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SHARE POINTSERVER 2007

By: Raul RodriguezHTM 304

About Microsoft OfficeShare Point Server 2007 Share point is an integrated suite of

server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by

providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search,

accelerating share business processes, and facilitating information-sharing

across boundaries for better business insight.

What is the IT in Question?It belongs to the Microsoft Office family.

In 2007 the word Portal is dropped.

It is a collaborative portal application.

It can be configured to return separate content for Intranet, Extranet and Internet locations

History of PortalsHot commodity in late 90’s

• After the proliferation of Web browsers in the mid-1990s, many companies tried to build or acquire a portal, to have a piece of the Internet market. The Web portal gained special attention because it was, for many users, the starting point of their Web browser.

How does the IT work?• Virtual Communities and Creates Sites

for Team Interaction.• Handles E-mail Traffic.• Highly Customizable.• Turn Word Libraries into collaborative

systems with built-in administration.• Run Software in With-in Share point.

What is the most valuable business application?

VIRTUAL WORKVIRTUAL WORK1. Present Business-Critical information in one

central location.2. Quickly connect people with information.3. Share business data broadly while helping to

protect sensitive information.4. Enhance customer and partner relationships.5. Control documents through detailed,

extensible policy management.6. Simplify Web content management.

Installation Requirements.Standalone InstallationStandalone Installation

• Processor – Dual processor, 3 GHz.• Memory – 2 GB RAM.• Hard Disk – DVD Drive, local or Network

access.• Display – 1024 x 768 resolution monitor.• Operating System – Microsoft Windows

Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1.• Brower – Microsoft Windows with Microsoft

Internet Explorer 6.0.

What are the significant limitation of the IT?

It may not be the right platform for largest enterprise 1500 people.

Slow dashboard rendering.Document-approval limitations.Backup and recovery functions are

raw at best.

Final ThoughtBest mix of features for the lowest price.

Company with about 100 employees.

Share point = $11,000.

Oracle 9iAS = $50,000.

IBM Web sphere = $250,000