Collaborative Applications Software Reports

EZINE: Microsoft made some big improvements in SharePoint 2010, but a few problems remain that still annoy SharePoint administrators. In this month's issue, find out what's good and what's not so good in the newest version of SharePoint. Also in this issue, get started on SharePoint capacity planning, and learn how to automate SharePoint governance.

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 | Published: 17 Dec 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this transcript of the 'Considerations for IT' podcast to learn why companies have chosen Google Apps to improve their IT infrastructures. Learn which technical and business factors drove one company to adopt this technology. Determine how this technology can be used in your IT environment to improve Web application performance.

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 | Published: 15 Dec 2009

VIDEO: View this video white paper to learn how Integrated business planning can help your company align strategic, operational, and financial plans.

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 | Premiered: 03 Nov 2009

VIDEO: This video covers highlights from the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in 2009, including Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's keynote address.

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 | Premiered: 10 Dec 2009

VIDEO: This training course was designed for professional developers interested in using Microsoft SharePoint 2010 to rapidly develop and deploy solutions. The course contains a series of videos and presentations that will help guide you along the way.

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 | Premiered: 10 Dec 2009

TRIAL SOFTWARE: Download the Beta version of SharePoint Designer 2010, the tool of choice for the rapid development of SharePoint applications.

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 | Premiered: 08 Dec 2009

TRIAL SOFTWARE: The Microsoft SharePoint 2010 (Beta) Software Development Kit (SDK) contains conceptual overviews, programming tasks, samples, and references to guide you in developing solutions based on SharePoint 2010 products and technologies.

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 | Premiered: 08 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: This article contains a number of technical diagrams describing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 features, upgrade considerations, and benefits. Many of these resources are visual representations of recommended solutions. They include poster-sized documents available in formats including Microsoft Office Visio 2007 files, PDF files, and XPS files.

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 | Published: 12 Nov 2009

VIDEO: Join Paul Andrew, Technical Product Manager for Microsoft's SharePoint Team, as he discusses the new features of SharePoint 2010 for developers.

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 | Premiered: 04 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: This series of articles and accompanying poster is an end-to-end scenario that outlines how to plan, design, build, and maintain an enterprise's Internet presence Web site based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. This scenario focuses on the design, creation, and deployment of an Internet presence site in a large enterprise.

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 | Published: 01 Nov 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the innovations in Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 that make interoperability with SAP easier than ever.

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 2007

EZINE: Having some issues with SharePoint? It happens. This issue describes some of SharePoint's most common problems and provides the fixes to solve them. Also in this issue, get some pointers on how to manage external data access as part of your governance plan, and weigh the pros and cons of SharePoint social computing.

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009

EZINE: Read this e-zine for practical advice on quantifying the success of a SharePoint governance policy, how to monitor your SharePoint Environment, and integrating document management systems into MOSS 2007.

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: This article focuses on the need for transparent collaboration, and clearly demonstrates the value of collaborative systems that work: they save money and they boost revenue.

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information sharing across boundaries for better business insight.

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

EBOOK: This eBook explores how organizations can connect and nurture relationships with prospects and customers by effectively leveraging social media and real-time collaboration tools.

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 | Published: 19 Aug 2009

EZINE: Set the terms for server availability in your SharePoint governance document as part of a service-level agreement. Learn in this month's issue how to create realistic metrics that go hand in hand with governance policies. Looking for a hosting provider for your SharePoint installation? Find out which questions to ask to get the best deal.

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 | Published: 17 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: Small businesses in particular have to do more with less, without compromising the ability to deliver quality products and services to their customers. Unified communications and Web 2.0 collaboration tools can help your employees be more productive right from their desktops, simply, easily, and cost-effectively.

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009

CASE STUDY: St. John's University wanted to implement a communication and collaboration system capable of meeting the needs of its students' digital lifestyles. The University replaced its Unix-based e-mail solution for students with Microsoft® Live@edu.

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: The current economic climate is forcing more systematic thinking about costs in general, including those associated with overall complexity and the security and resiliency of large distributed infrastructures. These trends intersect in powerful ways; a new wave of computing is gathering momentum as a result. And open source is playing a major role.

Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: The cost of downtime can be enormous, even catastrophic. IBM and Red Hat have a single, security-rich collaboration and messaging platform that makes it simple, easy, and affordable to improve organizational productivity and effectiveness.

Posted: 18 May 2009 | Published: 15 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: Need a quick win that will push your business ahead and cut costs? Learn 6 ways that Oracle Beehive, the only unified collaboration system built for the enterprise, can reduce your hard dollar costs, boost information worker productivity and extend the value of your existing IT investments.

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document examines the capabilities of DocAve Deployment Manager and offers tips and guidance to help streamline the SharePoint deployment process while maintaining the integrity of all SharePoint staging instances.

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 | Published: 06 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the effective management of human capital, which includes not just the organization's own employees, but also members of the outsourcing team as well, is a key success factor.

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper shares practical perspectives on preparing a business case for collaboration tools within Unified Communications, as well as offering best practice approaches for ensuring the successful adoption - and maximum contribution - of collaboration applications in your enterprise.

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 24 Jun 2009