July 2010 - Technical Rollup Mail - SharePoint + Internet
News
BizTalk Server
Biscay County Authority - Biscay Government Enhances Quality of Life for Citizens Through Innovative Leadership
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000007634
Leicester City Council - Council Streamlines Financial Operations with Scalable, Integrated Environment
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000007599
Epicor Software Corporation - Epicor Creates Compelling Portal Solution Using Products in ISV Royalty Program
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000007472
Hungarian National Police Department - Police Agency Improves Enforcement, Cuts Costs With Data Processing Solution
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000007533
KAS Bank - Bank Builds a Service-Oriented Architecture to Enhance Agility and Reduce Costs
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000007539
Microsoft Internet Information Server
SharePoint Technologies
SharePoint Server 2010 Advanced IT Professional Training
This advanced training is a deep technical learning series for current SharePoint Server 2007 professionals who are looking to upgrade their skills to SharePoint Server 2010.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sharepoint/ff420396.aspx
Managing Your Unstructured AdHoc Processes in Outlook, Office and SharePoint
2010-06-24:CMSWire
What if you could combine the process and task management activities of a BPM system, a CRM system and a Knowledge Worker system into a single solution that integrates with the tools you use daily?
Metalogix StoragePoint 3.0: Intelligent Archiving, Support for SharePoint 2010
2010-06-1:CMSWire
A couple of months ago, Metalogix (news, site) acquired StoragePoint, a provider of external storage options for SharePoint. Now we see the first official release of that acquisition.
HP TRIM Provides Information Governance Via Digital Reef
2010-06-17:CMSWire
In February this year HP (news, site) released v7 of its records management suite TRIM, which focused on SharePoint 2010 records management. Now, e-Discovery vendor Digital Reef (news, site) has integrated its Virtual Governance Warehouse (VGW) with TRIM.
Does Your Web CMS Integrate With SharePoint 2010?
2010-06-16:CMSWire
Sure SharePoint 2010 (news, site) has built in web content management capabilities. But that doesn't stop of number of WCM vendors from integrating their own solutions with the collaboration platform. After all, we all need options.
https://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-cms/does-your-web-cms-integrate-with-sharepoint-2010-007808.php
SharePoint 2010: Third Party Add-On Round Up
2010-06-14:CMSWire
SharePoint news from the big players has bloomed since the launch of Microsoft's (news, site) 2010 version. But what of the smaller devs offering those practical point solutions that could be so useful? Let's take a look.
https://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-20/sharepoint-2010-third-party-addon-round-up-007759.php
Extend SharePoint 2010 With Product Lifecycle Management Tools
2010-06-11:CMSWire
With everyone looking for a piece of the SharePoint 2010 action, Massachusetts-based PTC (news, site) has just extended its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software by building four new solutions on the business collaboration platform.
SharePoint 2010: Experts Dish on the Good and Not So Good
2010-06-09:CMSWire
Like a dish detergent spun through the rebranding cycle, SharePoint 2010 (news, site) is all new and improved. The enhancements though to the World’s most popular and prevalent web development platform -- nee portal platform; nee enterprise content management platform; nee Microsoft’s answer to Lotus Notes / WebSphere -- are far more impressive than your standard “new and improved” detergent in a bigger box. SharePoint’s box is bigger, but there is substance to the improvements above and beyond the style.
The Groovier Side of SharePoint Workspace 2010
2010-06-09:CMSWire
There's more than one way to collaborate and work with SharePoint 2010 (news, site), and Microsoft has SharePoint Workspace 2010 to prove it. Not sure what this Workspace thing is? Let's have a closer look.
New SharePoint Web Part Aggregates Twitter, RSS
2010-06-07:CMSWire
A new web part from Virto Software (news, site) has just been released that will enable users to aggregate posts from Twitter and RSS feeds and place them on SharePoint pages all in a single view with a display that can be easily customized.
https://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-20/new-sharepoint-web-part-aggregates-twitter-rss-007748.php
Vamosa Takes MetaVis SharePoint Migration Tools to Europe
2010-06-04:CMSWire
Vamosa (news,site) has some additional SharePoint capabilities in its portfolio through a new partnership with MetaVis Technologies.
