Document Management Systems

SharePoint 2010 Evaluation Guides

2009-11-06T14:46:00Z

The eval guides for 2010 are here: IT Pro http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=167123 Dev http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cffb14e8-88a9-43bd-87aa-4792ab60d320&displaylang=en...(read more)

SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Live Meeting Online, OCS Online, BPOS

2009-11-03T17:53:00Z

This morning Stephen Elop announced the following BPOS changes; · A revised pricelist · Increased mailbox storage from 5B to 25GB and administrative scripting tools · A number of new customers such as Aon, Aviva and McDonalds · Release to new countries The following table shows the price differences for the 5-249 category; Component Original List Price New List Price BPO Standard Suite £10.07 £6.69 Exchange Online Standard £6.71 £3.35 SharePoint Online Standard £4.87 £3.51 Office Communications Online...(read more)

SharePoint Conference - Here We Come!! AND... Vegas Here We Come!

2009-10-14T23:35:00Z

Well, the time is nearly upon us. Another year, another location. A slightly more exciting location for that matter. For all UK participants that are attending the conference, I strongly recommend signing up to the SharePoint UK Participant Linked In page, where you will also be invited to a once in a life time UK participant party which has been kindly sponsored by Hi-Software!! Cocktails all round. :o)...(read more)

Analyst Reports for SharePoint in 2009

2009-10-12T15:45:00Z

Hi All, I've had a number of requests recently for market data regarding SharePoint and Microsoft Technologies http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/itanalyst/default.mspx I strongly recommend: Magic Quadrant for Horizontal Portals (Gartner Research, Sept. 17, 2009) Magic Quadrant for Information Access Technology (Gartner Research, Inc., Sept. 2, 2009) The Forrester Wave: Collaboration Platforms, Q3 2009 (Forrester, August 6, 2009, .pdf file, 442 kb) Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management (Gartner...(read more)

Windows 7 Application Compatibility Briefings for ISVs

2009-09-18T21:38:00Z

Windows 7 Application Compatibility Briefings for ISVs – Various Dates and Locations This 1 Day briefing will discuss and demonstrate the remediation techniques for Windows 7 compatibility issues, the common symptoms, how to test and debug them, and best practices for developing Windows 7 applications . FREE Click Here to Register Edinburgh 23 rd Sept, London 29 th Sept, Reading 12 th Nov, Stockport 17 th Nov, Birmingham 26 th Nov, Edinburgh 3 rd Dec, Reading 10 th Dec, London 17 th Dec, Bristol...(read more)

Windows 7: Partner events and resources

2009-09-18T16:02:00Z

. Visit the Windows 7 showcase at Microsoft Partner Network 2009 Taking place on 7 October, Partners can hear the latest Windows 7 news and speak to the experts. . Update your technology knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 7 Taking place on various dates and locations, these two day instructor-led courses aim to provide Partners with the knowledge and skills to work with the new technologies in Windows 7. Update your knowledge on installing and configuring Windows 7 client Taking place on...(read more)

I'm collecting a list of UK partners or Customers attending SharePoint Conference in Vegas. Can you let me know if you will be attending?

2009-09-18T14:51:00Z

I'm collecting a list of UK partners attending SharePoint Conference in Vegas. Can you let me know if you will be attending? Or join this Linked In Group http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2308021&trk=anet_ug_hm...(read more)

Magic Quadrant for Information Access Technology : Microsoft is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner

2009-09-17T18:54:00Z

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/itanalyst/default.mspx Magic Quadrant for Information Access Technology (Gartner Research, Inc., Sept. 2, 2009) Microsoft is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner, Inc.'s 2009 Magic Quadrant for Information Access Technology. This Magic Quadrant assesses vendors with capabilities that go beyond enterprise search to encompass a range of technologies. Their capabilities include: search; federated search, content analytics, such as content classification, categorization...(read more)

Are you a Microsoft Partner? Do you want to setup a practise in another region? If so! Check out "The OpenBorders Group"

2009-09-17T16:31:00Z

The OpenBorders Group The OpenBorders Group is an official global vendor of Microsoft's Open Borders Program. They deliver a full range of business services to help you accelerate expansion into new international markets. Their network of expert representatives covers US, Asia Pacific, Central Europe, UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. Founded by Microsoft business professionals "Microsoft launched The OpenBorders Program three years ago, at the request of the many partners seeking assistance with international...(read more)

Webinar: SharePoint End User Adoption Solution Webinars By Combined Knowledge

2009-09-09T20:34:00Z

Come and watch Steve Smith, owner of Combined Knowledge and SharePoint MVP, demonstrate the brand new End User Adoption software from Combined Knowledge. 1st and 2nd of October After a year of development this framework solution is designed to fill a very big hole in any SharePoint deployment - User Adoption . The Combined Knowledge SharePoint End User Adoption Solution is a modular based support and helpdesk framework system that allows companies to instantly deploy and utilise our 500+ SharePoint...(read more)

SharePoint 2010 Sneak Peek

2009-08-10T22:16:00Z

I'm a little slow in bloggin about this, but for those who missed the announcement. Check out the sneak peek of SharePoint 2010 We are sharing a sneak peek of SharePoint 2010 that you can check out @ http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages/default.aspx (also announced on the SharePoint team blog ). Check out the amazing videos posted, read the “Getting Ready” guidance & take a glance at the frequently asked questions we’ve posted. Tom, Richard & Paul have done a super job walking...(read more)

EVENT SUGUK.org : SharePoint Event in London (7 Ways to Leverage SharePoint for Project Management Success ) & (Best Practices in Gathering Requirements for SharePoint Projects )

2009-08-05T19:26:00Z

Hi all, Many of you who are using twitter and reading blogs will have heard of Dux Raymond as he's very involved in the SharePoint community over in the States. In August he is over here for a visit and has kindly agreed to come and present at a user group meeting. As he's traveling such a long way we've decided to give him both sessions! (and the abstracts he sent were difficult to choose between! :-) ) Session 1: 7 Ways to Leverage SharePoint for Project Management Success In this presentation,...(read more)

Reminder for Partners about their Access to Internal Licenses

2009-08-05T13:42:00Z

The benefits of the MPN can be found here - https://partner.microsoft.com/UK/program/programoverview/programdownloads/programguide Internal use licenses can be found here - https://partner.microsoft.com/global/program/programoverview/40029254 ISV competency internal use additional benefits can be found here – https://partner.microsoft.com/global/program/competencies/isvsolutions/40011919 ISV competency s/w tests - https://partner.microsoft.com/40011374...(read more)

BPIO Resources

2009-08-04T12:48:00Z

Happy New Microsoft FY! With each new FY comes a new set of useful resources. As such, I've tried to capture a number of the key ones below. Happy reading :-) Partner Optimisation Assessment https://partner.microsoft.com/ioassessment Business Productivity Online Suite Discovery Tool https://partner.microsoft.com/global/productssolutions/productsonlineservices Business Productivity University https://partner.microsoft.com/40082735?msp_id=msbpiou Sell MSBPI http://www.sellmsbpi.com Customer Immersion...(read more)

Check out the desktop of the future!

2009-08-03T11:10:00Z

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10299988-56.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0 Ever thought that the technology used in the movie Minority Report looked cool? Well I got a chance to see Mundie present our thoughts around the desktop of the future at our Global Conference. The future looks cool!! Do you think our next mission will be a desktop that looks like this in every home? :o)...(read more)