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Collaboration on the Go: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and the Mobile Workplace. Now, your mobile workforce can remain productive, informed, and on-task away from the office—without access to a computer and even while working offline.

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 workspaces are Web-based team sites that are accessible through a browser on a desktop or portable computer, and now, with support for mobile devices, from Web-enabled mobile phones, smart phones, or Pocket PCs.

1. Mobile Access to Your Work

   With Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, team workspaces can be accessed through the browser on your smart phone, Pocket PC, or Web-enabled mobile phone so that you can stay productive anywhere, anytime. Using a special URL (the URL of the team site with an “m” added to the end: http://server/myteamsite/site/m) gives you access to a simplified, text-only version of your workspace…

2. Blog to SharePoint Sites from Your Mobile Device

   With Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, you can post to workspace blogs from your mobile device. You can also take digital photos using phones with built-in cameras and send a photo embedded in the body of an e-mail message from the phone to the workspace blog. The photo will appear on the blog site as a new entry and will also appear on the mobile view of the workspace as a hyperlink to the actual photo file…

3. Post to Community Forums Using E-Mail

   For more flexibility in contributing to blogs and other Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 community forums, such as discussion boards, calendars, or document libraries, you can post content by sending a simple e-mail message from your portable computer or mobile device to the e-mail address associated with that SharePoint list. You don’t even need to connect to your team site…

4. Alerts on the Go

   For mobile workers who aren’t able to connect to the team site regularly, alerts are an efficient way to stay informed of changes made to the workspace. You can receive alerts on your Web-enabled or e-mail-capable mobile phone, smart phone, or Pocket PC. Through customizable e-mail alerts, notifications, and RSS feeds…

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