Extending SharePoint 2010's Enterprise 2.0 Capabilities
2010-06-02:CMSWire
In my last article “Evaluating SharePoint 2010 as an Enterprise 2.0 platform” I did a quick and dirty evaluation of SharePoint 2010 against Prof. McAfee’s SLATE framework. The average score for SP2010 was 7 out of 10 which I characterised as “pretty good”. But the article noted some obvious gaps in the lower scores in some areas. I was contacted by NewsGator (news, site) to discuss how their Social Sites product helps fill those gaps in the SharePoint 2010 “out of the box” Enterprise 2.0 experience.
What is SharePoint 2010? Vision and Reality
2010-06-02:CMSWire
Most of our readers have a pretty clear idea of what SharePoint (news, site) is. However, many people misperceive its core functions. And Microsoft's product websites -- with their broad ambitions -- aren't always clear enough for new-comers. So for the confused amongst us, here's a concise response to the simple question: What is SharePoint?
https://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-20/what-is-sharepoint-2010-vision-and-reality-007513.php
#advintranets10 Architecting Participation with Enterprise Social Media
2010-05-28:CMSWire
Employee engagement can't be forced and in most cases, the experts say, it just can't be expected. Here are a few lessons learned by the intranet managers of British Telecom, KPN and MARS. Each company is seeking to raise engagement levels of between 40,000 and 140,000 employees -- it's no simple task.
5 Reasons Why SharePoint 2010 Will Revolutionize Your Organization
2010-05-25:CMSWire
What if you can reduce cost and still provide the necessary tools to meet organizational needs? SharePoint 2010 (news, site) can do exactly that.
Documents
BizTalk Server
Whitepaper - BizTalk + AppFabric, Better Together
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/biztalk-appfabric-better-together.aspx
Microsoft Internet Information Server
SharePoint Technologies
Audience and content targeting planning (SharePoint Server 2010)
Describes the architecture of audiences and content targeting, and key decisions to make when planning the use of audiences for an organization.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261958.aspx
Business Connectivity Services cmdlets (SharePoint Server 2010)
Lists the Business Connectivity Service Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint Server 2010.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793361.aspx
Farm cmdlets (SharePoint Server 2010)
Lists farm-level Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint Server 2010.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793362.aspx
Site collection cmdlets (SharePoint Server 2010)
Lists site collection-level Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint Server 2010
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793359.aspx
Web application cmdlets (SharePoint Server 2010)
Lists Web application-level Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint Server 2010
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793360.aspx
End-to-end content deployment walkthrough (white paper)
Provides an overview of the content deployment feature in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 for the IT Pro audience, and describes an end-to-end scenario for how to create and successfully perform a content deployment between two site collections.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc627268.aspx
Understanding planning solutions and scenarios (white paper)
Provides direction and samples for developing a Business Intelligence solution with planning, budgeting, and forecasting capabilities numerous departments inside an organization.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff795778.aspx
Book excerpt: SharePoint Development and Governance Using COBIT 4.1: A Practical Approach
The articles provide guidance to the IT administrator. The book encourages you to follow an industry standard framework, COBIT 4.1, which is published by ISACA.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758651.aspx
Configure object cache user accounts
Explains why object cache user accounts must be used, and describes how to configure the accounts.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758656.aspx
Create and configure a KPI by using Dashboard Designer
Describes how to create a key performance indicator (KPI), a scorecard element that shows at a glance whether performance is on or off target for a particular metric.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758653.aspx
Move all databases (SharePoint Server 2010)
Describes how to move all of the databases associated with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 from one database server to another database server. If your databases are hosted on different servers, this procedure applies to the database server that hosts the configuration database.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512725.aspx
Plan for host-named site collections (SharePoint Server 2010)
Discusses planning of host-named site collections in a SharePoint farm.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc424952.aspx
Plan incoming e-mail (SharePoint Server 2010)
Describes what server and farm administrators should consider when they plan the deployment of the incoming e-mail feature for their organization.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263260.aspx
Create and manage a My Site host location (SharePoint Server 2010)
Describes how to create and manage a My Site host location. Before provisioning My Site Web sites, an administrator of a User Profile service application must first create a My Site host location, or ensure that one has already been created.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff729456.aspx
