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The Gloves Come Off in The Box.net vs. SharePoint Challenge (Read Write Web)
Plenty of enterprise 2.0 companies have set their sights on replacing SharePoint. But so far, not one has shown the gumption of Box.net, the filesharing and collaboration service which has launched the Box.net vs. SharePoint challenge.

First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 (ComputerWorld)
Call it serendipity. As I was working through my review of OpenOffice.org 3.1 and SoftMaker Office 2008, an early version of the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Microsoft Office 2010 was conveniently leaked to the Internet. Sporting mostly incremental improvements, Office 2010 serves to bridge the gap between the Vista and Windows 7 eras by streamlining the product's controversial Ribbon-based user interface and extending it to encompass the full range of Office applications.

Microsoft Seeks a Name for Its New Office Web Apps Suite (ZDNet)
Microsoft is surveying potential customers as to what it should name its forthcoming Office Web Applications suite. As LiveSide.Net is reporting, among the handful of Office Web Apps brand names under consideration are Microsoft Ensemble, Microsoft Optro, Microsoft ArcLight, Microsoft Offsite and Microsoft Equipt. (Yes, they are in the midst of killing off the current Equipt subscription service. But why let an already trademarked name go to waste?)

Targeting Azure Storage (Visual Studio Magazine)
The collective storm swirling around the nascent cloud computing market shows no signs of letting up. Google the phrase "cloud computing" and the search returns more than 34 million hits. Cloud computing's claim to developer mindshare is the promise of an Internet-accessible virtual computing and storage environment hosted on connected servers in third-party data centers. Cloud infrastructure services can help enterprises bypass the capital expense of on-site hardware, software licenses, networking and data storage with a pay-for-usage model-per hour or gigabyte-for off-site resources.

Cisco Cuddles All Clouds But One (The Register)
Well, it's the end of June, and Cisco Systems' "California" Unified Computing System blade boxes and related networking is supposed to be shipping. In a webcast today with analysts, partners, and press that's part of a two-day analyst event called Cisco Live, representatives ignored two questions from El Reg about whether or not the California boxes were still shipping, but they did want to talk about cloud computing and how California, WebEx, and networking in general fit into the company's cloud strategy.

Microsoft to Give Tech-Ed (Australia) Attendees HP Netbook with Ethical Choice Attached  (IT Wire)
When paying around $2,000 for a technical conference you expect some good swag to take away. Microsoft's annual Tech-Ed event ups the ante this year with attendees receiving a free HP Netbook with Windows 7. There is a small catch however with an ethical choice being attached.

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2 Released (Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine)
Microsoft last week announced the availability of beta 2 of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010. The toolkit is part of Microsoft's "Solution Accelerators" series of free tools for customers and partners deploying Microsoft products. The beta can be downloaded from the Microsoft Connect site, but it requires signup for a free Windows Live account first.

Microsoft Antivirus Software: Like Fox Guarding Hen House (PC World)
I wish I could say I made it into the first round of the beta but Microsoft cut off downloads of Microsoft Security Essentials beta software after 700,000 in the first 24 hours. So, while I haven't had a chance to look at the beta software, it's interesting to see the reaction from the market. One of the most common threads you hear are calls that antivirus software from Microsoft is like the fox watching the hen house. Because of Microsoft's track record with viruses and vulnerabilities, users can't trust anti-virus software from Microsoft to protect their own stuff.

Review: Firefox 3.5 Makes Browsing Faster, Easier and More Fun (Network World)
The just-released version 3.5 of Firefox is a winner, offering significantly faster Web browsing, better tab handling, a host of interface tweaks and, like just about every other browser on the planet, a "porn mode." If you already use Firefox you'll want to upgrade right away. If you're not a Firefox user, this version represents a very good opportunity to give the browser a test run.

Around the Blogosphere
Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 (Owen Allen - The MOSS Garden)
The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 is coming up quickly – July 13th – July 16th, in New Orleans! This is going to be a great event.  We are expecting more than 5,000 Partner Attendees!  What a great opportunity to hand out business cards and to talk about SharePoint! Let me know if you are attending and would like to find a time to meet!

Bamboo Solutions PM Central Integration (IntelliGantt)
Bamboo Solutions recently invited us to kick the tires on their PM Central solution. Since IntelliGantt already integrates with their Task Master and Project Portfolio Dashboard, it seemed like a natural. Thankfully, the PM Central solution packages the Task Master and Dashboard into well planned and visually rich SharePoint templates geared toward the project manager and team.

How to Upload Files to SharePoint Server 2007 from ASP.NET Web Applications (Erika Ehrli)
Some time ago I  blogged about How to: Uploading a File to a SharePoint Library Site from a Local Folder and How to: Magic with SharePoint 2003, uploading files using a Web service. Some people found these samples useful and some people asked if I could provide sample code that works with SharePoint Server 2007. For some time I asked around and realized that there are multiple possible ways to accomplish this task in SharePoint 2007. Here are some popular approaches I’ve learned about and some great possibilities and drawbacks for each:

SharePoint Development Weekly Roundup (30Jun) (Made 4 the .NET)
Think this is the biggest week yet! Please support my efforts to compile this by tweeting the link! Development Environment, WCM / UI, Testing, SharePoint 2010, Agile, Mobile, Infopath and Admin.

