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Microsoft says SharePoint isn't late to enterprise social networking

Posted March 20, 2012 - 4:01 pm

Although enterprise social networking (ESN) products that replicate Facebook-like and Twitter-like functionality for workplaces have been around for about five years, Microsoft sees a big opportunity in that market, to which some feel the maker of Windows and Office has been slow to respond.
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Software digitizes handwritten text, data; integrates with SharePoint

Posted October 11, 2011 - 12:45 pm

The most basic touch interface is still paper and pen, which drives a vast array of business processes. An updated application uses a high-tech pen to digitize handwritten text, data and drawings and integrate the information directly with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
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Zenprise offers iPad app for secure SharePoint access

Posted September 28, 2011 - 12:24 pm

Positioned as a data loss prevention tool, the app and server software focus on enforcing SharePoint content policies on iOS devices
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Four ways the Red Sox are scoring with SharePoint

Posted June 8, 2011 - 10:33 am

The Boston Red Sox IT group had been left stranded on base by manual processes that handled ticket requests, invoices and fan mail. But now that they've built an intranet portal using SharePoint 2010 they're speeding towards home.
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Microsoft adds Chrome support for online Office apps

Posted May 17, 2011 - 6:52 am

Microsoft will release the first service pack for Office 2010 in late June, when it will for the first time support Google's Chrome running the suite's online applications using SharePoint 2010, the company said Monday.
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How we're using SharePoint 2010 to connect our people

Posted April 28, 2011 - 7:31 pm

When you are a company with 500 offices and 15,000 employees, it's easy for people to lose each other, or never meet at all.
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Microsoft to fill SharePoint gaps with Office 365 app store

Posted April 25, 2011 - 6:45 pm

Building out a robust app store will be key for attracting SharePoint cloud customers.
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Gartner: Collaboration apps need to be adapted

Posted February 22, 2011 - 12:09 pm

IT managers implementing collaborative software such as SharePoint have been warned that simply installing applications out of the box will put strain on relationships throughout the business.
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Microsoft SharePoint: 5 tips for keeping content private

Posted February 10, 2011 - 10:00 pm

From its humble beginnings as a repository for Office documents to its current role as a hulking enterprise-wide information portal, Microsoft's SharePoint Server suite has always been about content.
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RIM's BlackBerry agenda: SharePoint and deeper enterprise integration

Posted January 21, 2011 - 8:35 am

Company lays out technology road map for 2011 that banks on enterprises seeking enhanced integration with core systems and traditional controls
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Windows Phone 7 takes Office, SharePoint to new level on mobile

Posted October 29, 2010 - 12:38 pm

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 team is enticeing business users with Office Mobile upgrades and SharePoint integration.
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Iron Speed adds SharePoint backing to database app tool

Posted October 4, 2010 - 10:38 am

The latest version of Visual Studio also is supported in Iron Speed Designer 7.1
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Microsoft updates SQL Server 2008 with new SharePoint integrations

Posted October 1, 2010 - 8:56 am

The new SQL Server service pack has support for up to 15,000 database partitions, updates to reporting and management tools, and integration with SharePoint 2010.
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Microsoft SharePoint: Three Deployment Challenges

Posted September 28, 2010 - 4:40 pm

Enterprise adoption of SharePoint is rapidly on the rise: A new survey from document management company Global 360 reveals that 90 percent of the survey's 886 respondents currently use SharePoint, with 8 percent using SharePoint 2010.
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SharePoint 2010: Four Big-Name Social Networking Rivals

Posted June 29, 2010 - 4:35 pm

IBM, Cisco, Google and Salesforce all aim to beat Microsoft SharePoint 2010 at the high-stakes enterprise social networking game - and have recently made some smart plays. Here's a look at how the rivals currently stack up.
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Microsoft Eats Its Own SharePoint 2010 Dog Food: 7 Lessons

Posted June 17, 2010 - 1:03 pm

In the tradition of 'eating your own dog food," Microsoft shares best practices that it learned while using Sharepoint 2010 for social networking and podcasting.
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Microsoft gives behind-the-scenes look at internal "YouTube" network

Posted June 16, 2010 - 9:35 pm

Microsoft exploits SharePoint to support internal podcasting network.
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SharePoint 2010: Three Ways Sony Is Using It

Posted May 30, 2010 - 9:41 pm

Sony Electronics, the division of Sony Corporation that designs and develops the company's cameras, computers, TVs and other devices, is making a broad move to SharePoint 2010 to improve search, social networking and document sharing.
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SharePoint: Making Enterprise Social Networking a Reality

Posted May 26, 2010 - 4:24 pm

You often hear the terms "Enterprise 2.0" or "Facebook for the Enterprise", but what does it really take to roll out a social networking platform at a large company?
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10 Steps to optimize Sharepoint Performance

Posted May 24, 2010 - 3:15 pm

SharePoint, the fastest growing product in Microsoft's history, is used to store reams of documents, meaning application performance is a key component for successful SharePoint deployment and adoption. Here are 10 steps to improve the performance of your SharePoint Servers.
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Quest Software Eases Migration To MS Sharepoint Server 2010

Posted May 13, 2010 - 10:40 am

Quest Software today announced a full set of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 ready solutions designed to help prepare, migrate to, manage, and customize SharePoint Server 2010.
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EMC manages Microsoft SharePoint data with new SourceOne product

Posted May 12, 2010 - 1:40 pm

As Microsoft readies a new version of SharePoint, EMC is releasing software that will archive SharePoint data and help IT control the growing data volumes created by the product.
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Microsoft issues workaround, advice for SharePoint zero-day

Posted April 30, 2010 - 4:39 pm

Microsoft urged SharePoint 2007 administrators to protect systems against a recently revealed zero-day vulnerability that could be exploited to steal company secrets.
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Microsoft investigates SharePoint 2007 zero day

Posted April 29, 2010 - 9:23 pm

Microsoft is scrambling to fix a bug in its SharePoint 2007 groupware after a Swiss firm abruptly released code that could be used in an attack.
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SharePoint 2010: More Cloud-Friendly than Past Versions

Posted March 3, 2010 - 9:56 pm

SharePoint's many moving pieces have not traditionally fit neatly into the cloud. But SharePoint 2010 addresses that problem - with three key changes.
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