing Records Management Feature(s): Barcode and Labeling Policies...(truncated)...

Gorilla Training - going bananas over MOSS 2007 and WSS v3

(Indexed 2006-08-07):

[Image]Ted Pattison has started Gorilla Training with the goal of dedicating efforts exclusively to developer education on SharePoint 2007 technologies.In addition, the Gorilla Training Web site is turning into something special and is providing a significant volume of free leading-edge content for people who need to get up to speed, along with a touch of humor in an effort to get folks more excited about the technologies as well. Have a look at the screencasts page as well as the SharePoint Ins...(truncated)...

WSSv3 and MOSS 2007 Themes / Skins

(Indexed 2006-08-06):

Angus is collecting and and making available a library of WSSv3/MOSS 2007 masterpages/ skins/ themes/ CSSs. Please share any great looking SharePoint sites.More

Office System Developers Conference 2006 Videos

(Indexed 2006-08-04):

From Erika Ehrli ...Microsoft Office System Developers Conference 2006 Videos available on MSDN :Client Development Business Intelligence Solutions and Partners Enterprise Project Management Windows SharePoint Services Platform Collaboration Enterprise Content Management Portals

Office Developer Webcast Series

(Indexed 2006-07-28):

A series of webcasts devoted to developing the new breed of applications for Microsoft Office System 2007 hosted by the experts themselves. These webcasts provide great depth on the massive amount of new features in Microsoft Office System and the great tools support built in and available through Visual Studio and the new VSTO tools.11/Jul/2006 - Overview of Developer Technologies for Windows SharePoint Services12/Jul/2006 - ARCast: Hey Architects! Meet the 2007 Office System18/Jul/2006 - Devel...(truncated)...

Blogparts 1.2

(Indexed 2006-07-27):

Steen Molberg has release BlogParts 1.2 ... Blogparts is a set of Sharepoint 2.0 web parts that allow easy creation of a blog on a standard Sharepoint site.Instructions Download

MOSS2007 - Enabling Custom Authentication

(Indexed 2006-07-27):

Article from Sahil Malik - Enabling Custom Authentication for SharePoint 2007 This discusses how to switch the membership provider on a SharePoint Web application. Of course, you could write your own membership provider, but to keep things simple, this article uses the AspNetSqlMembershipProvider that ships with the .NET Framework 2.0.

MOSS 2007 Web CM Demo

(Indexed 2006-07-26):

From Angus ...I downloaded this session, Build Your Next Generation Internet Site Using SharePoint Technologies, by Jackie Bodine from MIX06 a while ago and completely forgot about it until a partner mentioned it. This session is great if you are interested in using MOSS 2007 for Internet Sites and you will also see a killer masterpage based on Xbox.com.More

MOSS 2007 Web CM - XBOX Demo

(Indexed 2006-07-26):

From Angus ...I downloaded this session, Build Your Next Generation Internet Site Using SharePoint Technologies, by Jackie Bodine from MIX06 a while ago and completely forgot about it until a partner mentioned it. This session is great if you are interested in using MOSS 2007 for Internet Sites and you will also see a killer masterpage based on Xbox.com.More

SharePoint 2007 Training

(Indexed 2006-07-21):

From Arpan ...One of the questions I got asked frequently at the Worldwide Partner Conference is 'How do I/how does my IT team get ramped up on SharePoint technology?' I've outlined 10 steps that you and/or your team can take to ramp up.More

MOSS 2007 upgrade Beta2 -> B2TR -> RTM

(Indexed 2006-07-21):

Joel give guidance on upgrading from MOSS 2007 beta to the release version. Deployed a pilot of WSS V3 or Office SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 and plan to upgrade

Windows SharePoint Services Organizational Issues White Paper

(Indexed 2006-07-21):

From Mauro Cardarelli ...In my last post I mentioned the importance of a good SharePoint strategy. Well, to help you define what that looks like I direct you to a white paper by Sue Hanley. Her content, entitled 'Windows SharePoint Services Organizational Issues White Paper', is outstanding. It gives you a true appreciation for the level of effort necessary to PLAN a portal that will make an impact.More

Ontolica BehaviorTracking

(Indexed 2006-07-17):

Robert at Mondosoft contacted me to tell me about their new Ontolica BehaviorTracking - Search Analytics for SharePoint :Fact ListFeature List

Remote Document Library web part

(Indexed 2006-07-17):

From Mark Arend ...This topic discusses using a DataForm web part to show a view of a document library on another site. This section gives instructions for creating the web part.More

WSSv3 v MOSS2007

(Indexed 2006-07-13):

FAQ - whats the differences between WSS v3 and MOSS 2007 ?? From Rob Garrett... Useful graphic showing the different services and component parts offered in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 [Image]

Understanding WF in WSS and Office 2007 whitepaper

(Indexed 2006-07-13):

Easy to read paper by David Chapell about the upcoming workflow capabilities in SharePoint products and technologies. Its in the loop to appear on MSDN but until its published its available here (zip password is harrison). [Image]

SharePoint Auditing

(Indexed 2006-07-13):

FAQ - How do I enable auditing? There are several options: For a whole site collection:In 'Site Settings' click on 'Audit Settings' or navigate to http://xxxx/_layouts/auditsettings.aspx Select the actions you want to audit. For a particular document library:In 'Document Library Settings' : 'Information management policy settings'Click to create a local policy and select Auditing and actions For a particular content type:Just create a content type and click on ...(truncated)...