Around Bamboo Nation
Running Windows SharePoint Services on Linux (The Bamboo Team Blog)
Did I get your attention ;)  Why is this "impossible"...? WSS is an (ASP).NET application and you can run ASP.NET on Linux using Mono and with Apache and something like mod_mono you get ASP.NET support. So it should be possible to port this to Linux right?

This Week in Bamboo (June 21 - June 27th, 2009) (The Bamboo Team Blog)
For this week at Bamboo, we released the patches for the following 3 products: User Profile Plus Web Part, Stock Quote Web Part and Group Email Web Part. See more details below.

SharePoint Job Listings**
SharePoint Software Developer
Omni is looking for a qualified candidate to provide day-to-day support of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in a highly collaborative team environment. The candidate for this position must provide technical input to assist in development of project plans through detail work breakdown structures and timeline estimations. The qualified candidate must interface well with IT and user management, in-house team members and 3rd party systems.

SHAREPOINT DEVELOPER/C#/.NET/SQL/IIS/WEB
Researches, designs, develops, configures, integrates, tests and maintains existing and new business applications and/or information systems solutions including databases through integration of technical and business requirements. Applications and infrastructure solutions include both 3rd party software and internally developed applications and infrastructure. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, analysis of business requirements, coding of modifications or new program, creation of documentation, testing and maintenance of applications, infrastructure, and information systems including database management systems. Works within the Information Technology function, obtaining resources and working in support of objectives and strategies. Provides required documentation and participates in architecture reviews to ensure that the solutions comply with standards and use approved technologies.

Microsoft Updates
By default, if you use the CONTAINS Predicate, the search terms in the CONTAINS predicate are hit-highlighted (KBAlertz - Microsoft Knowledge Base Article)
If you use the CONTAINS Predicate, the search terms in the CONTAINS predicate are hit-highlighted. This is by default.

What's new in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Help and How-to)
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps teams to stay connected and productive by providing easy access to the people, documents, and information that they need to make well-informed decisions and get work done.

About views (Windows SharePoint Services)
Views make it quick and easy to see information in a variety of ways. You can use views in list (list: A Web site component that stores and displays information that users can add to by using their browsers. Requires a Web server that is running Windows SharePoint Services.) (such as Announcements, Contacts, and so on), and you can also use them in libraries, surveys, and discussion boards. When you create a view, a hyperlink to the view is added to the view bar on the page that displays the list. An indicator marks the active view, as shown:

Search for items or files in a SharePoint list or library (Microsoft Office Outlook)
After you connect a SharePoint list or library to Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, you can search for list items or files, such as your Microsoft Office Word 2007 documents. You search the content on your SharePoint site similar to the way that you search an e-mail message or other items that you create in Outlook.

Troubleshoot workflow errors (Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer)
Office SharePoint Designer 2007 is one of the tools among SharePoint Products and Technologies that you can use to create workflows. One of the unique features of creating workflows in Office SharePoint Designer 2007 is that you can check the workflow for errors as you design it.

Bamboo Partner Events*
July 11, Toronto, Ontario, SharePoint Saturday - SharePoint Buzz
July 16, Online, Free webinar: Make your Microsoft CRM reports ROCK in SharePoint: Understand how to write dash boards and generate reports from MS CRM to SharePoint - InterDyn AKA
July 17, Online, InterDyn presents: Project Management 2.0 using SharePoint 2007 - InterDyn AKA
July 18, Harrison, Arkansas, SharePoint Saturday
July 25, Baltimore, Maryland, SharePoint Saturday

August 8, Sydney, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
August 13, Online, Business process automation from SharePoint to GP: Workflow, e-forms, budgets. Avoid the BIG PAPER chase - InterDyn AKA
August 15, Adelaide, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
August 22, Copenhagen, Denmark, SharePoint Saturday
August 24-26, Washington, DC, Best Practices Conference - Mindsharp

SharePoint Events**
July 1, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
July 1, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
July 1, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
July 1, Online, Project Management Using SharePoint Webinar
July 2, Online, Project Management Using SharePoint Webinar
July 2, Online, What's New from Bamboo? Webinar
July 2-3, Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand Community SharePoint Conference
July 8, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
July 8, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
July 8, Online, Project Management Using SharePoint Webinar
July 8, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
July 9, Online, Bamboo 101 - Calendar Plus and List Roll-up Webinar
July 11, Toronto, Ontario, SharePoint Saturday
July 13-16, New Orleans, Louisiana, Worldwide Partner Conference 2009
July 16, Online, Free webinar: Make your Microsoft CRM reports ROCK in SharePoint: Understand how to write dash boards and generate reports from MS CRM to SharePoint
July 17, Online, InterDyn presents: Project Management 2.0 using SharePoint 2007
July 18, Harrison, Arkansas, SharePoint Saturday
July 20-24, Las Vegas, Nevada, SharePoint Branding Bootcamp
July 25, Baltimore, Maryland, SharePoint Saturday

August 8, Sydney, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
August 13, Online, Business process automation from SharePoint to GP: Workflow, e-forms, budgets. Avoid the BIG PAPER chase
August 15, Adelaide, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
August 22, Copenhagen, Denmark, SharePoint Saturday
August 24-26, Washington, DC, Best Practices Conference

September 21-25, Chicago, Illinois, SharePoint Branding Bootcamp
September 21-24, Germany, ShareConnect

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

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