MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT
Collaborative portal applications help people stay connected across organisational and geographical boundaries and gives them access to the information they need when they need it. Microsoft's SharePoint is a platform for building portal applications.
As a collaboration platform, SharePoint provides rich functionality for intranets, portals and internet facing websites. There are two common solutions which work in the communication and collaboration category:
- Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) which is an intranet specific product that comes as a built-in component of Windows Server 2003.
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) which is an extension of the WSS functionality to also include enterprise search, enhanced KPI's, web-rendered forms and spreadsheets, applications integration, records management and auditing.
The SharePoint solution delivers:
- Document and record management
- Rich browser-based forms for data capture and efficient business process work flows such as expense claims, leave and travel requests.
- Security control down to document-level
- Centralised project, meeting and task management
- Integration with other systems including the Microsoft Dynamics suite:
- Dynamics AX (Axapta) / GP (Great Plains) – SharePoint allows users
to read, create and edit documents and forms in other systems such as Microsoft Dynamics GP or AX. - Dynamics CRM – SharePoint helps users throughout the organisation to easily locate and access business information and processes they need to work more effectively, via a single-site Web-based portal
- Dynamics AX (Axapta) / GP (Great Plains) – SharePoint allows users
Windows SharePoint Services is a built-in component of Windows Server 2003, making it easy for IT departments to implement a dependable, scalable collaboration infrastructure with minimal administrative time and effort.
The small investment to implement this solution can reap immediate benefits by eliminating overflows of network drives, reduced information search times and providing a dynamic communication and information sharing to stakeholders.
Professional Advantage can provide and support your organisation with a complete collaboration platform. We have a Microsoft Gold competency in Information Worker with specialisations in Messaging & Communication and Portals & Enterprise Content. We have extensive experience in implementing Communication and Collaboration platforms to a variety of organisations including the AFL, the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ClubLINKS and many others.
