Windows SharePoint Services Hosting - Hosted Messaging and Collaboration | Provides a Platform for Delivering Applications as Services and for Team Collaboration | Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services is the safe and cost-effective choice for organizations looking to deploy best-of-breed collaboration applications to increase team productivity and cross-company information sharing. Windows SharePoint Services is also a versatile foundation for Web-based business applications for increased process efficiency and improved information flow.
The Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Hosting component enables you to provide customers with team-oriented Web sites for information sharing and collaboration. This compelling business application provides another opportunity to increase average revenue per user.
SharePoint sites make it easy for users to work together on documents and tasks and share contacts and other information. Site content can be easily searched, and users can also receive alerts to tell them when existing documents and information have been changed or when new information or documents have been added. In addition, SharePoint sites enable customers to find and communicate with key contacts and experts in their organization, both by e-mail messages and with instant messaging.
Built on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 also provides a foundation platform for building Web-based business applications that can flex and scale easily to meet the changing and growing needs of today's businesses. Robust administrative controls for managing storage and Web infrastructure give IT departments a cost-effective way to implement and manage a high-performance collaboration environment. With a familiar, Web-based interface and close integration with everyday tools including the Microsoft Office system, Windows SharePoint Services is easy to use and can be deployed rapidly. With Windows SharePoint Services Hosting, independent software vendors (ISVs) and service providers can provide rich Web applications based on Windows SharePoint Services Web parts to their customers. This section provides guidance to help you begin implementing Windows SharePoint Services Hosting in your environment. |
| Enable Packaging and Delivery of Applications as Services | Utilizing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, hosters can deliver applications as a service to their small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. Service providers can package templates with content and other value-added services tailored to specific vertical markets, including professional services, health care, financial services, the public sector, and others.
Through a highly customizable and extensible platform, these new tools and services let service providers enhance their existing service offerings by making it easier to add the following kinds of features: | Management for business documents with enhanced document library support and a common repository for document storage. The capacity to build rich, flexible, and scalable Web-based applications and Internet sites based on the Windows SharePoint Services platform to meet the specific needs of client organizations. The ability to quickly and easily customize SharePoint sites and build reporting tools and applications tailored to specific tasks without writing or deploying new code.
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| Why Choose Windows SharePoint Services Hosting? | Business owners are constantly overcoming challenges. They need to organize business operations for growth, while running the day-to-day work. They have a pragmatic approach to technology, looking for smart investments that help advance their objectives.
Windows SharePoint Services addresses these conditions, with its collaboration tools that enable people to share information, route documents for review, and coordinate project tasks. Windows SharePoint Services provides team services and sites that are designed to work with Microsoft Office System and other desktop programs. With Windows SharePoint Services Hosting, you can offer your customers internal Web sites for information sharing and document collaboration, a service which helps increase individual and team productivity. |
| The following table describes Windows SharePoint Services
Hosting benefits for service providers.
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Service provider benefit |
Description |
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Tracking and quota management |
Not only does Windows SharePoint Services allow you to
delegate specific permissions to users, it also enables you to track
which sites are created, who owns them, and how long a site has gone
unused. You can enforce quotas for sites, users, and storage; block
users from adding specific file types to sites; and automatically delete
sites that are unused for long periods of time. |
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Enterprise scalability |
You can deploy Windows SharePoint Services in server
farms that support tens of thousands of sites and can handle the typical
load of hundreds of thousands of users. Windows SharePoint Services
supports load balancing for Web servers and server clustering technology
for all data—including configuration, documents, and list data. |
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Choice of management channels |
You can manage and configure Windows SharePoint Services
right out-of-the-box by using a Web browser or command-line utilities.
You can also manage server farms, servers, and sites by using the
Microsoft .NET Framework-based object model and Web services, making
possible a great many custom and third-party administration solution
offerings. |
The following table describes Windows SharePoint Services
Hosting benefits for end-users.
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End-user benefit |
Description |
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Out-of-the-box business scenarios |
You can use Windows Workflow Foundation and the Windows
SharePoint Services application templates to enhance service offerings
by adding prefabricated business logic to SharePoint sites. |
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Advanced file sharing |
Instead of just dumping files into directories, Windows
SharePoint Services supplies customer Web sites with a document storage
and retrieval system with check-in and check-out functionality, version
history, custom metadata, and flexible, customizable views. |
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Information management |
SharePoint sites store event calendars, contacts, Web
links, discussions, issues lists, announcements, and more. By using
Windows SharePoint Services, you can create smart places that help your
users share information and get work done, not just a place to save
files. |
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Configurable user control |
You can grant users the ability to create sites, allow
them to control site membership, monitor site usage directly, and
moderate content submissions. Users can create site templates and share
them with one another, reusing customized, proven site solutions. |
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Support remote team collaboration |
You can enable dispersed teams to work dynamically
across organizations. You can also provide a single workspace for remote
teams to coordinate schedules, organize documents, and participate in
discussions—within the organization and over the extranet. |
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