Boost business productivity by leveraging powerful new features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 is a powerful collaboration solution that can help you achieve new levels of personal and business productivity. Developers who already own a SharePoint programming book will find that Essential Sharepoint 2007: Delivering High-Impact Collaboration is the ideal companion to a development guide, because it gives some of the "why" of MOSS and helps you understand an organization's business needs and how they might be addressed using MOSS. Project managers will find that the book helps with the various intangibles of a MOSS rollout. It also introduces you to some key technical concepts and provides simple walk-throughs of key MOSS features that many businesses need to leverage.

In this chapter download from the book, build a critical foundation for your MOSS-based solution. First, receive a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of Office SharePoint Server 2007 architecture. Then, study strategies for moving from the current version of SharePoint Portal Server (2003) to the new 2007 version. Finally, review information architecture best practices, and study how to optimally leverage MOSS's collaboration, offline, search, business process, content management, and business intelligence features.

Title: Essential Sharepoint 2007: Delivering High-Impact Collaboration
Author: Scott Jamison, Mauro Cardarelli, Susan Hanley
Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
Chapter 1: Your Collaboration Strategy: Ensuring Success
ISBN: 0-321-42174-4; Copyright 2007, Addison Wesley Professional. All rights reserved.
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