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IE 8 RC1 Released – Download it now!
I don’t think I need to say much about it, other than “yikes, it is so MUCH faster than previous...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 01/27/2009
PerformancePoint Scorecarding and Dashboarding capabilities now part of SharePoint Enterprise CAL
"PerformancePoint scorecarding and dashboarding capabilities will now become part of SharePoint...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 01/25/2009
Using script.aculo.us with MOSS 2007
“script.aculo.us provides you with easy-to-use, cross-browser user interface JavaScript libraries to...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 01/20/2009
WSRP Toolkit for SharePoint Released
I have been asked this question numerous times. “Does SharePoint produce WSRP compliant content, so...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 12/18/2008
Unisys Announce Connector to SharePoint
Unisys have just announced the Unisys InfoImage® Connector for Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 12/03/2008
SharePoint Integration for Novell GroupWise
Stumbled across this product which allows for strong integration between SharePoint and GroupWise....
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 12/03/2008
PPT and Resources from SA MOSS Bootcamp
Hi Fellow South African Citizens, We held a great MOSS bootcamp last week and I promised that I...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 11/10/2008
Reminder: IW Community Meeting Next Week – Building Solutions with BDC
Hi People, Don’t forget the Johannesburg IW community meeting next week (12 November). We have...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 11/07/2008
Office 14 – Microsoft Office through the Web Browser
Today Microsoft announced that Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote would be available to users...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 10/28/2008
Gartner “SharePoint Related” Magic Quadrants Updated for 2008
Gartner have released 3 updated Magic Quadrant reports which relate to Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 10/07/2008
How to order a Microsoft RoundTable device in South Africa
You have seen this device and now would like to get your hands on one. Microsoft have released an...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 09/22/2008
How to build a custom site definition which has child sites (webs)
I did this for a customer over a year ago, and have simply just not had the chance to put key to...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 09/11/2008
Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) proposed standard announced
Today, EMC, IBM and Microsoft (along with other leading ECM industry vendors Alfresco, Open Text,...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 09/10/2008
Open Positions at Microsoft South Africa
If you would like to work for the company who has recently won "Best Employer" in South...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 09/10/2008
MTN.co.za Launches updated site on MOSS 2007
Partner AquaOnline have done a simply stunning job implementing MTN's public internet site on MOSS...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 09/08/2008
Updated: South African Internet Sites on SharePoint
Instead of trying to keep the list of South African MOSS sites updated on my blog, I have instead...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 09/04/2008
IE 8 Beta 2 available for download
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 has just been released and is now available to download. If you are in...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 08/28/2008
Updates for SharePoint Released
Yesterday, the SharePoint product team announced the release of important rollup updates for...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 07/16/2008
Reminder: SA IW Community Meeting Next Week
Hi All, Next week Wednesday (16th July), the IW community are meeting in Johannesburg at Microsoft's...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 07/11/2008
SharePoint under Hyper-V versus Virtual Server 2005 R2
I have done a fair amount of SharePoint demos and developement over the past few years, and have...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 07/09/2008
Microsoft and Nortel Unified Communications Event in JHB and CPT
Unified Communications is changing the way we design, operate and service business communications in...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 07/03/2008
InformationWorker.co.za now supports IE 8 WebSlices
I was inspired by the IE 8 webslices feature demonstrated in the opening keynote of the South...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 06/27/2008
Fast ESP Web Parts for SharePoint Released
FAST has released a set of installable Web parts (Web parts are reusable UI components for building...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 06/22/2008
MIX Essentials 08 in JHB and Cape Town - Book Now!
If you are a web developer be sure not to miss this free event, with great international and local...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 06/20/2008
South African IW Community Meets Today
Hi All, This is a just a reminder that the South African IW Community meets today at Microsoft's...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 06/18/2008
Windows Desktop Search 4.0 Released
In case you didn't hear. Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 4.0 has been released, and is now available to...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 06/11/2008
Podcasting Kit for SharePoint (PKS) Released
The Podcasting Kit for SharePoint has been released on CodePlex. All the code is freely available,...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 06/10/2008
New SharePoint Developer Portal for ASP .Net Developers
Are you an ASP .Net developer, who is interested in developing on SharePoint (WSS or MOSS), but not...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 06/03/2008
Custom Navigation in SharePoint - The Full Monty
The out of the box navigation controls work for many scenarios, but what happens if they don't? What...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 05/30/2008
Find Commands in Office 2007 Easily with Office Labs Search Commands
Ever wondered where a command / function is in Office 2007? The ribbon is amazing but getting...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 05/22/2008
SharePoint Introduction for .NET developers webcast series
New to SharePoint development or want to brush up? Check out this free webcast series targeted at...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 05/21/2008
FreeSATsite Portal Launches - Built on MOSS 2007
"FreeSATsite is a portal endorsed and promoted by South Africa Tourism, where you as a South...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 05/21/2008
SharePoint Communication Protocol Documentation Released
Have you ever wondered how Microsoft Office communicates with SharePoint, for example how does...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 04/18/2008
Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint
Have you thought about using Silverlight for your SharePoint site navigation, or perhaps for a...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 03/04/2008
SharePoint Change Management / Internal 'Buzz' Materials Released
Often I say to customers that Change Management is a critical component of a SharePoint Enterprise...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 03/04/2008
www.informationworker.co.za has launched
The uniquely South African Information Worker community site has launched. Powered by MOSS 2007, it...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 02/24/2008
Download SP1 for MOSS, WSS 3.0 and Office 2007 Now
Office 2007 SP1...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 12/11/2007
SharePoint End-User Training Released
This is a great new resource to download and either install on a user's desktop or in you SharePoint...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 12/10/2007
WPF Application to Aggregate Search Results from the Desktop, Internet and Intranet
Wow, it looks pretty cool and it's practical. This Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 12/08/2007
MOSS Internet Sites in South Africa
Today I heard of some more live Internet facing sites in South Africa built on MOSS 2007. Built by...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 12/03/2007
Great SharePoint Designer Workflow How To's, Tips and Tricks
There are some great new articles on the SharePoint Designer team blog which are really useful if...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 11/15/2007
Download Microsoft Office Project Portfolio 2007 Server Trial
"Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 is a top-down portfolio management solution...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 11/09/2007
Microsoft Search Server 2008 Announced!!
I will update this blog post with more detail a little later, but for now it is important to share...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 11/06/2007
SharePoint Pedia has Gone Live
Check it out at https://sharepointpedia.com, looks pretty cool. Another awesome example of a solution...
Author: Michael ODonovan Date: 11/05/2007