More SharePoint 2010 Details, Reports from TechEd 2009, New Geneva Beta Available

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New Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Details Start to Emerge (ZDNet)
The few bits I’ve managed to glean about Office 2010 so far have made it seem that SharePoint 2010 is the family member most likely to be tweaked the most. (The rest of the Office 2010 (”Office 14″) suite sounds like it will be getting relatively minor updates.)

SharePoint 2010 will Require 64-bit SQL Server (Computer World)
SharePoint 2010 will require a 64-bit version of SQL Server and it will not support Internet Explorer 6, according to Microsoft. At the company’s annual TechEd conference, Microsoft also revealed that SharePoint 2010 will not be available with the Office 2010 beta that it plans to ship in July.

SharePoint vs Alfresco: A Platform Perspective (CMS Wire)
In our February article entitled Under the Covers: Alfresco's SharePoint Services (WSS) Killer we looked at Alfresco's take on providing basic document and collaboration services for free. Alfresco's project is called Alfresco Share.

TechEd 2009: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and More Microsoft News (Windows IT Pro)
I didn't attend this week's TechEd 2009 shindig in Los Angeles because of a looming book deadline, but it looks like I wasn't the only one who couldn't make it this year: Only 7,000 attendees showed up for what has historically been one of Microsoft's biggest annual conferences. But don't let the lackluster turnout or the global economic crisis that's behind it get in the way of the news. Because there's a lot to tell.

Dipping Into the Windows 7 Mailbag (CNET)
With Windows 7 reaching the near-final stage and due out later this year, lots of folks are trying to get their heads around the next version of the operating system. I've gotten a lot of questions from readers, mostly centered on key issues such as what Windows 7 has to offer, whether it will work with their existing software, and if they should buy a PC now or wait for Microsoft to offer Windows 7, or at least a free upgrade. In this post, I will try to tackle some of those issues.

Software as a Service Comes of Age (Biz Community)
The idea of buying software as an ongoing service rather than a shrink-wrapped product is not particularly new. Buying software as a service (SaaS) is a bit like buying a pay TV subscription: you're paying for something to happen, whether it's having your payroll processed or being entertained. By contrast, buying software as a product is like buying a microwave or a TV: there's an assumption that you'll plug it in, use it until it's no longer working and then buy a new one (that's what upgrades really come down to).

Microsoft Introduces New Geneva Beta (ZDNet)
Microsoft introduced the second beta of its Geneva identity-management server platform on Monday, with new features including compatibility with SharePoint 2007 and Microsoft Federation Gateway.

Office 2010 Will Run on XP SP3, Vista, and Windows 7 (Softpedia)
Microsoft is currently hard at work building the next iteration of the Office System. Labeled Office 2010 and formerly codenamed Office 14, the successor of Office 2007 will be designed to play nice not only with the next version of the Windows client, but also with its precursors, namely Windows Vista and Windows XP (Service Pack 3), reveals Reed Shaffner, Office TPM. At the same time, Office 2010 will come in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors, set up to adapt to the respective architecture of the underlying Windows platform. One important aspect worth noting is that Microsoft has striven to fit Office 2010 on the same hardware as Office 2007, and in this respect save customers the cost of a computer upgrade.

Opinion: Gates was Visionary with .NET and Windows Azure (Geek.com)
An article by John Stokes on Ars Technica this morning caught my eye, and has since sent me on a mission to write this article. Stokes talks about the rumors that Microsoft may be working on an ARM port of its Windows 7 operating system. Stokes goes through a list of reasons why such an idea would be a bad one — namely because so much Windows software is built around the x86 software environment. However, I think there is a much bigger reality taking place that many are just beginning to see the first true signs of: Microsoft has been planning its escape from x86 ties for years with .NET.

Around the Blogosphere
SharePoint Search – How to Create a Fully Functioning Search Center: Part 2 (UK SharePoint Team)
This post builds upon Part 1 of how to create a fully functioning SharePoint Search Center. In Part 1 I aimed to explain how to plan a Search Center. This post (Part 2) aims to explain how to:

TechEd 2009 – Day 1 (Todd Klindt's SharePoint Admin Blog)
Whew! Today was a big day here in Los Angeles. It started off with the keynote. A lot things were shown and talked about, but I'm not going to cover any of the non SharePoint content. The big news for us was the release of the software and hardware requirements for SharePoint 2010. This was also echoed on the SharePoint Team Blog by Rich Riley. It breaks down to this:

More SharePoint 2010 Details (Ferrara Data Consulting)
Early this week at TechEd in LA, Microsoft formally announced and confirmed some of the rumors pertaining to the upcoming release of SharePoint 2010. The product is slated for a H1 2010 release, and these new details are sure to increase the hype surrounding SharePoint 2010.

Data View Web Part, The Basics - Insert a DVWP on Your Page (End User SharePoint)
From Mark Miller: Laura Rogers is teaching a live online workshop this Friday: Getting Started with the Data View Web Part. The series of articles starting with the one below, will go over the basics of DVWPs and show how you can build powerful, data run solutions with your existing sites. If you like what you see over the next few days, register for the workshop and get your hands dirty.