New Dev-Centric Features In Office SharePoint Server Keep Your Apps Rolling

(Indexed 2006-07-10):

MSDN Magazine Article - New Dev-Centric Features In Office SharePoint Server Keep Your Apps Rolling - by Ted Pattison.This article discusses: Building portal sites with MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 Shared Service Providers, user profiles, and portal search Integration with the BDC and back-end systems Managing Web sites, business intelligence, and enterprise data

SharePoint External Account administration Kit

(Indexed 2006-07-08):

Connex has kicked off the SPEAK (SharePoint External Account administration Kit) project. This will enable the administration of user accounts from within WSS if you do not use AD.

SharePoint Learning Kit

(Indexed 2006-07-06):

From Bil Simser ...CodePlex just keeps getting groovier and grooview with SharePoint projects. Here's the latest. It's the SharePoint Learning Kit and the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) is available for you to download. For those of you familiar with Class Server, this is the same thing.SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) is a SCORM 2004-conformant e-learning delivery and tracking

WSS Custom Search Results Page

(Indexed 2006-07-04):

An article on how to create a custom search results page in a Windows SharePoint Services site ... SharePoint Custom Search Results Page by Kris Rudin. [Image]

MOSS 2007 Virtual Labs

(Indexed 2006-06-30):

Some more online training content ...Office SharePoint Server 2007 Functional and Architectural Overview Virtual LabEnterprise Content Management with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Virtual LabOrganizing and Finding Resources with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Virtual LabBusiness Solutions Using Office SharePoint Server 2007 Virtual Lab

SharePoint Community Kit

(Indexed 2006-06-30):

The SharePoint Community Kit has been launched ... this is a site template that enables practically anyone to create very quickly a functional community website on Windows SharePoint Services V3 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.SharePoint Community Kit on CodeplexVision/Scope document on the project team site.

Workflow Developer Starter Kit for Windows SharePoint Services V3

(Indexed 2006-06-30):

The Workflow Developer Starter Kit for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services V3 (Beta 2) contains Microsoft Visual Studio project templates for workflow in WSSv3Beta2 and a sample custom workflow.Download

Free domain names - Office Live

(Indexed 2006-06-24):

You can grab a free domain name if you sign up for Office Live Basics (you have to specify a US mail address [Image] ). Ive just taken markharrison.org at no cost. Check the source code of the web site and spot the SharePoint similarities. There is a nice template designer which allowed numerous themes / look & feels to be selected ... would nice to see that for WSS. [Image]

2007 Office Web Content Management slides (UK Office Devcon)

(Indexed 2006-06-22):

Here are my presentation slides that I delivered today at the UK Office Developers Conference ...Developing Web Content Management solutions with Office SharePoint Server 2007zip password is harrisonAlso includes the source code for the demos:Custom Field Control ... a Windows Media movie selectorHow to add a button to the HTML editor

SharePoint 2007 email enabled lists

(Indexed 2006-06-17):

FAQ - How do I configure email enabled lists in MOSS 2007 ? From Combined Knowledge ... download (PDF) [Image]

Office 2007 servers beta 2 MOM packs

(Indexed 2006-06-16):

The Office Server Beta 2 MOM packs are now available:SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005Project Server 2007 Beta 2 Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Beta 2 Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

SharePoint 2007 Forms Authentication

(Indexed 2006-06-16):

FAQ - How do I enable Forms Authentication ?Check out Nick Swan's article SharePoint 2007 Forms Authentication .

Community Kit for SharePoint

(Indexed 2006-06-16):

The SharePoint Community Kit has been launched ... this is a site template that enables practically anyone to create very quickly a functional community website on Windows SharePoint Services V3 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.SharePoint Community Kit on CodeplexVision/Scope document on the project team site. Update: The project name has changed to to Community Kit for SharePoint ... the team site is now http://cks.officeisp.net.

LOBi

(Indexed 2006-06-13):

LOBi (Line Of Business interoperability) for Office Sharepoint Server 2007 has been announced at TechEd ... this is designed to make it easier to import and integrate external data into Office applications.It is expected to be available as a Community Technology Preview by the end of this calendar year.Press Release - Marrying Enterprise Applications With Microsoft Office

MOSS 2007 / WSSv3 eBook

(Indexed 2006-06-09):

Special TechEd 2006 Edition 7 Development Projects with the 2007 Microsoft Office System and Windows SharePoint Services 2007.

MOSS 2007 Self Asessment

(Indexed 2006-06-09):

Here's how you take the assessment test: Go to http://www.microsoft.com/learning/assessment. Click on the "Assess Yourself" link. Click on on the "I already know my topic area" link, and you'll be prompted to login with your Passport account. Upon logging in successfully, on the next page, click on the "2007 Microsoft Office System" link and then click on "Take the Assessment" link directly underneath "Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007." Lawrence is...(truncated)...

MOSS 2007 OOTB Workflow Patterns

(Indexed 2006-06-09):

From Eilene Hao ...The MOSS 2007 out-of-the-box workflows include: Approval: Routes a document for approval. Approvers can approve or reject the document, reassign the approval task, or request changes to the document.Collect Feedback: Routes a document for review. Reviewers can provide feedback, which is compiled and sent to the document owner when the workflow has completed.Collect Signatures: Gathers signatures needed to complete an Office document. This workflow can be started only from with...(truncated)...

