[dba-Tech] Sharepoint - What does it cost?

Hi Dan

Don't you have local Microsoft dealers? 
Here most well-established hardware/software dealers supply MS products. We do as well. However, I'm not into all the license stuff which will kill decent people. When we have a need, we consult one of the distributors - they all have full-time employees only dealing with MS licensing. It's extremely complicated and it is getting worse.

/gustav

>>> dwaters at usinternet.com 23-02-2006 15:57:22 >>>
How could I go about finding a local dealer?  I thought this could be
purchased 'off the shelf', but no?

Dan 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:47 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com 
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sharepoint - What does it cost?

Hi Dan

Oh, please check at your local dealer before advising your client.

/gustav

>>> dwaters at usinternet.com 23-02-2006 15:31:00 >>>
John & Gustav,

A flat file would be OK for what I'm thinking of, but this would definitely
be external, and with this company 'quite expensive' probably means 'quite
unlikely'.

Thanks,
Dan 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 4:16 AM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com 
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Sharepoint - What does it cost?

Hi Dan

As far as I know, the free license with Windows 2003 is for internal use
only, and the external is quite expensive.

And Sharepoint database files ... aren't they flat files only? Not very
sexy, just educated Excel files ... brings back memories of RapidFile.

/gustav

>>> dwaters at usinternet.com 23-02-2006 01:56:31 >>>
I have a potential customer who might benefit from using Sharepoint.  They
are only about 100 people, but have sales and field reps in several places
in the world.  What does Sharepoint cost?  

I've read before that a list in Sharepoint can be connected to an Access
database.  If my customer does use Sharepoint, then I believe I can give him
some database functionality collaborating with widely dispersed people.  Has
anyone used Sharepoint with Access?

Thanks!

Dan