For the millions that have installed the beta 2 bits please pay attention. 1. The upgrade path to RTM will be beta 2 --> beta 2 Technical Refresh --> RTM. I know you have probably heard me say this but I thought I would write it down (...in case I forget). NOTE: beta 2 installs MUST upgrade to beta 2 TR. Said another way, there won't be a su ...[Read More]

For the first time, the MSDN Library is freely available for download from Microsoft Downloads. Previously, the Library was only available for download to MSDN subscribers. The current download is the May 2006 Edition and future editions will also be available when we release them. MSDN Library provides access to essential programming informatio ...[Read More]

Windows IT Pro has an well written article for those that dont know about Public Folders, the premise behind having them and their future direction. "...Microsoft has said that new collaboration applications should target SharePoint rather than Exchange for data storage. That raises the question of how you get existing public folder data whic ...[Read More]

In a May 2006 report, John R. Rymer, vice president of Application Development and Infrastructure at Forrester Research, and his team characterize the Office 2007 system as an application platform that offers enterprise developers another option for building customized Windows clients and collaboration applications.   Office 2003 was really d ...[Read More]

Looks like there quite a few things Microsoft is doing to make sure that SharePoint is at the front of every Corporations collaboration efforts. "All this paints a pretty rosy picture for Exchange 12. But there are disappointments. For one, there's a rumor going round that public folders will be phased out in Exchange 12, with Microsoft pushi ...[Read More]

EducationOnlineCourses has the skinny on 2 free training courses for SharePoint: Getting started with Services and Doing more with SharePoint Services ( Microsoft eLearning Library ) Getting Started with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Tutorial How-to Steps for each Lesson in SharePoint Exploring a SharePoint Site Creating and Manag ...[Read More]

Microsoft this week released a free developer edition of Commerce Server 2007, which is a complete, full-function version of Commerce Server 2007 that's restricted to test and development environments. Production use of the software requires licensing the standard or enterprise editions, which are scheduled for release next month. Commerce Server ...[Read More]

Microsoft announced the Forefront branding at the company's TechEd 2006 Conference in Boston. Besides Forefront releases for Exchange 2007 and SharePoint, which the company's Web site has pegged for shipment in the second half of this year, the company is also shooting to have releases for the desktop, called Forefront Client, and for ...[Read More]

There's a great article on how SharePoint is becoming a favorite amongst Microsoft partners. If you're looking for the next product likely to become a blockbuster, look no further than Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.  Partners are seeing momentum with customers behind the existing pre-Office version of the enterprise portal a ...[Read More]

SharePoint Tips has an article about the product, "WSS Cross Site Search" and it allows you to search in WSS as if you had portal (across sites, advanced search and more) and for cheap (current pricing stands on $560)! What does WSS Cross Site Search bring to the table, here's the feature list: Easy management of properties available ...[Read More]