Application Transporter 2006 for Lotus Domino

(Indexed 2006-06-07):

Microsoft have announced the new Microsoft Application Transporter 2006 for Lotus Domino, as well as updated versions of Application Analyzer 2006 and the Exchange-Lotus Notes Mail Connector.The download links for all the new tools are:New Application Transporter 2006 for Lotus Domino Updated Application Analyzer for Lotus DominoUpdated Exchange-Lotus Notes Connector The Microsoft Application Transporter 2006 is a tool that transfers data from Lotus Notes applications to Windows SharePoint Servi...(truncated)...

2007 Office ECM Starter Kit

(Indexed 2006-06-06):

The Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit (Beta 2) is now available - it is a preliminary release for solution providers, independent software vendors, value-added resellers, and other developers to learn about how to extend the new ECM features and platform in Office SharePoint Server 2007. [Image]

Content Type Technical Posters for Download

(Indexed 2006-06-05):

Andrew May has some 17x11 posters available (PDFs) to illustrate Content Types, a core concept in Windows SharePoint Services V3. [Image]

WSS v3 e-Learning

(Indexed 2006-06-04):

Getting Started with Windows SharePoint Services V3 In this online class, you can explore the features and technologies new to Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services v3.0. You are also provided with information about deployment, configuration and migration to WSS 3.0. Also checkout - Getting Started with the 2007 Microsoft Office System [Image]

BSM 2005 with SharePoint 2007

(Indexed 2006-05-25):

From Patrick Husting ...While BSM 2005 will run on pre-released version of WSS v3, some additional preparation is necessaryMore

Windows SharePoint Services V3 Beta 2 download

(Indexed 2006-05-25):

Windows SharePoint Services V3 downloadsBeta 2 x86 Englishhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/a/7/7/a7780e67...(truncated)... 2 Language Pack x86 Englishhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/1/2/1/1214e05d...(truncated)... 2 x64 Englishhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/4/8/c/48c314de...(truncated)... 2 Language Pack x64 Englishhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/6/5/3/653555ee...(truncated)...

SharePoint Server 2007 Developer Portal

(Indexed 2006-05-23):

[Image]The SharePoint Server 2007 area on the Office Developer Center has gone live - this provides community resources and up-to-date announcements. It will contain information about planning, coding, building, deploying, and migrating solutions for SharePoint Server.Includes the SharePoint Server Migration Center addressing the issues of migrating SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Content Management Server 2002 to the new common architecture.Also checkout the Windows SharePoint Services Develo...(truncated)...

Windows SharePoint Services V3 (Beta) SDK

(Indexed 2006-05-23):

The Windows SharePoint Services V3 (Beta) SDK is now available: Install the Windows SharePoint Services V3 (Beta) SDK Browse the SDK on MSDN [Image]

SharePoint Server 2007 (Beta) SDK

(Indexed 2006-05-23):

SharePoint Server 2007 (Beta) SDK is now available:Install the SharePoint Server 2007 (Beta) SDKBrowse the SDK on MSDN The SDK contains three primary components:Documentation of Concepts, How-to, and Walkthrough topics (with robust code samples)Reference Documentation of the Class Libraries and Web ServicesDownloadable Code Samples

SharePoint 2007 webcasts

(Indexed 2006-05-17):

Webcasts on MOSS2007 and WSSv3 ... Windows SharePoint Services: Overview and What's New (Level 200)Monday, June 12, 2006 - 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Pacific TimeMike Fitzmaurice, Senior Product Manager - Portals, Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Overview and What's New (Level 200)Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM Pacific TimeMike Fitzmaurice, Senior Product Manager - Portals, Microsoft CorporationEnterprise Search Technical Drilldown on SharePoint Server 2007 (Le...(truncated)...

Knowledge Network for MOSS 2007

(Indexed 2006-05-17):

The Microsoft Knowledge Network Team are now blogging.Knowledge Network is a social networking technology enabling organisations to unlock their tacit knowledge ... it will be a free download for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Retention Server 1.5 - zero cost SharePoint EDRM

(Indexed 2006-05-16):

[Image] Retention Server 1.5 - a new version - is about to be announce ... now provides support for: Custom properties ... now administrators can create as many record properties as they wish (so things like invoice number and client number for example) - this is particularly useful for customers who want to link the records to other systems eg CRM and ERP Multi-item record declarations ... previously you had to select each document in sharepoint individually the...(truncated)...

SharePoint Forums

(Indexed 2006-05-16):

Bil Simser has released his SharePoint Forums.

DeliverPoint - SharePoint User Management

(Indexed 2006-05-11):

From Andrew Connell ...User management is no longer a pain in SharePoint with DeliverPoint from Barracuda Tools! More

Microsoft Office Servers preview information

(Indexed 2006-05-10):

The Office Systems Preview site has been updated with lots more info on the servers, including: overviews, top reasons to upgrade, product guides, system requirements and FAQs ...[Image]Office Forms Server 2007 [Image]Office Groove Server 2007 [Image]Office Project Server 2007 [Image]Office SharePoint Server 2007 ... also Windows SharePoint Services

SharePoint Server 2007 and WSS V3 information

(Indexed 2006-05-10):

Joris updates his comprehensive list of links to SharePoint 2007 information [Image]

SharePoint and Cascading Style Sheets

(Indexed 2006-04-28):

From Heather Solomon ...One of the more powerful tools in user interface customization for SharePoint is the use and editing of cascading style sheets . This article covers several ways to change the styles used by SharePoint Portal and WSS sites.SharePoint and Cascading Style Sheets: How to update, change and reference

SharePoint Utility Suite v2.5 download

(Indexed 2006-04-28):

The SharePoint Utility Suite has been updated.The purpose of the SharePoint Utility Suite is to provide a packaged collection of Tools and Utilities showcasing the rich Object Model that is delivered with the SharePoint Product and Technologies SDK (which includes Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003). This package includes code and tool examples that SharePoint Developers and SharePoint Administrators might find useful.v2.5 Download.From Keith Richie - Announcing th...(truncated)...

