[AccessD] Poll on Access 2007

Uhhh... like the tabs removed, and the menu scrambled, and the toolbar that won't go away?

Hmmm...  Steve you have made me a happy man just knopwing that there is indeed a good reason for the 
carnage.

;)

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Steve Schapel wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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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