Welcome to the Minnesota Share Point User Group

Welcome to the Minnesota Share. Point User Group

User Group Goal / Objectives Build a local community focused on Microsoft Share. Point Technologies • Educate user group members about Share. Point Technologies • Transfer knowledge within the community • Communicate best practices • Introduce new products / solutions

Agenda • Quick Intro • Announcements • Share. Point “State of the State” • Office 12 Sneak Peek

Introductions – MNSPUG Sponsors • Inetium (www. inetium. com) • Twin Cites based Microsoft consulting company • Microsoft Gold Certified Partner • Practice Area focused on Information Worker Technologies • New Horizons – Minnesota (www. newhorizonsmn. com) • Microsoft Gold Certified Partner • Training on many technologies • Microsoft (www. microsoft. com) • I’m guessing you’ve heard of them

www. sharepointmn. com • Website for user group • Share. Point resource documents • Share. Point resource websites links • RSS Feeds • Meeting Schedule • Past User Group Presentations www. sharepointmn. com

Please register on the User Group site!

Upcoming Schedule • Next Meeting • February 8 th 9: 00 AM to 11: 00 AM • Microsoft’s Bloomington Office • Topic: TBD • Ongoing Schedule • 2 nd Wednesday of every month • 9: 00 to 11: 00 am • Microsoft’s Bloomington Office

Share. Point “State of the State”

What’s happened so far November 2005 – Office “ 12” Technical Beta November 2005 – SQL Server 2005 Released November 2005 –. NET Framework 2. 0 Released October 2005 – SPS Service Pack 2 Released September 2005 – WSS Service Pack 2 Released September 2004 – WSS Service Pack 1 Released September 2004 – SPS Service Pack 1 Released October 2003 – Share. Point Portal Server Released October 2003 – Windows Share. Point Services Released

Share. Point Product Versions Version Central Admin Page/WSS version Share. Point Portal Server Beta V 2 Version 6. 0. 2. 5329 Share. Point Portal Server Evaluation Version 6. 0. 2. 5530 Share. Point Portal Server RTM Version 6. 0. 2. 5530 Share. Point Portal Server SP 1 6. 0. 2. 6361 Share. Point Portal Server critical update http: //support. microsoft. com/? id=887981 6. 0. 2. 6411 Windows Share. Point Services SP 2 Beta 6. 0. 2. 6551 WSS/SPS SP 2 6. 0. 2. 6568

Share. Point Product Versions

Share. Point Product Versions

Version Details • Service Pack 1 • Primarily a bug fix release • Could cause a few known issues, consult http: //support. microsoft. com for more info • Service Pack 2 • Bug fixes and new features

Service Pack 2 New Features • Support for Windows Server 64 -bit versions • No performance gain, but supported on Windows x 64 Editions • Support for SQL Server 2005 • Performance gains • Developer / Infrastructure teams may be planning upgrades

Service Pack 2 New Features • Expanded Extranet support • SSL Termination • Improved Host Header Support • Port translation • Support for. NET Framework 2. 0 • Windows Share. Point Services only • Should not be installed on a server hosting Share. Point Portal Server • Allows Development using ASP. NET 2. 0 Framework (new controls, etc) • ASP. NET 2. 0 Web. Part != Share. Point Web. Part • ASP. NET 2. 0 Web. Parts are not supported out of the box

Sharepoint Universe MS Project Reporting Services And OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Project Server MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Reporting • Reporting Services • Office Web Components MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Biz. Talk • Supports Single Sign On (SSO) • Document Library Integration • Business Activity Services MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Business Portal MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Team Foundation Server MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Info. Path and Workflow MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Business Scorecard Manager (BSM) • Fully Featured Scorecard Accelerator • Supports Multiple Data Sources • OLAP • SQL • Excel • etc • Enhanced Security Permissions • Extensible MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Business Scorecard Manager (BSM) Demo

Custom • Access Line of Business (LOB) Data • Facilitate Collaboration • Other Buzzwords MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Summary of our Universe • Centralize Information • Flexible • Application Platform MS Project Reporting Services and OWC Custom Development Business Scorecard Manager Info. Path and Workflow Sharepoint Biz. Talk Business Portal Team Foundation Server

Blogs, Books and Sites oh my…

Blogs • http: //www. sharepointblogs. com/ • http: //www. sharepointreporter. com/ • http: //www. mindsharpblogs. com/

Books • Resource Kit (the Blue book…) • Microsoft Share. Point 2003 Unleashed • Microsoft Share. Point: Building Office 2003 Solutions • Advanced Share. Point Services Solutions • Microsoft Share. Point Techologies: Planning, Design, and Implementation • And Lots more…

Sites • Big List of Share. Point Links http: //blogs. officezealot. com/legault/archive/2004/08/08/2238. aspx • MSD 2 D. com • http: //www. sharepointcustomization. com/ • And Lots more…

3 rd Party Products • • • Web parts Work Flow Backup and Restoration tools Administrative tools Templates And Lots more…

Magazine and Conferences • Advisor Guide to Microsoft Share. Point (a. k. a. – Share. Point Advisor) • Advisor Summit on Microsoft Share. Point • Share. Point Connections

Resources • WSS Service Pack 1 Details http: //support. microsoft. com/? kbid=841876 • WSS Service Pack 2 Details http: //support. microsoft. com/kb/887624 • Service Pack 2 Feature Overview http: //office. microsoft. com/en-us/assistance/HA 100806971033. aspx

Sneak Peek at Share. Point v 3 (Office 12)