Top News Stories
Is Apple SaaS competent? Is Microsoft? (Network World)
After the huge iPhone 3G provisioning debacle, the baffling MobileMe-upgrade morass, and now, yet another Apple e-mail outage, you have to ask yourself if Apple is really ready to deliver online software services. It's one thing if the iTunes store is down, but if e-mail or other MobileMe services are inaccessible for any length of time, users are going to scream, and they do just that on the Apple forums.
NZTE Opts for SharePoint for Website Rebuild (Computerworld)
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise is redesigning its website, with phase one going live early next year. The existing NZTE website was created in 2003, says Julian Moore, NZTE’s group general manager of marketing and corporate services. “While it is rich in information, it is not organised around client needs. It is therefore not always easy to get to the relevant information,” he says.
Test-driving Desktop Software as a Service (InfoWorld)
The Microsoft home page caught my eye with an invitation to "Test Drive" Windows Vista. Now, I don't need to test it out; I've been working with it for the past two years. But I was curious about the quality of this online offer with a browser interface.
Leveraging the SharePoint Platform (Part 1) (SharePoint Magazine)
After reading this six part series hopefully you’ll have a clearer understanding of what the SharePoint Platform can offer to you and your organization. It will also provide some direction in using the SharePoint Platform. I have broken the series down as follows:
Around the Blogosphere
How to Increase SharePoint User Adoption (JOPX on SharePoint 2007)
Adoption is definitely the toughest part about SharePoint projects ... if you want your project to be a success a "build and users will come"-strategy is not a good approach. The next tips are a compilation of an email discussion with some other MVPs about user adoption.
SharePoint WCM in the Finance Sector (Chris O'Brien's blog)
You might have been wondering where I've been for the last few weeks, so I thought I'd show rather than just tell. I rarely talk about specific 'daytime' projects I work on, but I guess I'm quite proud of this one and you might be interested in what we've done. I've been working with LBi (Europe's biggest design/technology agency) recently, leading a team of 5-7 developers on a WCM (Web Content Management) project for one of the global investment banks.
Announcing Faceted Search v2.5 (Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog)
Starting Faceted Search 2.5, the solution relies on Microsoft Enterprise Library to address common software requirements in caching, logging, exception handling, policy injection etc., etc. More importantly, the 2.5 is a ground breaking release that is setting new targets for the Faceted Search. So, what’s new?
Video: Maximizing Your SharePoint MySites (Michael Gannotti on SharePoint +)
SharePoint MySites are a powerful feature within Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. In this video I discuss some ways in which you can maximize the value of them.
Has IE Crashed while Using SharePoint? Running Office 2003 and 2007? There is a Hotfix for You! (SharePoint Blogs)
Have you encountered the error: "iexplore.exe - Application Error : The exception unknown software exception (0xc06d007f) occurred in the application at location 0×7c812a5b" while attempting to open an Office document from SharePoint? I have. Until I found the solution, this was quite annoying to say the least.
Press Releases
Atlassian Confluence 2.9 Brings a Lotta Luvin' to Business Users (Business Wire)
Atlassian, makers of Confluence, the world's most widely used enterprise wiki, announced expanded integration with Microsoft Office and SharePoint that introduces Confluence to the masses. The latest release includes a host of goodies for business users looking to flex their productivity muscles and improve collaboration.
SharePoint Events
August 14, Bellevue, WA, Puget Sound SharePoint Users Group
August 14, London, England, SharePoint User Group UK
August 19, Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville SharePoint Users Group
August 19, Dallas - Fort Worth, Texas, DFW SharePoint community
August 19, Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee SPEED
August 20, Houston, Texas, Houston’s SharePoint User Group
August 20, Iselin, New Jersey, NJ SharePoint User Group
August 20, Indianapolis, Indiana, SharePoint Users of Indiana
August 21, Columbus, Ohio, COSPUG Meeting
August 21, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Bay of Plenty User Group
August 21, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore SharePoint Users Group
August 21, Louisville, Kentucky, Kentucky Sharepoint Users Group
August 25-29, Sydney, Australia, SharePoint August Training Summit
August 26, Tampa, Florida, Tampa Office Geeks Association
August 26, Christchurch, New Zealand, Christchurch SharePoint User Group
August 26, Sydney Australia, Sydney SharePoint User Group
August 27, Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland SharePoint User Group
August 27, Melbourne, Australia, MOSSIG
August 28, Phoenix, Arizona, Arizona SharePoint Pros
August 28, Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland SharePoint User Group
September 1-3, Auckland City, New Zealand, TechEd New Zealand
September 2, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Microsoft SharePoint Business Strategies Group
September 3-5, San Francisco, California, Office2.0 Conference
September 4, Washington, DC, Federal & Military SharePoint Users Group of Washington D.C.
September 15-17, Washington, DC (McLean, Virginia), Best Practices SharePoint Conference
September 20/21, Waltham, Massachusetts, New England Code Camp 10
October 27-30, Los Angeles, California, Microsoft Professional Developers Conference
November 3-7 and 10-14, Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft TechEd
November 10-13, Las Vegas, Nevada, SharePoint Connections Conference
* Please contact Chris Dooley (chris.dooley@bamboosolutions.com) to include your event in our listing.
Microsoft Updates
Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 post-2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 1 hotfix package: July 21, 2008 (KBAlertz)
This article describes the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 issues that are fixed in the SharePoint Server 2007 post-2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated July 21, 2008.
Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 post-2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 1 hotfix package: July 23, 2008 (KBAlertz)
This article describes the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 issues that are fixed in the SharePoint Server 2007 post-2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated July 23, 2008.
Demos: A Six-part Series on Getting the Most Out of SharePoint Designer 2007 (Microsoft Office Online)
Welcome to Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007. Office SharePoint Designer 2007 uses FrontPage technology, but the new name reflects the emphasis on creating and customizing SharePoint sites and customizing applications on the SharePoint platform. With Office SharePoint Designer 2007, you can build sophisticated no-code solutions such as Data Views, reports, and workflow tracking quickly and easily by using menus, task panes, and templates.
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