Enterprise content storage planning (SharePoint Server 2010)
Describes how to plan an enterprise content storage solution that uses Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263028.aspx
Excel Services Capacity Planning
Points to the SharePoint Server 2010 performance and capacity test results and recommendations site that includes a specific article for the test data for Excel Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The article also links to the Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 site that includes information about using Microsoft Excel in an HPC Server environment.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff729455.aspx
Configure Excel and Excel Services with SQL Server Analysis Services
Explains how to connect Microsoft Excel 2010 to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services (SSAS) and then publish cubes or tables in an Excel workbook by using Excel Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff729457.aspx
Metadata-based routing and storage planning (SharePoint Server 2010)
Contains information to help IT pros plan how to route and store content based on metadata by using the Content Organizer feature in SharePoint Server 2010SharePoint Server 2010.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff730258.aspx
Post-migration tasks for the PerformancePoint dashboard author
Describes the post-migration tasks that a dashboard author has to perform, and links to articles that help with these tasks.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff735567.aspx
Track or block SharePoint Server 2010 installations
Describes how to lock down, track, and even block random installations of SharePoint Server 2010.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff730261.aspx
Upgrade from other versions or other products
Discusses how to upgrade to SharePoint Server 2010 from other SharePoint products.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff730260.aspx
Upgrade from SharePoint Foundation 2010 to SharePoint Server 2010
Discusses how to upgrade from SharePoint Foundation to SharePoint Server, and it includes details on pushing new features down to upgraded sites.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262342.aspx
Complete List of recently published MOSS 2007 & SharePoint 2010 articles
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262043(office.12).aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262043(office.14).aspx
Downloads
BizTalk Server
Cumulative update package 2 for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Service Pack 1
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2211420
Microsoft Internet Information Server
SharePoint Technologies
Virtual Migration Environment for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
The Virtual Migration Environment provides Office SharePoint Server 2007 environments, sample content, and scripts designed to assist customers with upgrade and migration from Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to SharePoint Server 2010.
SharePoint Server 2010 Advanced IT Professional Training
This advanced training is a deep technical learning series for current SharePoint Server 2007 professionals who are looking to upgrade their skills to SharePoint Server 2010.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sharepoint/ff420396.aspx
Download Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Trial
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is the business collaboration platform for the Enterprise and the Web that enables you to connect and empower people through an integrated set of rich features.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/ee388573.aspx
Update for GroupBoard Workspace 2007 (KB2161226)
On Schedule and Reservation list in GroupBoard Workspace site, if the date format is DD/MM/YYYY, the Begin date field and the End date filed on “New” or “Edit” appointment page do not work well. This update resolves that issue.
Update for GroupBoard Workspace 2007 x64 (KB2161226)
On Schedule and Reservation list in GroupBoard Workspace site, if the date format is DD/MM/YYYY, the Begin date field and the End date filed on “New” or “Edit” appointment page do not work well. This update resolves that issue.
Office 2010: Product Guides
The Office 2010 product guides provide an overview of what’s new in your favorite Microsoft Office programs and a deeper look at benefits across all Office 2010 programs, as well as Office Web Apps and Office Mobile 2010.
BizTalk Server 2010 Beta
BizTalk Server 2010 Beta is an integration server that provides connectivity, Business Process Management (BPM), and SOA/ESB capabilities. It also includes Business to Business (B2B) integration capabilities, Adapters, Accelerators, and an RFID platform.
Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies.
Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation
The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system.
Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB979445), 32-bit Edition
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that could allow elevation of privileges. This update resolves that vulnerability.
Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB979445), 64-bit Edition
A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that could allow elevation of privileges. This update resolves that vulnerability.
Microsoft Outlook Live Connected Campus using Exchange Web Services API
This whitepaper describes how live@edu Outlook Live customers can connect their school systems with Exchange Web Services (EWS).