SharePoint on your Phone - Mobile Views

(Indexed 2006-04-26):

From Martin Kearn ... Every list and library in MOSS 2007 or WSSv3 is capable of hosting 'Mobile Views'. These are standard views of lists or libraries that an administrator has defined as being mobile enabled. You can also view individual list items in mobile form.More

SharePoint 2007 - Accessibility Improvements

(Indexed 2006-04-25):

Ive been pushing the Sharepoint Team for some time to make a statement on 'Accessibility Compliance' with the new version ... well here it is Improvements In Accessibility

IE7 Beta 2 download

(Indexed 2006-04-25):

[Image]IE7 Beta 2 is now available for download.There is also a new IE add-on site to go along with Beta 2. It includes some offline browser utilities - perhaps useful if you want to take SharePoint offline or to stage a CMS site.

Microsoft Exec 2007 Vision for Collaboration (UK event)

(Indexed 2006-04-23):

Hear the Microsoft Exec 2007 Vision for CollaborationJeff Teper, General Manager of Portals, and John Richards, Director of SharePoint Technologies, talk about their 2007 Vision for Collaboration.SharePoint Server 2007, Exchange '12', Mobile Communicator, Enterprise Search, Instant Messaging, Groove 2007April 27th Sofitel St James London.Registration link (Link not yet publicised on the events site - get in early before its open to the wider public)

The Beauty of Office + SharePoint 2007

(Indexed 2006-04-19):

From Amanda Murphy ... The Beauty of Office + SharePoint 2007.

Business Data Catalog Overview

(Indexed 2006-04-19):

From Lawrence Liu ...I thought I would post a blog entry about one of my favorite new features of Office SharePoint Server 2007: the Business Data Catalog (BDC), which enables integration with LOB and other applications by connecting via Web services or ADO.NET interfaces and displaying business data on the portal without any coding.The BDC is essentially a catalog of business applications that are of interest to SharePoint Server 2007 users, and it bridges the gap between the portal and busines...(truncated)...

CMS RAPID v2 Apollo - Update Webcast

(Indexed 2006-04-18):

[Image]There will be a Live Meeting to discuss / demo the next version of CMS.RAPID (codename Apollo) for Office 2007.AgendaPresentation / demo of RAPID migration to Office 2007 SharePoint Server Presentation / demo of RAPID Apollo Presentation on business plans for RAPID going forward (Partners event only) What we see are the opportunities for Partners RAPID 1.X plans Discussion Live Meeting details - Thursday, Jun 8, 2006 4:00 PM (UK Time)https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/join?id=RAPIDA...(truncated)...

Records Management team are blogging.

(Indexed 2006-04-10):

The Microsoft Records Management Team are now blogging - that is both the product team and Microsofts own corporate records manager - and will provide both a business and product/technology focus. The intention is that Microsoft own records management requirements will be fulfilled by SharePoint Server 2007 alone and so this is going to be an interesting read over the next few weeks/months.

Discovery Wizard for SharePoint

(Indexed 2006-04-09):

From Gayan Peiris ...Discovery Wizard for SharePoint is an auto discovery tool that identifies your entire SharePoint environment - all servers, site collections and sites - gathering important information on your discovered inventory.More

MSDN TV: Introduction to Upcoming SharePoint Products and Technologies

(Indexed 2006-04-07):

Mike Fitzmaurice gives an overview of the new technologies that will release within Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services v3 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.Main discussion 9.1 MBDemos 13.2 MB

Microsoft Agrees to Acquire ProClarity

(Indexed 2006-04-03):

Microsoft have announced it has agreed to acquire ProClarity Corp., a software company that develops advanced analysis and visualization technologies that work in association with Microsoft's business intelligence platform.Press Release.The acquisition builds on Microsoft's recent progress expanding its BI offerings, from last years introductions of SQL Server 2005 and Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 to the forthcoming BI capabilities within the 2007 Office system releases of Excel and Sh...(truncated)...

MSDN Webcast: The Evolution of Web Content Management in the 2007 Version of Microsoft Office

(Indexed 2006-03-31):

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)Presenter: Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS, MindsharpSummary: The Web Content Management (WCM) technology in the upcoming 2007 version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server represents the first major release of Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) since 2002. This webcast looks at the major improvements WCM offers over MCMS. We discuss major design changes such as the Windows SharePoint Services-based architecture and the alte...(truncated)...

Migrating to 2007 Office SharePoint Server - webcast recording

(Indexed 2006-03-31):

Im hosting a webcast "Migrating Legacy Website and Document Content to Office SharePoint Server 2007" with Metalogix.Save the date - 30th March 4pm UK time.Update: Live Meeting Details .https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/join?id=Migration2...(truncated)... Audio Broadcasting will be enabled.Update 31 March: The recording is now available here: https://www119.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/view?id=migratio...(truncated)... can be sent to rasool'AT'metalogix.net

SharePoint and Outlook integration v3 beta

(Indexed 2006-03-30):

Trinity's free SharePoint and Outlook integration tool has been updated and a beta made available: Server side components release 3 beta Outlook SPS uploader release 3 beta (.NET 1.1) Outlook SPS uploader release 3 beta (.NET 2.0) Documentation for .NET extensibility interfaces Sample VS 2005 project for supporting custom metadata

What are Content Types?

