| Microsoft is releasing a slew of new technologies in | | | | mention of Google Chrome or Opera. |
| 2010, and one of the most important of them is | | | | 10. Enhanced SharePoint Designer |
| SharePoint 2010. Previously known by the code name | | | | Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 sports a new UI, |
| SharePoint 14, SharePoint 2010 marks a significant | | | | improved workflow, and improved integration between |
| upgrade to the SharePoint product. Here are ten of | | | | designers. Although there were doubts about the |
| the most important things about the SharePoint 2010 | | | | Office 2007 ribbon-style interface when it was first |
| release, which is expected to be available in the first | | | | released, Microsoft has been steadily putting the ribbon |
| half of 2010. | | | | UI in many of its products, including SharePoint 2010. |
| 1. New SharePoint editions | | | | The new designer also has a tabbed interface and |
| In an effort to better unify the SharePoint lineup, | | | | provides breadcrumb navigation. |
| Microsoft will make some big changes to the | | | | What is so SPECIAL on Sharepoint Hosting?We know |
| SharePoint editions with the 2010 release. Windows | | | | that finding a cheap, reliable web host is not a simple |
| SharePoint Server (WSS) is gone, and so is Microsoft | | | | task so we've put all the information you need in one |
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| 2010. MOSS is replaced by SharePoint Server 2010, | | | | commitment to our customers and want to make sure |
| which will be available in either the Standard or | | | | they have all the details they need before making that |
| Enterprise edition as well as in editions for strictly | | | | big decision. |
| internal sites and for Internet or extranet sites. | | | | We will work tirelessly to provide a refreshing and |
| 2. New hardware requirements | | | | friendly level of customer service. We believe in |
| Like the majority of new Microsoft servers, SharePoint | | | | creativity, innovation, and a competitive spirit in all that |
| 2010 will ship only as a 64-bit product. If you're | | | | we do. We are sound, honest company who feels |
| deploying SharePoint on new hardware, this situation | | | | that business is more than just the bottom line. We |
| shouldn't be a problem, but it's definitely a consideration | | | | consider every business opportunity a chance to |
| if you're planning to upgrade an existing SharePoint | | | | engage and interact with our customers and our |
| server. | | | | community. Neither our clients nor our employees are a |
| 3. New software requirements | | | | commodity. They are part of our family. |
| In addition to new hardware requirements, SharePoint | | | | The followings are the top 10 reasons you should trust |
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| Practices Analyzer will be incorporated as part of the | | | | automatically do this for you to ensure you never lose |
| base SharePoint product. This tool provides Microsoft's | | | | the all important identity of your site |
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| 5. FAST Search | | | | called ASPHostDirectory Uptime |
| The new SharePoint release will incorporate the FAST | | | | - 24/7-based Support - We never fall asleep and we |
| Search technology that Microsoft acquired from the | | | | run a service that is opening 24/7 a year. Even |
| Norway-based Fast Search & Transfer company. | | | | everyone is on holiday during Easter or Christmast |
| The FAST technology provides a superset of the | | | | New Year, we are always behind our desk serving |
| original SharePoint search capabilities. As its name | | | | our customers |
| implies, FAST Search is designed for high-end | | | | - Customer Tailored Support - if you compare our |
| scalability. It supports a number of enhanced | | | | hosting plans to others you will see that we are |
| capabilities, including a content-processing pipeline, | | | | offering a much better deal in every aspect; |
| metadata extraction, visual search, and advanced | | | | performance, disk quotas, bandwidth allocation, |
| linguistics. | | | | databases, security, control panel features, e-mail |
| 6. Usage reporting and logging | | | | services, real-time stats, and service |
| SharePoint 2010 includes a new database designed to | | | | - Money Back Guarantee - ASPHostDirectory offers |
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| 7. Visio Services | | | | first signing up we will provide you with a full refund |
| Visio Services in SharePoint 2010 lets users share and | | | | - Experts in Sharepoint Hosting - Given the scale of |
| collaborate on Visio diagrams. A built-in viewer lets | | | | our environment, we have recruited and developed |
| SharePoint users view Visio files in their browser | | | | some of the best talent in the hosting technology that |
| without having Visio installed on their system. Visio | | | | you are using. Our team is strong because of the |
| Services also retrieves and renders any external data | | | | experience and talents of the individuals who make up |
| used in the Visio diagrams. | | | | ASPHostDirectory |
| 8. Enhanced collaboration features | | | | - Daily Backup Service - We realise that your website |
| SharePoint 2010 supports tagging content as well as | | | | is very important to your business and hence, we |
| providing enhanced blog authoring capabilities. There's a | | | | never ever forget to create a daily backup. Your |
| new group authentication feature that's based on | | | | database and website are backup every night into a |
| distribution list or organization and a new rich text editor | | | | permanent remote tape drive to ensure that they are |
| for creating wikis. In addition, calendars from Microsoft | | | | always safe and secure. The backup is always ready |
| Exchange Server can be merged with SharePoint | | | | and available anytime you need it |
| calendars. | | | | - Easy Site Administration - With our powerful control |
| 9. New browser support | | | | panel, you can always administer most of your site |
| SharePoint 2010 supports an extended set of | | | | features easily without even needing to contact for |
| browsers. It's designed to support XHTML | | | | our Support Team. Additionally, you can also install |
| 1.0–compliant browsers and will support Internet | | | | more than 100 FREE applications directly via our |
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| IE 6.0 isn't supported. So far, there's been no official | | | | |
