Microsoft SharePoint 2010 makes it easier for people to work together.
The introduction of SharePoint 2010 on the University portal site will enable students set up Web sites to share information with others, manage documents from start to finish and publish reports to help other students in their academic work.
In today’s information hungry environment, Microsoft share point helps people collate important information in one integrated location thus improving organisation’s overall effectives. SharePoint 2010 Sites provides a single infrastructure for all your business Web sites. Share documents with colleagues, manage projects with partners and publish information to customers.
Details of Microsoft share point 2010 capabilities:
Sites
SharePoint 2010 provides a single infrastructure for all business Web sites. This enables sharing of information at work among colleagues, manage projects with partners and publish information to customers.
Composites
Serves as a tool and component for creating do-it-yourself business solutions.
Insights
Gives people access to report, documents, data base and business applications. This will be beneficial to students.
Communities
It creates a single platform for people to share information and ideas as a group accomplishing a task (students conferencing and dissertation blog)
Content
Search
Helps users to find information and contacts i.e contacts of all the faculties and departments of the university.
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-gb/product/capabilities/Pages/default.aspx
InfoPath 2010 is a powerful form creation and information gathering program included in the Microsoft Office 2010 release.
Every SharePoint list contains a set of list forms that can be used to view, edit, or add items to a list. Each list form displays the columns from that list as fields on a page where users can view, add, or edit information.
When using Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010, you can customize these forms so that they’re easier to use and more targeted toward your business solution. Microsoft InfoPath 2010 can also be used to create and customize these forms.
The new improvement of the University of Lincoln Portal is impressive and the University IT support needs to be applauded for its effort, however, the test account doesn’t clearly show where to submit University news articles.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SHAREPOINT 2010
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