(Indexed 2006-03-29):

From Martin Kearn ...For me, one of the coolest new features of SharePoint Server 2007 is Content Types. In this article, I'll aim to give a brief overview of what they are and why you should be getting excited about them (especially if you are from a SharePoint 2003 background).More

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 RTMs

(Indexed 2006-03-28):

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 has been released to manufacturing. BizTalk is a business process management (BPM) server that enables companies to automate and optimize business processes. This includes powerful, familiar tools to design, develop, deploy, and manage those processes. OverviewThis release introduces the Windows SharePoint Services Adapter to provide built-in support for accessing and publishing documents stored in Windows SharePoint Services document libraries. Organizations can no...(truncated)...

SQL Server 2005 Report Packs download

(Indexed 2006-03-27):

Eight new SQL Server 2005 Report Packs have been released:SQL Server 2005 Report Pack for SQL Server Integration Services SQL Server 2005 Report Pack for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SQL Server 2005 Report Pack for Microsoft Dynamics Axapta 3.0 SQL Server 2005 Report Pack for Microsoft Dynamics Navision 4.0 SQL Server 2005 Report Pack for Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains 8.0 SQL Server 2005 Report Pack for Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains 9.0 SQL Server 2005 Report Pack for Microsoft In...(truncated)...

SQL 2000 v SQL 2005 for SPS

(Indexed 2006-03-20):

From Martin Kearn ...Microsoft have just released some test results that compare the performance of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 on SQL 2000 v. SQL 2005.Using SQL 2005 improves performance on every type of SharePoint farm configuration, but the most notable is a 51% increase in RPS (Requests Per Second) for a medium server farm under SQL 2005. You can get to the full test here:http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA100993571033.aspx

Migrating to 2007 Office SharePoint Server

(Indexed 2006-03-15):

Im hosting a webcast "Migrating Legacy Website and Document Content to Office SharePoint Server 2007" with Metalogix.Save the date - 30th March 4pm UK time.Update: Live Meeting Detailshttps://www.livemeeting.com/cc/microsoft/join?id=Migr...(truncated)... Audio Broadcasting will be enabled.

MediaRich For SharePoint Demo

(Indexed 2006-03-15):

[Image]Equilibrium MediaRich for SharePoint brings a robust, low cost Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution to Microsoft Office Systems 2003.Demo Video

Trinity announces partnership with 80-20 Software

(Indexed 2006-03-14):

Trinity Expert Systems has today announced a partnership with the Microsoft partner and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) specialist 80-20 Software to deliver extra records management functionality to SharePoint clients in the UK.80-20's Retention Server allows organisations to index, link, store, search, access and ultimately dispose of records declared from SharePoint Portal Server. It can play an essential role in creating and finding records to respond to regulatory requests.More

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 List Web Part

(Indexed 2006-03-13):

The List Web Part for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 provides a subset of the Microsoft CRM record list functionality. It allows users to view Microsoft CRM records as a list from a SharePoint dashboard, open records in Microsoft CRM 3.0 from the list, and connect Microsoft CRM Web Parts to filter different lists.Download

Migrating to Office SharePoint Server 2007

(Indexed 2006-03-08):

Im hosting a webcast "Migrating Legacy Website and Document Content to Office SharePoint Server 2007" with Metalogix.Save the date - 30th March 4pm UK time.More info to follow.

Telerik launches online AJAX learning portal

(Indexed 2006-03-02):

Telerik have prepared a set of resources to help you understand what is AJAX, what benefits it offers, what's difficult in AJAX development and how telerik's unique approach to AJAX can help you simplify AJAX development.http://www.telerik.com/ajax

Online Training for Business Scorecard Manager 2005

(Indexed 2006-02-24):

Business Scorecard Manager 2005 online training ... Introduction Scorecard Builder Fundamentals Scorecard Builder Advanced Report Views Scorecard Views Deploying Scorecards to SharePoint SQL Server Reporting Services Scorecard Server and Security Extensibility

UK SharePoint User Group - March 13 meeting

(Indexed 2006-02-23):

The second UK SharePoint User Group meeting has been arranged for 18:30 13th March at Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading.Agenda and signup

FlexListViewer webpart

(Indexed 2006-02-21):

FlexListViewer webpart - a solution for displaying lists that reside in a different WSS site. Output can be customised using XSLT.

Advanced MCMS - Useful Placeholder Controls

(Indexed 2006-02-20):

From the book Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development, another free chapter has been made available ... Chapter 8 "Useful Placeholder Controls" now joins the previously available Chapter 5 "Searching MCMS with SharePoint". Useful Placeholder Controls Searching MCMS with SharePoint [Image]

SharePoint Show - 105 Features in SharePoint 2007

(Indexed 2006-02-18):

The second SharePoint Show is now available! It takes you on an audio tour of more than 100 features in the new version of SharePoint, along with indepth perspectives on this topic by SharePoint MVP Dustin Miller of SharePoint Experts and SharePoint University.The server technologies in Office 2007 are actually still under NDA, but the list is paraphrasing information that has been revealed publicly by various Microsoft employees.

Webcast: Preparing for Web Content Management with the Office 12 SharePoint Servers

(Indexed 2006-02-16):

[Image]Many organizations are currently managing their Web content with Microsoft Content Management Server 2002. The new Office 12 SharePoint Servers handle many of the capabilities previously performed by Content Management Server while taking advantage of SharePoint foundation technologies that combine both document management and Web content management. Learn in this webcast (7 March 19:30 UK time) about these new content management features and the various tools and resources that are avail...(truncated)...

