Just a quick note to say that the reason the BETA version of the Lotus Notes Application Analyser has been taken off the download site is because it’s a BETA and as such it’s reached the end of it’s BETA life cycle. Nothing more sinister...

Great list of SharePoint resources on Mike G's Blog .. .. Free Downloadable Books for SharePoint Getting Started with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Planning and architecture for Office SharePoint Server, part 1 Planning and architecture for Office SharePoint...

Another one of our partners, Content and Code, has developed an Org Chart WebPart for SharePoint . 1OrgChart web part for SharePoint 2007 is the fastest and most efficient way to create organisational and departmental charts. Employee information is pulled...

Tools and Guides: Many new tools and guides were updated or released in November and December Microsoft Office Visio Stencil Containing Shapes for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 This download contains a Microsoft Office Visio stencil with shapes...

One of the questions I regularly get asked is “How can I integrate SharePoint and CRM” - Well I’ve decided to collate a list of useful links that show you how to do just that – and they also make a great demonstration of both...

Maxime has put together some really useful Visio Stencils for SharePoint 2007 sites and servers. Check out her blog posting for more info. Technorati tags: SharePoint , MOSS , Visio

Documentation Windows 7 Training Guidance - Client http://www.microsoft.com/learning/windows-7/default.mspx - Learning portal List of books, eLearning, etc… Windows 7 Technical Library - all the online document to date http://technet.microsoft.com/en...

I got asked this week when to use Site Collections and when to use Sub Sites in SharePoint - Here's a collection of articles that should be useful. http://www.sharepointblogs.com/llowevad/archive/2007/11/09/when-to-use-site-collections-vs-sub-sites.aspx...

available at http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/prodinfo/demos.mspx Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Overview Demo See Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in action. Find out how this integrated suite of server capabilities can help your organization...

Well it looks like all of the Fantastic 40 SharePoint templates have been released.     These go down really well with customers as they demonstrate exactly what kind of things you can do with WSS – and they're free. Which means you can demonstrate...

I often get asked this question - "What if some users need enterprise features and others do not?" Well the answer is available on the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 frequently asked questions Page Once the enterprise features of Office SharePoint...

One feature I always get asked about is if there is an easy way move mail messages from Outlook to a SharePoint document library. Well now there is – Trinity Expert Systems have written a free utility which allows you do to this and it’s...

I only noticed the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Analytics Foundation announcement today – "The newly-released Microsoft Dynamics CRM Analytics Foundation is a collection of customizable source code and documentation that serves as a business intelligence...

This free, downloadable guide provides specific recommendations and automated tools to further harden Windows Vista against real-world security threats. All security configurations in the guide have been validated through extensive testing. And the built...

I knew you could connect Visio to a SharePoint List and create some fancy diagrams - what I didn't know was that from within a SharePoint Task List you could create a Visio Diagram. If you pull down the Actions Menu, there it is - create a Visio Diagram...

Ever get asked by customers what’s the difference between using ActiveSync and Blackberry? I know I do :-) Check out the Mobile Device Platforms: A Comparison of RIM Blackberry 4.0 and Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Messaging and Security Feature...

The Exchange Team (AKA you had me at EHLO – actually had a customer groan at that name the other day) have released a calculator to help you work out the storage requirements for your Exchange 2007 servers. Other useful links include Storage...

Well Mark Harrison has compile a great list of 3rd products that he’s also categorised. You can even add any additional products in there if you know of any that are missing. The list of applications and add ins is located here

We’ve now got a home page for Exchange 2003 SP2 with things like Top 10 reasons to Install Exchange 2003 SP2 FAQ on Exchange 2003 SP2 Exchange 2003 SP2 Webcast Week The Windows Mobility Feature Pacl and lots of other good stuff. Microsoft...

I've been asked this question quite a few times over the last few weeks - "If we buy Exchange 2003 and a CAL do we need to purchase Outlook 2003 as well ?"...

Thanks to Mr Pallot for this one :- Estimate performance and capacity requirements for Excel Services environments http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/f?en-us/library/f0ff6cc9-2f84-4d73-8ac2-390bbcb08c151033.mspx White papers: Excel Services...

So I’ve got my Office 2007 Virtual PC image built – now what? Well I thought I’d try looking at the Business Data Catalog – I’m really interested in how SharePoint can now not only search unstructured data such as documents, but it can also search...

I've had a lot of customers and partners ask me for this. Well it's now available from here. This white paper describes how different versions of Office programs work together with the 2003 and 2007 versions of SharePoint technologies. Although...

Who'd have thought it? Great post from Clint on using Access 2007 with Microsoft Office Live. It's a great example of using a traditional Desktop client with a hosted solution. If you're a current Access developer or supply solutions to small businesses...

From Email Products: Market Shares, Versions Deployed, Migrations, and Software Cost $ Exchange: Exchange has about 65% market share across all organizations. It has a 75% penetration in health care businesses with more than 5,000 employees. Exchange...