Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is the Microsoft enterprise search solution for organizations that want to increase productivity and reduce information overload by providing their employees, partners, and customers the ability to find relevant content in a wide range of repositories and formats. With actionable search results that respect security permissions, Office SharePoint Server 2007 lets users go beyond documents and across repositories to unlock information, find people, and locate expertise in the enterprise. Built for the enterpriseIn Office SharePoint Server 2007, search results are delivered quickly and relevance is tuned for enterprise and line-of-business data.
Unlock data and expertiseOffice SharePoint Server 2007 provides out-of-the-box search for common enterprise repositories and file types as well as for people and experts.
Integrated user experienceEnterprise search functionality is integrated with the collaboration, portals, content management, forms and business intelligence features of SharePoint Server 2007 and can be integrated with other 2007 Office system products to help users easily find, use, and share information and increase productivity.
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Microsoft Enterprise Search Solutions for the Enterprise — Main Site
Enterprise Search solutions from Microsoft are a collection of related software products and technologies that allow you to find the relevant information you need from resources on the Internet, your company’s intranet, within enterprise applications and file stores, and from the people within your organization. Visit this website to learn more about these products and why you should choose Microsoft as your enterprise search platform.
Search in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Evaluation Guide
This evaluation guide is designed to present a solid understanding of the search capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It provides an overview of Enterprise Search solutions from Microsoft, gives a hands-on tour of the product, and concludes with useful information for administrators and developers. IT professionals should use this guide to perform a thorough and effective evaluation of Enterprise Search functionality in Office SharePoint Server 2007.
White paper: Deploying and Supporting Enterprise Search with SharePoint Server 2007
This white paper covers the topics of how Microsoft IT implemented enterprise search within the company's intranet using Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Whitepaper: Enterprise Search from Microsoft - Empower People to Find Information & Expertise
This whitepaper, written for the Technical Decision Makers, takes a look at the drivers and challenges that define Enterprise Search and examines the key elements of a successful Enterprise Search solution.
Find it all with SharePoint Enterprise Search
This TechNet Magazine article discusses the architecture of an enterprise search solution, the indexing and querying of business data, and line of business and people knowledge. It also covers the main differences between the Microsoft Search Server 2008 and the full Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 editions.
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TechNet Podcast: Search in SharePoint Server 2007
Join this podcast to learn more about Office SharePoint Server 2007, the Microsoft Enterprise Search solution that help organizations reduce information overload by providing employees, partners, and customers with the ability to find relevant content in a wide range of repositories and formats.
TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Manages Enterprise Search with SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
Join this webcast to learn how Microsoft manages enterprise search services within the corporate intranet. We explore how the Microsoft IT team manages the search service day to day as a shared service in three regions. We also cover the operational process, service definitions, and lessons learned from managing search in a large-scale enterprise deployment scenario.
TechNet Webcast: An In-Depth Look at SharePoint Server 2007 Search Technology (Level 200)
In this session, we review the new search features available in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We look at the challenges IT professionals face when trying to support disparate information repositories, and we explain how SharePoint Server 2007 can help you address these issues.
Microsoft Search Solutions for the Enterprise – Technical Overview
In this webcast, we look at the challenges IT professionals face when trying to support searches across both user desktops and disparate information repositories within their enterprise. Find out how Windows Desktop Search (WDS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 can help you address these issues.
Extending Search in MOSS 2007: Exposing LOB Data with the Business Data Catalog
In this webcast, we show you how the Business Data Catalog (BDC), a new feature in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, enables you to index and present business data securely from a variety of sources and applications throughout your organization, without the need for complex coding.
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Chevron Chooses SharePoint for Collaboration and Search
May 8, 2007: The Wall Street Journal Online, Pui-Wing Tam
Oil company Chevron plans to deploy SharePoint Server to help reduce the flood of office documents that raise storage costs and decrease worker productivity. (Subscription required for full article)
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