Office SharePoint Designer 2007 and Expression Web Designer

(Indexed 2006-02-16):

Widely known for some time - but now its official ... FrontPage will evolve into Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 and Microsoft Expression Web Designer.Press Release

Webcast: Honeywell Realizes the Versatility of SharePoint Products and Technologies

(Indexed 2006-02-16):

In this webcast (Feb 23 2006 - 19:00 UK Time) [Image]Sam Wilson, Honeywell ACS's Intranet Program Manager will present an overview of how Honeywell has deployed SharePoint technologies to over 20,000 users to keep improving businesses process while reducing IT support costs. Scenarios covered will include Sarbanes-Oxley compliance tracking, global projects operations, content publishing, enterprise search and more.Signup

Geographically dispersed sites with SharePoint

(Indexed 2006-02-13):

From Angus ...Planning and Designing SharePoint Products and Technology Solutions for Geographically Dispersed Sites ... this white paper describes three supported deployment solutions for accommodating geographically dispersed sites with SharePoint Products and Technologies. Included in this paper are recommendations for deploying SharePoint Products and Technologies across multiple geographic sites (based on the three supported solutions), statistics for estimating SharePoint Products and Tech...(truncated)...

CorasWorks Complimentary Workshops

(Indexed 2006-02-09):

SharePoint/CorasWorks Complimentary Workplace Workshops (locations including London) With access to a computer, live SharePoint environment and CorasWorks products, you will: Review design patterns for building business solutions Create connections between sites and custom roll-ups Apply filters to roll-ups to answer specific management questions Build a custom solution using custom lists and roll-ups Learn about a variety of available Web parts like SharePoint data charting, accelerators, and O...(truncated)...

Hummingbird Gains Microsoft ECM Integration

(Indexed 2006-02-08):

[Image]Hummingbird have announced a strategic relationship with Microsoft to deliver enhanced integration and high value enterprise content management lifecycle solutions on the Microsoft platform. They will offer out-of-the-box links into Microsoft Office XP / Office 12 plus the SharePoint collaboration server software.Press ReleaseVideoSharePoint & Hummingbird PDF

Pandora ... Music via SharePoint

(Indexed 2006-02-08):

From Pedro Serrano - I'm Pandora Addicted! [Image]

The SharePoint Show

(Indexed 2006-02-05):

[Image]The SharePoint Show has been launched as an independent podcast and audio program. It will feature news, interviews and tips of interest to anyone who uses, supports or is interested in Windows SharePoint Services and the Sharepoint Portal Server.Find out in show 1 about the minor disaster that was occuring during the Retention Server webcast that 80-20 and I hosted last week.

CMS.RAPID v2 and Office 12 Server

(Indexed 2006-02-03):

[Image]Ive just been in the CMS.RAPID R&D labs and seen the first cut at a RAPID v1 (MCMS2002) to RAPID v2 (Office 12 Server) migration utility. This enabled us to demonstrate the the RAPID example starter solution site RapidOrange converted and running under Office 12 Server.The conversion took the MCMS content and RAPID metadata across to Office 12 Server. It also converted the RAPID xml templates to master pages / page layouts (check here) with the RAPID panel definitions being translated t...(truncated)...

The DotNet Factory demo center

(Indexed 2006-02-03):

[Image]The DotNet Factory demo center currently hosts two Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services servers designed to allow you to experience AD WebManager and SharePoint Explorer hands-on in a live environment.Active Directory WebManager Enterprise Edition is a web-based tool allowing granular delegation of user and group administration.SharePoint Explorer Server Edition is a client-free global navigation pane providing end-users the richest possible SharePoint usage and navigation experience.The...(truncated)...

Digi-link Revelation Plus

(Indexed 2006-02-02):

Ive mentioned Digi-link Revelation before - this is an easy-to-use software program that lets mobile users synchronize off-line data with SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services. Now they have released Revelation Plus which enables Microsoft Outlook 2003 users to open linked SharePoint documents in an email even when they are off-line. Press Release [Image]

Mondosoft Acquires Taxonomy Software Provider Navigo Systems

(Indexed 2006-02-02):

Mondosoft, a pioneer in Enterprise Search and Behavior Analytics, today announced that it has acquired Navigo Systems A/S, a privately held search and taxonomy software provider specialized in optimizing Microsoft SharePoint solutions. Press Release. [Image]

Integrating SharePoint Search with Windows Desktop Search

(Indexed 2006-01-30):

Sometime ago Mark Bower explained Searching SPS using Desktop Search. Ive just come across a Registry hack to add a button to the UI (need to logoff/on). Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftDesktopSearc...(truncated)... the text in a file with a .REG suffix and then invoke it. Note replace the name in green with your SharePoint machine name. [Image]

Antigen for SharePoint Promotion - Free Six Month Trial

(Indexed 2006-01-25):

[Image]All Windows SharePoint Services customers are entitled to an extended free trial of Antigen for SharePoint. This trial version will be active through June 30, 2006.To download, simply go to www.sybari.com/wss and fill out the form.Antigen for SharePoint allows Windows SharePoint Services users to collaborate without the risk of uploading or downloading infected documents or inappropriate content.

MCMS vNext - new terminology

(Indexed 2006-01-24):

As part of MCMS vNext becoming a component within O12 Server, there has been a need to change the name of some of the core entities to be consistent with the SharePoint technologies. Here are the new names to learn : Posting -> Page (see below) Channel -> Site (see below) Template -> Page Layout + MasterPage Template Definition -> Content Type Placeholder -> Field Control Placeholder Definition -> Column Templates Channel Structure / Top Level Channel -> Site...(truncated)...

