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New Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

20 Application templates (of 40 ) are now ready for download from the Microsoft site:

Site Admin Templates

• Board of Directors
  The Board of Directors application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides a single location for an external group of members to store and locate common documents such as quarterly reviews, shareholder meeting notes and annual strategy documents.
• Business Performance Reporting
  The Business Performance Reporting application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps organization managers track the satisfaction of customers through a combination of surveys and discussions.
• Case Management for Government Agencies
• Classroom Management
  The Business Performance Reporting application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps organization managers track the satisfaction of customers through a combination of surveys and discussions.
• Clinical Trial Initiation and Management
  The Clinical Trial Initiation and Management application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps teams manage the process of tracking clinical trial protocols, objective setting, subject selection and budget activities.
• Competitive Analysis Site
  The Competitive Analysis Site application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps teams organize information about competitors and their products.
• Discussion Database
  The Discussion Database application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides a location where team members can create and reply to discussion topics.
• Disputed Invoice Management
  The Disputed Invoice Management application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps accounts payable departments track open invoices including the potential savings associated with paying the invoice early.
• Employee Activities Site
  The Employee Activities Site application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps manage the creation and attendance of events for employees.
• Employee Self-Service Benefits
  The Employee Self-Service Benefits application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides tools for an organization to inform employees about available benefits as well as enabling them to enroll for each benefit.
• Employee Training Scheduling and Materials
  The Employee Training Scheduling and Materials application template for Microsoft Office SharePoint Services 3.0 helps instructors and employees manage courses and related materials.
• Equity Research
  The Equity Research application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps teams collaborate on researching stocks and other equities.
• Integrated Marketing Campaign Tracking
  The Integrated Marketing Campaign Tracking application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps marketing managers track the implementation and success of outbound marketing activities.
• Manufacturing Process Management
  The Manufacturing Process Management application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps teams to model and track manufacturing processes as well as tasks and issues that arise in the upkeep of these processes.
• New Store Opening
  The New Store Opening application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps a team manage the opening of new store locations or remodeling of existing store location.
• Product and Marketing Requirements Planning
  The Product and Marketing Requirements Planning application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 enables teams to manage the process of collecting and documenting requirements for new products.
• Request for Proposal
  The Request for Proposal application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps manage the process of creating and releasing an initial RFP, collecting submissions of proposals and formally accepting the selected proposal from amongst those submitted.
• Sports League
  The Sports League application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps an intra-company league administrator manage a baseball league.
• Team Work Site
  The Team Work Site application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides a place where project teams can upload background documents, track scheduled calendar events and submit action items that result from team meetings.
• Timecard Management
  The Timecard Management application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps teams track hours spent working on various projects.

Sharepoint SDK and more Downloads

Things are a bit crazy at work, so ive had little time to blog recently. Couldnt resist posting this though:

• The MOSS and WSS SDK's are complete and ready for download. Check out the Sharepoint Team Blog for more details or download direct from:
• MOSS SDK
• WSS SDK
• The Sharepoint Team blog also announced Role-Based Templates for Sharepoint. Check out the post here. This should go hand in hand with the soon to be released application templates pack
• Also check out the Taxonomy/Tagging Starter kit from the ECM Team blog, and
• 10 Essential Resources for SharePoint Developers

Back at work

Just a quick note to say im back at work. I spent 11 amazing days on the Island of Mauritius. Im sun burnt, put on 10 KGs, and have wonderful memories.

Now the real work begins.....

Streamlining Records Management Using SharePoint Server 2007 Workflow

Not sure if anyone has seen the Microsoft IT Case Studies on Technet. Check them out here

Of particular interest to me, was the Case Study published on the 19th of last month, titled "Streamlining Records Management Using SharePoint Server 2007 Workflow"

This Case study explains how the Microsoft Legal and Corporate Affairs (LCA) Records Management team created an tracking solution that provides employees with easy access to records information.

Technical Case Study Online

Technical Case Study Download

PowerPoint Presentation