[AccessD] Poll on Access 2007

Eric,

Re: "Sharepoint Portal Server"
This was indeed the name of very early versions.  It is now called Microsoft 
Office SharePoint Server.

And yes, I agree with your assessment that this is very important 
technology.  Indeed, it is the core reason for many of the changes we have 
seen, and will see, in Access.

Regards
Steve


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From: "Eric Barro" <ebarro at verizon.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 4:21 PM
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Poll on Access 2007

> Microsoft is going to protect their investment in their cash cow -- MS
> Office. Which is why they are pushing Sharepoint and have made it as part 
> of
> the MS Office system. Sharepoint 2010 and Office 2010 are going to be
> tightly integrated. Look around and you will see more and more companies
> jumping into and experimenting with Sharepoint. It has two flavors -- a 
> free
> one called Windows Sharepoint Services and one that requires the purchase 
> of
> licenses called Sharepoint Portal Server. You can do a lot with WSS but 
> the
> way MS is packaging Office and Sharepoint licensing you will end up 
> getting
> MS Office cheaper than if you just bought into MS Office.
>
> It's not a question of whether "if Microsoft ever fully succeeds in moving
> us into their .Net world" as it is a question of when. .Net has been 
> around
> for quite a while and while there is still some reservation in the minds 
> of
> many developers, .Net is the way to go if you want to support Microsoft
> products.
>
> If you haven't played with Sharepoint yet you might want to take a look at
> it right now and understand the concepts behind it. It is a technology 
> that
> integrates with Active Directory services, Windows server technology, 
> Office
> interoperability, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Presentation
> Foundation with SQL server as the database that controls everything (yes,
> every element and item of information) and it is all web-based. It's basic
> concept is the list analogy. Everything is a list. Calendars, Tasks, 
> Issues,
> Announcements, Links, Wikis, Document libraries. When you create any list 
> it
> creates the CRUD forms for you automatically.
 


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