Office SharePoint Server 2007 VHD
This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Events/Webcasts
Microsoft Internet Information Server
SharePoint Technologies
BSG Ltd presents Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and BI Masterclass – maximise your business intelligence capabilities with SharePoint 2010
Free of charge
Date: 21 July 2010, 09:15
Location: London
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: Architect, IT Decision Maker, Sales - Partners, Tech Influencing BDM
Products: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032453687
BSG Ltd presents Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Evaluation Masterclass - The Key Facts and Capabilities which make SharePoint 2010 unmissable
Free of charge
Date: 21 July 2010, 09:15
Location: London
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: Architect, IT Decision Maker, Non-Tech Influencing BDM, Sales - Partners, Tech Influencing BDM
Products: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032453686
ICS Solutions presents Internet Development with SharePoint 2010
Free of charge
Date: 5 August 2010, 10:00
Location: Basingstoke
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: Academic, IT Decision Maker, IT Implementer, IT Manager, Non-Tech Influencing BDM, Tech Influencing BDM
Products: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Windows Server
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032455346
ICS Solutions presents Start your Cloud journey with Microsoft online - 2 Hour Interactive Workshop
Free of charge
Date: 10 August 2010, 14:00
Location: Basingstoke
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: Academic, IT Decision Maker, IT Implementer, Non-Tech Influencing BDM, Tech Influencing BDM
Products: Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft technologies
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032455339
ICS Solutions presents SharePoint 2010 - Overview and Introduction - THE seminar you need to attend
Free of charge
Date: 18 August 2010, 10:00
Location: London
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: Academic, IT Decision Maker, IT Implementer, IT Manager, Non-Tech Influencing BDM, Tech Influencing BDM
Products: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Windows Server
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032455349
ICS Solutions presents SharePoint 2010 – Social Computing and Collaboration - What you need to know about Collaboration and Social Computing with SharePoint 2010
Free of charge
Date: 18 August 2010, 14:00
Location: London
Event Category: Onsite Event
Audience: Academic, Architect, IT Decision Maker, IT Manager, Non-Tech Influencing BDM, Tech Influencing BDM
Products: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Windows Server
https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=1032455325
All upcoming Events\Webcasts
https://www.microsoft.com/uk/events/default.aspx
New KB's
BizTalk Server
BizTalk Server Ent 2006 EN FIX: BTARN 3.3 intermittently writes incorrect values to the GlobalBusinessActionCode element when you use BTARN 3.3 to process RNIF messages
https://kbalertz.com/kbNamed_982858/982858.aspx
Microsoft Internet Information Server
SharePoint Technologies
SharePoint Server 2010
Error message when view or edit in browser for Word or PowerPoint Web Apps
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028346/EN-US
RevertToSelf or BDC identity authentication is not enabled by default on a BDC Service application on a SharePoint farm
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/982586/EN-US
Cannot use cmdlets to configure session state on a new database when SharePoint accounts do not have database create permission
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2122152/EN-US
Timer Service cannot load job dll until timer service recycle
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2027455/EN-US
"The process cannot access the file <Path\FileName>" error message when you repair SharePoint Foundation 2010 or SharePoint Server 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2207648/EN-US
Using either a Line of Business or Custom Connector content source with a Custom Security Trimmer using the 'checkaccess' method fails to return search results after upgrade from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2244595/EN-US
You cannot deploy a solution if you are logged on to a SharePoint 2010 server as a different user
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/983088/EN-US
FIX: An Excel workbook that contains a PowerPivot table is corrupted after you upload the Excel workbook to a SharePoint PowerPivot gallery
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028769/EN-US
Description of the numbering scheme for product code GUIDs in Office 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2186281/EN-US
Cannot use cmdlets to configure session state on a new database when SharePoint accounts do not have database create permission
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/212215/EN-US
SharePoint Server 2007
Refreshing External Data, using SSO, from an Oracle Database
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2022736/EN-US
Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update server hotfix package (coreserver-x-none.msp): June 7, 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2079101/EN-US
Using either a Line of Business or Custom Connector content source with a Custom Security Trimmer using the 'checkaccess' method fails to return search results after upgrade from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2244595/EN-US
Colleague tracker web part does not show any colleagues if one of the colleagues has an upcoming birthday
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2122049/EN-US
Icons in Datasheet view for lists in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 are not displayed correctly when you have Microsoft Office 2003 Client installed.
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2161806/EN-US
MS10-039: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint could allow elevation of privilege
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028554/EN-US
Description of the Office updates: June 8, 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/22352048/EN-US
MOSS 2007 - Refreshing External Data, using SSO, from an Oracle Database.
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/202273/EN-US
MS10-039: Description of the security update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: June 8, 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/979445/EN-US
Description of the Office Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Outlook-x-none.msp): June 7, 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/207910/EN-US
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
MS10-039: Description of the security update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: June 8, 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/983444/EN-US
Description of the Office Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Outlook-x-none.msp): June 7, 2010
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/207910/EN-US
Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint could cause elevation of privilege