Definition 6 Client Manager, Andy McCann, recently presented an article to our group on how more and more companies are utilizing SharePoint as their next Enterprise 2.0 platform.

Recognizing Sharepoint's dominance in the Enterprise 2.0 space, many other Web 2.0 companies are now beginning to release and develop Sharepoint Web Parts and features that allow for easy integration into the Sharepoint environment. Not surprisingly, Microsoft's ability to build a huge Sharepoint user base is building a platform for partners to grow upon. This will allow for an even richer experience for Sharepoint users which in turn should help drive even larger adoption of Sharepoint which in turn should grow the number of available tie-ins to Sharepoint.

Andy pulled out three key points from his findings:

1. For many companies, SharePoint is the portal for all their business data - and not just docs, spreadsheets, presentations, and PDFs, but also browser-based forms that interact with built-in workflow technologies which add business logic to sophisticated online applications.
2. Microsoft and several partners announced new social networking, RSS feeds and other Web 2.0 technologies that allow integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 so users can integrate internal company data with outward-facing applications like external customer and partner communities. Awareness Inc., NewsGator Technologies Inc. and WorkLight Inc., for example, are all announcing updated versions of their Enterprise 2.0 tools integrated with SharePoint. Microsoft will also announce nine partners that have released or will release Enterprise 2.0 tools integrated with SharePoint.
3. Nine companies have recently launched Enterprise 2.0 offerings that integrate with SharePoint technology.  Here is an example of how NewsGator launched their SharePoint add-on



To read the article in its entirety, go to: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/sharepoint_to_run_enterprise_2.php

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