Category: Tools & Technologies

CMS Watch Updates SharePoint Report

CMS Watch released a longer and updated report on SharePoint for enterprise use. It’s now 240 pages, up from 190 last time. “Find out how SharePoint 2007 really works. SharePoint is very good at certain things, but very poor at others. Researched by the same CMS Watch team […]

Liquid Machines Gateway for SharePoint

Liquid Machines took the wraps off its enterprise rights management gateway for Microsoft SharePoint, to protect business information inside and outside of SharePoint. “The Gateway for SharePoint is tightly integrated with Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (MOSS) to persistently protect files opened […]

Microsoft Online Services Exits Beta

Microsoft launched its Online Services for hosted Exchange and SharePoint; Microsoft Online Services had previously been available in beta to select customers. “Today, at a launch event in San Francisco, Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division at Microsoft Corp., was joined by customers and partners to […]

Security Concerns with Microsoft SharePoint

Ongoing governance and oversight of SharePoint usage and content is critical, but usually done poorly. “Most business managers have little visibility into their Microsoft SharePoint environments, and believe that the collaboration tool could put them at risk of data theft, according to new research from enterprise provisioning firm […]

A Box Arrives

David went to collect the mail this morning, and returned carrying the usual complement of letters … and a brown box. I asked him if it was heavy, thinking it was a bit big for the replacement DVD drive I’m waiting for. When I held it, it was […]

Chapter 11 of Seamless Teamwork Posted

There are two additional online-only chapters for Seamless Teamwork: Chapter 11, which extends the ideas of Seamless Teamwork to the Sponsors and Stakeholders site, talking about how these groups use the site that has been set up for them; and Chapter 12, which introduces the main governance issues […]

OnePlace: Overview and 7 Pillars Analysis

OnePlace is a new hosted collaboration service from Riverock Technologies. The service combines three capabilities: team collaboration, project management, and personal productivity tools. Looking at OnePlace through the lens of the 7 Pillars gives you the following: Shared Access to Team Data … Workspaces, project tools (with hierarchical […]