Retention Server - Webcast

(Indexed 2006-01-23):

Further to the release of Retention Server for Microsoft SharePoint - the free EDRM solution for SharePoint ... the guys at 80-20 will be doing a webcast on 2nd Feb 2006 at 4:00pm UK time (8:00am US West Coast). Save the date ... Live Meeting details to follow. [Image]

SharePoint 123 Training Materials

(Indexed 2006-01-23):

From Amanda Murphy ...Matt Ranlett and Brendon Schwartz - - - ran a brilliant training series concept called SharePoint 123 for which the materials are now available on their site. Download hands on labs and training presentations.More

MCMS vNext - no more FUD

(Indexed 2006-01-22):

Checkout http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/ where the SharePoint team are sharing the thought process behind the goals of the next release of SharePoint technologies.For the Office 12 wave, we are investing on top of the WSS platform in six solution areas:Collaboration ... richer calendars, surveys, discussions and e-mail integration, blogs, wikis, RSS, offline (in Outlook and Groove), basic project management (with Project Server for larger projects), tracking applications (including Access inte...(truncated)...

Pages in the _layouts directory

(Indexed 2006-01-20):

From Bil Simser ...Download this CEWP (Content Editor Web Part) file here and import it to a Web Part Page on your portal. It's just a simple listing of all the pages with links to them which will open up in a new window.More

Applications for Windows SharePoint Services Update

(Indexed 2006-01-19):

The three new Windows SharePoint Services Application Templates I mentioned earlier this week are now available here. The new templates are: Discussion Database, Document Library and Team Work Site. They are specifically designed to match the three most common Notes templates and build on the success of the initial 30 application templates launched last August.

SharePoint User Group UK - First Meeting

(Indexed 2006-01-18):

The SharePoint User Group UK would like to invite you to the first user group meeting hosted by Microsoft at Thames Valley Park in Reading.Held on the evening of Monday 13th February, 2 talks will be given by Steve Smith and Brett Lonsdale of Combined Knowledge on the topics of Sharepoint Farm Design Best Practices, and Developing WebParts using UserControls.Plus lots of opportunities for networking.More information

Migration Tools for Lotus Notes/Domino

(Indexed 2006-01-17):

Microsoft have announced a suite of new and updated tools to help organizations analyze their Notes/Domino application environment and move important application data to Microsoft's collaboration platform. These tools, which will be available for free download and include: Microsoft Application Analyzer 2006 for Lotus Domino. This tool, available in the first quarter of 2006, will significantly improve the process of analyzing a Notes/Domino application environment and provide a fr...(truncated)...

80-20 Retention Server for Microsoft SharePoint - no cost EDRM

(Indexed 2006-01-12):

[Image]Last year I mentioned Compliance Server - a free Records management Server solution for SharePoint. Its now been released and rebadged as 80-20 Retention Server.For organizations using Microsoft SharePoint that need to manage the retention lifecycle of electronic documents and email, 80-20 Retention Server is a free enterprise software solution that automates the retention process by applying information retention policies as part of everyday business processes.80-20 Retention Server enab...(truncated)...

Skelta SharePoint Accelerator R2

(Indexed 2006-01-03):

[Image]Skelta have released a new version of their SharePoint Accelerator ... R2 supports all the functionality present in the latest version of Skelta Workflow.NET 2004. With several improvements in usability, process administration and workflow execution, this release also provides for a tighter integration with Microsoft SharePoint. Whats new in R2 ? Skelta have also announced that it will be embracing Windows Workflow Foundation that its next major release (code named 'Aqui...(truncated)...

Microsoft CMS Futures

(Indexed 2006-01-03):

From Arpan ... Microsoft CMS Futures - explains how CMS vNext will be built on top of Windows SharePoint Services so that an organisation can deploy a single solution for Web CM, Portal and Collaboration that addresses a wide range of scenarios from personal/team sites to divisional/enterprise portals and externally for Internet web sites and Extranets. [Image]

Sharepoint RecyleBin 1.1 Released

(Indexed 2005-12-12):

From Joel ...I know many people that have been following my blog have been waiting for the Recycle bin next release that fixes the root portal/root web file deletion bug. The release code and source have been posted at our GotDotNet SharePoint Tools Site.More

Universal SharePoint Manager

(Indexed 2005-12-03):

[Image]Universal SharePoint Manager ... making SharePoint easy to manage. It is broken down into the four key management focus areas that comprise a SharePoint environment: Portal Management, Sites Management, User Management and Content Management. This approach allows you to get a holistic view of the management area and then immediately act and complete your management task(s).USPM Product Overview Information Sheet (PDF 314k) USPM Product Feature Overview Video (WMV 6.28 MB - 3min 58sec)

Windows Folder web part

(Indexed 2005-12-02):

From Graham Tyler ...I have just posted a sample SharePoint web part to GotDotNet, which I've called the Windows Folder web part. This is the result of a project I worked on some time ago which I'm now able to share.The Windows Folder web part allows users to store files within a standard Windows (NTFS) folder in a shared network location and display a list of those files in a SharePoint page via a consistent 'document library'-style interface.More

SPS Sites Navigator

(Indexed 2005-11-29):

SPS Sites Navigator ... a must for every SharePoint Administrator, it's for SharePoint what Windows Explorer is for files. [Image]

Roll-up Sharepoint sub-site content

(Indexed 2005-11-24):

Roll-up multiple SharePoint lists with Carlos Segura's csegRollUp ... version 3 is now available. [Image]

Son of SmartPart v1.0

(Indexed 2005-11-23):

Son Of SmartPart v1.0 is released. This version of will allow you to run ASP.NET 2.0 UserControls and WebParts in the current version of SharePoint.

