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C2C builds email, data and file management solutions. SharePoint can store a massive amount of content which includes emails, data and other documents. Want a way to easily archive and manage that content in MOSS? Try C2C Archive One for SharePoint.

Mainsoft continues to bridge the divide between Java and .Net. Today they announced the Beta release of Mainsoft Document Collaboration for Rational Jazz, SharePoint Edition.

Many of today's corporate environments are embracing enterprise CMS solutions as a way to disseminate and share information amongst workers and workgroups. Microsoft SharePoint is a popular choice because it aligns well with an existing Microsoft-powered network and project groups’ workflow. However, according to new research from Courion, companies who are deploying SharePoint are doing so in a manner that might be putting crucial data at risk.

Bamboo Solutions dedicates itself to providing web parts and applications designed specifically to enrich the SharePoint platform. Just recently, we walked you through their Project Management Suite for SharePoint which offers things like a project management dashboard, team calendaring and alerting. They are now taking that offering a step further by creating an OEM agreement with TeamDirection to include the Bamboo SharePoint Project Portfolio Dashboard web part in TeamDirection's IntelliGantt Add-in for Microsoft Project.

Our hearts are thumping and adrenalin levels are high as we tell you about the just-released Day's CQ5 WCM. To get as close as possible to a real-life experience, we went ahead and installed the software from scratch and played with it for a couple of days. It was a fun ride. Without further due, let’s jump in and see what Day came up with after three years of WCM silence.

What's the different between a community and a social networking site? A lot says Tomoye, provider of the Communities for SharePoint solution. Today they announce their latest version of the knowledge management and collaboration SharePoint solution designed with the enterprise in mind. CMSWire had an opportunity to see the Communities for SharePoint solution and talk with CEO and Co-Founder Eric Sauve.

When Visual Studio 2008 came out last November, it was packed with a lot new functionality and features that made many a Microsoft developer's heart go a flutter. This month, Microsoft unveiled the future of Visual Studio and it's called Visual Studio 2010. To along with the new version, the .Net framework is being upgraded to version 4. There are tons of new improvements expected, along with a rumor that SharePoint development will get much easier. We took a peak at the changes coming and wanted to fill you in.

Are you tired of hearing of this draft CMIS thing yet? Content management software companies aren't. No rest until everyone comes up with something CMIS-compliant. Most recently, EMC released an updated CMIS-compliant version of its Documentum ECM platform. CMIS is still in the draft, pre-born stage, but everyone wants a piece of it. Reminds us of the SharePoint saga, only MOSS is already bearing lotsa $$$ behind it. In CMIS case, it's all about interoperability and inter-CMS-ial, inter-repositorial camaraderie.

It's no secret that many organizations have invested time and money into setting up a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) environment expecting it to save them time and money. And it can make a huge difference. However, some organizations are not operating as efficiently as they could be when utilizing SharePoint for business process management (BPM) initiatives.

Microsoft Office SharePoint, the company's enterprise content and document management system, is poised to receive its second service pack in the coming months. Microsoft plans to ship Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP2 in early 2009 and will focus on improving the end-user experience, rather than being aimed at improving the internal operations of the complex software product, which was an area of focus for SharePoint SP1.

It is possible that SharePoint (MOSS) could go down in history as one of the most popular enterprise content management systems ever (note: we aren't saying the best, just the most popular). This may happen even though out of the box the platform lacks some critical enterprise features. MOSS backup and recovery functionality is one good example of this. Thanks to the partner community and other Microsoft technology teams, some of these crucial enterprise features are provided as add-ons and integrated services for MOSS. In the case of backup and recovery, Microsoft, themselves, provide a viable solution, namely the System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM).

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server has a new friend in Autonomy Corp. The information compliance vendor has recently unveiled ControlPoint, enabling real-time, policy-driven control over SharePoint content. This SharePoint extension, while allowing organizations to comply with corporate, legal and regulatory standards, can and will assist enterprises with maintaining eDiscovery requirements -- a critical task in today's world.

Out of the box, you can set up multiple secure access entries to your SharePoint sites -- although it does require some work and thinking. Epok has come to table with their own access control solution -- Epok® Edition for SharePoint version 2.4 -- that they claim will help you provide better, secure access for your partners and business units. And it includes dynamic Microsoft Office integration.

Not content to just help manage content storage for SharePoint, ECM provider Open Text has come out with a new solution that will help SharePoint solve its Lifecycle Management issues. Called the Open Text Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint®, eDOCS Edition, the solution was actually developed by SeeUnity Inc., an Open Text partner.

Lately, Web CMS and Enterprise CMS vendors have been choosing to co-exist with SharePoint peacefully and friendly rather than fight it. The friendly gesture tends to come in the shape of various SharePoint connectors and integrations.