SharePoint Performance and File Groups for Temp db, Search db, and Content dbs (SharePoint Joel's SharePoint Land)
I just finished the Large SharePoint and SQL session at TechEd. One of the things Paul demo'ed in the session was multiple files for the content database.  In the past the temp db was the only database that was supported with file groups since SharePoint databases hadn't supported them.  More recently with the testing that was done, file groups are now supported on search, temp, and content databases.  I knew that search and temp db were supported, but didn't think that content was supported.  That's legacy.  Paul is right.  (Sorry Paul.) Content database file groups are supported and this is clearly documented on "Technet article: Physical storage recommendations (Office SharePoint Server)" updated April 23, 09.

Around Bamboo Nation
How do you Bamboo? (San Diego Convention Center) (Bamboo Team Blog)
It's always gratifying to hear how our products are helping customers meet their everyday goals in the workplace. We spend a great deal of time developing, testing, and fine-tuning our products, but we never want to lose sight of our end goal - enabling you to improve your business performance through SharePoint web parts.  With this in mind, we ask you "How do you Bamboo?" so that we may learn from your experience, and share how our products are having a real impact on real companies. This weeek: Lynn Ewing from the San Diego Convention Center.

This Week in Bamboo (May 3rd - May 9th, 2009) (Bamboo Team Blog)
If you want an improved loading time with Team Calendar or converting InfoPath form (.xsn) in SharePoint to PDF, the patches this week have those features for you. See more below. Office to PDF Conversion Solution Accelerator (BW04 R1.5.4), SharePoint Team Calendar (HW34 R1.2.49), Mini-Calendar Web Part (HW22 R2.4.58)

Microsoft Updates
ASPStateTempSessions Table in the SSP Database is not Cleaned up Automatically (KBAlertz - Microsoft Knowledge Base Article)
The ASPStateTempSessions table in the Shared Services Database grows in size considerably.

Description of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Hotfix Package (Dlcmui.msp [Greek]): April 30, 2009 (KBAlertz - Microsoft Knowledge Base Article)
This article describes the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 issue that is fixed in the Office SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package that is dated April 30, 2009. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:

Period (.) in Username Converted to Underscore (_) in SharePoint My Site URL (KBAlertz - Microsoft Knowledge Base Article)
When a user who has a period in the alias (first.last) creates a mysite, the name of the site collection (/personal/username) is changed from first.last to first_last in the mysite url.

SharePoint Job Listings**
Mixon Consulting Seeking a Sr. Information Analyst
This is one of the more critical roles on the implementation project team.  They assist in the development and maintenance of document management strategies and implementation programs for multiple customers. Collaborate with business units to formulate a process for effective content assessment. Select, refine or create a taxonomy framework that will take corporate structure and culture and instantiate it within distinct business units. This role assists in the process of refining corporate template with business-specific terminology while maintaining a tie to the corporate vocabulary. They participate in research and recommend tools and technology to aid in the administration of resulting repositories, integrating with line-of-business applications, and client-based tools for managing documents in the new controlled environment.  This role is on a track to become an Enterprise Information Architect.

Senior Developer- .Net - Full Training in SharePoint Provided! (Electronics Weekly)
Senior Developer required for MS Gold Partner in Marlow. An experienced Developer is required to work for a leading MS Gold Partner in Marlow. This role will involve taking on both a Consultancy position as well as a Senior lead. You can expect to remain hands-on as well as client facing in this exciting new role. To apply, you must have excellent ASP.Net 3.5, C# and exposure to SharePoint 2007. Please be aware, as this is a consultancy role you will be travelling 50% of the time, with the remainder time spent in the offices in Marlow. You will also be required to pass a Security Clearance to SC level.

Bamboo Partner Events*
May 20, New York, New York, Almost Summer SharePoint Happy Hour - DataLan
May 26, Online, Introduction to Building Better SharePoint Solutions - IMPACT Management
May 27, Online, Tips & Tricks for Building Better SharePoint Solutions - IMPACT Management

June 13, Chicago, Illinois, SharePoint Saturday
June 20, Charlotte, North Carolina, SharePoint Saturday

July 18, Harrison, Arkansas, SharePoint Saturday

August 24-26, Washington, DC, Best Practices Conference - Mindsharp

SharePoint Events**
May 11-15, Los Angeles, California, Microsoft Tech Ed North America 2009
May 13, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 13, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 13, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 14, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 14, Evansville, Evansville Indiana's SharePoint Group
May 19, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 20, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 20, New York, New York, Almost Summer SharePoint Happy Hour
May 21, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 26, Online, Deep Dive with jQuery: Create a Preview Pane
May 26, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 26, Online, Introduction to Building Better SharePoint Solutions
May 27, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 27, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 27, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
May 27, Online, Tips & Tricks for Building Better SharePoint Solutions
May 28, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
May 28, Online, 'What's New from Bamboo?' Webinar

June 11, Evansville, Indiana, Evansville Indiana's SharePoint Group
June 13, Chicago, Illinois, SharePoint Saturday
June 20, Charlotte, North Carolina, SharePoint Saturday
June 22-24, Boston, Massachusetts, SPTechCon
June 26-27, Dulles, Virginia, Regional SharePoint Users Conference 2009

July 2-3, Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand Community SharePoint Conference
July 13-16, New Orleans, Louisiana, Worldwide Partner Conference 2009
July 18, Harrison, Arkansas, SharePoint Saturday
July 20-24, Las Vegas, Nevada, SharePoint Branding Bootcamp

August 24-26, Washington, DC, Best Practices Conference

September 21-25, Chicago, Illinois, SharePoint Branding Bootcamp

October 19-22, Las Vegas, Nevada, SharePoint Conference 2009

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