Book - Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development

(Indexed 2005-11-08):

[Image]New book - Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development - from experts Lim Mei Ying, Stefan Gossner, Andrew Connell & Angus Logan.SynopsisIf you've mastered the basics of MCMS development, this book provides the next step. It has unique coverage of MCMS and Share Point Portal Server (SPS), a detailed tour of the Publishing API (PAPI). Hot topics like InfoPath, Sharepoint WebParts, placeholder tips and techniques are also covered. Following on from "Building Websites with Micro...(truncated)...

IT Forum 2005 ... see you there

(Indexed 2005-11-08):

[Image]I am delighted to say that IT Forum 2005 is sold out and we will host more than 4,000 IT Professionals and 100 exhibitors. We are delivering an event with enormous momentum, covering break-out sessions, chalk & talks, panel discussions, lightning demos, hands-on labs, a press program and numerous side meetings.If you are going - see you in the MCMS/SharePoint ask the experts area.IT Forum 2005 - Office System track content

Workspace for SQL Report Pack for SharePoint

(Indexed 2005-11-04):

The source code for the Data Extraction Program (DEP) of the SPS Report Pack for SharePoint is now available on GotDotNet. More [Image]

SharePoint Newsletter Generator

(Indexed 2005-10-31):

Build a SharePoint Newsletter Generator That Alerts Users to Changes ... this article demonstrates how you can leverage the SharePoint SDK classes to build a tool that collects all the changes to a site. The tool is called a Newsletter Generator because it presents the collected changes in a Newsletter format.

Deployment and Customization Best Practices for Windows SharePoint Services

(Indexed 2005-10-21):

Deployment and Customization Best Practices for Windows SharePoint Services ... this document provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions that IT professionals have about Windows SharePoint Services. The questions and answers will be of specific interest to system architects, implementers and operations staff who have deployed, are deploying or are evaluating the deployment of Windows SharePoint Services in a medium or large size organization. [Image]&...(truncated)...

SPS 2003 Service Pack 2

(Indexed 2005-10-18):

SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2 is now available ... it contains significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes included with SP2 have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update.Download Description of Service Pack 2

WSS / SPS 2003 Architecture Essentials

(Indexed 2005-10-18):

Article by Razi Bin Rais ... Windows SharePoint Services & SharePoint Server 2003 Architecture Essentials [Image]

Get Better Metrics With New Reporting Tools For SharePoint Portal Server

(Indexed 2005-10-13):

Technet Magazine Article: Get Better Metrics With New Reporting Tools For SharePoint Portal Server Introduction to the Report Pack for SPS Getting the Report Pack for SPS installed Using the Data Extraction Program (DEP) A tour of the reports [Image]

Compliance Server - slides

(Indexed 2005-10-10):

Further to my blog entry on Compliance Server - the free EDRM solution for SharePoint - a set of slides is now available to download. [Image]

WSS Administrator's Guide

(Indexed 2005-10-08):

The Windows SharePoint Services Administrator's Guide has been updated to cater for Service Pack 2.

Deleted Items Document Library Custom List Template

(Indexed 2005-10-07):

Another solution to support restoring deleted items. From Todd Bleeker ... The goal was to achieve this without any changes to the Web Servers (like altering Site Definitions or deploying Event Handlers), without any changes to the SharePoint databases (like triggers), without any dependencies on the resulting document libraries (like a mirror document libraries), and without post-provisioning configuration of the resulting document libraries (like pointing to an Event Handler). ...(truncated)...

Business Scorecard Manager 2005 Documentation

(Indexed 2005-10-06):

[Image]Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 enables users to optimize business performance through strategic decision-making.The product has RTMed and the documentation that was available has been updated: Business Scorecard Manager Server Planning and Administration Guide ... The Planning and Administration Guide contains information that system administrators use to install, configure and manage a Business Scorecard Manager server deployment. Business Scorecard Builder Help Documen...(truncated)...

SharePoint Recycle Bin 1.0

(Indexed 2005-10-06):

From Chris Johnson ...Joel Oleson (Microsoft IT) has released SharePoint Recycle Bin 1.0.This solution uses an ISAPI filter that sits in front of the WSS ISAPI filter. It watches for requests from users to delete documents. When it sees one, it grabs the document and copies it down to a file share first, then allows WSS to delete the document. This means that when someone rings the helpdesk with a deleted document issue the helpdesk can grab the document from the file share, and either send it t...(truncated)...

SharePoint Site Definition Editor

(Indexed 2005-10-06):

Bil Simser has announced SharePoint Builder ... an editor for the SharePoint Site Definition XML files. [Image]

Sharepoint User Group UK

(Indexed 2005-10-05):

Nick Swan informs me he has just started a UK Sharepoint Users Group . [Image]

SQL Server Report Pack for SPS

(Indexed 2005-07-02):

The Microsoft SQL Server Report Pack for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is a set of 8 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services reports that work with a sample database of information extracted from a SharePoint Portal Server environment. This database can be populated from your own SharePoint Portal Server environment using the downloadable Data Extraction Program (DEP). The DEP will read the SharePoint Portal Server data via the object model. You also can use the sample repo...(truncated)...

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