Sharepoint 2010 Alpha
Finally Micosoft SharePoint Server 2010 RTM is all set to realease on May 12th 2010. We already did the beta version testing in our lab and though for us would take some time to migrate to 2010 as we had invested a lot in the end user training and customization of apps. But also note that we were ready with our software and hardware requirements and our current environment is MOSS 2007 SP2.
SharePoint 2010 Alpha is yet to come, take a sneak preview of the screens shot of Sharepoint 2010.
click here to see First ScreenShot of the Sharepoint 2010
Sharepoint Alternatives
SharePoint Alternatives
We all know they were a bunch of other collaboration tools which compete SharePoint.
Box Net, Documentum and File net and Open Text.... the list goes on...
It depends on what your users were looking for and what functionality you want to leverage out of that tool is more important than the tool itself.
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Free SharePoint Templates
Microsoft
Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Microsoft SharePoint site provide 20 free Site Admin templates for download, they are easy to use and one can plug the template without requiring server Admin access. All you need to do is just plug the template to your site, for more information you can click here and read more about application template.
Here is the list for all of the templates:
To download all of the templates in one file you can click here
fpweb.net
This site provides a wide variety of free templates as well as paid template.
there are several categories which gives you option to select your desired one like:
- Sales & Marketing SharePoint Templates
- Manufacturing Industry SharePoint Templates
- Healthcare Industry SharePoint Templates
- Government SharePoint Templates
- Legal SharePoint Templates
Click here to download the templates
Here is another website which provide free templates
Click here to download the templates
SharePoint 2010 Powering U.S. Olympic Committee Pressbox Site!
Whenever there is a large multi-day event of national or international importance the logistical challenges faced in aggregating and disseminating information, press releases and such can be a monumental undertaking. This years Winter Olympics is no exception. With multiple simultaneous events taking place in a variety of geographic locations and physical settings, with so much data being output and news and media organizations worldwide looking to have have instant access to all the event happenings how can an organization like the USOC (United States Olympic Committee) cope? Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 with a side helping of Microsoft Silverlight that's how. Microsoft and the USOC have teamed up to bring the Winter Games content and information to reporters through a redesigned press portal powered by SharePoint 2010. The news portal is called Press Box (www.usocpressbox.org).
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Seven Super Cool Enterprise 2.0 Applications on Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
Seven top Microsoft BizSpark startups building enterprise collaboration applications, spent last week in a coding marathon at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus. With round-the-clock assistance from SharePoint engineers, pizza, and healthy competition, these startups spent the week coding late into the night, enhancing their applications by utilizing the collaboration features of SharePoint 2010.
Huddle.net, a UK startup won the competition which was judged by a panel of experts from industry and the investor community. Check out what the seven companies built and hear what their founders have to say!
Thousands of businesses globally use Huddle online workspaces to mange projects, share information, collaborate on content and run meetings with teams outside the firewall. With Huddle for Microsoft SharePoint 2010, enterprise teams can invite external users into their daily workflow and synchronize their SharePoint document libraries with content stored on the Huddle network, or even on other SharePoint sites. SharePoint users can also gain access to their files through Huddle’s online, mobile and desktop applications.
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