Sunday, June 8, 2008
Your Guide to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007
How does it work?
Microsoft SharePoint server 2007 is a program which has been specially designed to work with products in the Microsoft Office range.
Accessed through a standard Internet Explorer web browser or by using Microsoft Outlook 2007, Microsoft SharePoint 2007 provides businesses with an easy to use web portal or extranet system.
Users can upload documents to SharePoint in several ways:
* By logging into their SharePoint 2007 site and uploading the document directly.
* Directly from Microsoft Office applications, e.g. Word, Excel.
* By e-mailing a document directly to the SharePoint site.
SharePoint allows workers to perform the following tasks:
* Collaborate with co-workers on group tasks and activities.
* Share resources and business intelligence.
* Manage and create content.
* Search for people and information quickly and easily.
* Create workflows and business forms to streamline your business practices.
Hosted vs. Dedicated
SharePoint services are available in two forms, Hosted and Dedicated.
Hosted SharePoint - Hosted SharePoint is based on a SaaS (software as a service) shared platform, which is suitable for most customers. This is a low cost option for running your own SharePoint sites without theneed to purchase or maintain any hardware or Software.
Dedicated SharePoint - For customers with specialised requirements, who require their own server equipment, Genesis Communications have dedicated SharePoint Server solutions. These range from a single server to a tailor-made, advanced system, such as the one created for Citroen Cars.
Dedicated Microsoft SharePoint 2007 allows for an unlimited number of SharePoint sites, with an unlimited number of users and custom Business applications.
Features of SharePoint
* Create team workspaces
* Coordinate calendars
* Organize documents
* Receive important notifications and updates through communication features including announcements and alerts
* Create Company and employee blogs to publish information internally or externally
* Create virtual meeting spaces to reduce travel for meetings
* Create Online Surveys to gain instant feedback
* Take advantage of convenient offline synchronisation capabilities.
Integration with Microsoft Office
SharePoint has the ability to fully integrate with all programs in the Microsoft Office suite to create the ultimate business utility with the following applications:
PowerPoint 2007 - With SharePoint, you can create a library of PowerPoint slides that can be shared with other users on an Office SharePoint Server 2007 site.
Office Access 2007 - Synchronising SharePoint with Access will allow you to use the reporting features to view data and create reports whilst offline.
Office Outlook 2007 - SharePoint allows you to take document libraries offline which are displayed just as other Outlook folders are.
InfoPath 2007 - Users can create form templates then publish them to an Office SharePoint Server 2007 site. You can then enable them for use in a Web browser.
Office Excel 2007 - Save worksheets on a SharePoint site so that users can access them by using a browser. You can use these to maintain and efficiently share one central, up-to-date version of all worksheets.
SharePoint Designer 2007 - Users can create their own master and content pages, so that your site has a consistent look and feel. For the more technically minded, you can customise sites using the latest ASP.NET technology and XHTML code.
Benefits of SharePoint
* Easily manage documents
* Ensure integrity of content
* Improve team productivity
* Give employees or suppliers secure document access
* Automate Customer or Supplier interaction using a Web portal
* Easily Track the progress of Company Projects
* Convenient offline synchronization capabilities.
* Employee Presence Awareness - see if workers are online.
* Reduce travel costs by allowing virtual meetings to take place.
* Reduce HR costs by automating regular administration such as expense forms, holiday requests, sick leave, access to employee handbook etc.
* Reduce Operational costs by allowing the creation of ‘workflows'
Case Study
ABC Engineering Ltd has 8 employees, consisting of 3 users at head office, 2 users at their site office, 2 mobile workers (1 sales and 1 support) and also 1 home-based worker in accounts.
Genesis Communications created a tailor-made Hosted SharePoint 2007 solution for ABC, with a digital certificate to ensure their SharePoint data is encrypted and secure.
Each user has access to the internet with mobile workers using either their windows mobiles or laptops using Vodafone mobile broadband adapters.
Each group of users can have access to their own part of the company’s SharePoint system, based on templates for their specific application.
For example, HR has access to an expense reimbursement and approval template and the Support department have access to the Help Desk template.
This integration helps the business to streamline their working operations, leading to increased efficiency and productivity.
Free Trial
Genesis Communications offer a 14 day, no-obligation Free SharePoint Trial. This allows customers the opportunity to ‘test drive’ SharePoint before purchasing. Contact Genesis Communications for more details.
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How to opt for a better web host
Today, it is not hard to find a web host. It needs a single click on the mouse to find thousands of web hosting service providers, who are locating every nook and corner of the globe. All of them claim to offer the best service at competitive prices. But, not all are worth it. They can offer you several flexibilities but in reality their service may prove to be insufficient for you. Being a responsible buyer, you should not be lured by their claims. Before counting on a web host, you should apply your own mind to get the best service. A few important things that should be taken into consideration while selecting a web host are as follows:
1. Competent system administrator: Before you sign up with a web hosting service provider, make sure it has competent system administrators, who are capable to handle any complexity of web hosting. They should possess sound knowledge on how to fix up a problem and what to do you during a sudden break up.
2. Pay for actual services: Opt for a service package that understand you and is in tune with your business needs. It is meaningless to sign up for an all-inclusive plan if you will not take advantage of all included services. Ask yourself what your site needs most and pay only for your actually needs.
3. Research before you make the final decision: It is important to undertake a meticulous research on your web hosting service provider before you select a plan from him. Ask around, get references. Make sure your web hosting service provider will always respond to your queries and is dedicated to solve every problem.
4. Be cautious: Most payments are made online. Take a print-out of your purchase agreement. Read the details of your web hosting plan. If it is just cutting your pocket, turn your head around other options.
This is a competitive market. You are left with innumerable options to choose from. If one web hosting service provider has not been able to meet your needs, you can always turn head around other options. A reliable web hosting service provider should understand all your needs and you should pay for what you need.
Brainpulse Web Hosting India has been offering professional Web hosting Services to its clients worldwide since 1999 and has a list of satisfied customers to its credit.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Understanding the ‘space’ you need to survive in the web
This article is intended for people who are new to web and wishing to launch their business online but don’t possess enough knowledge about how to host.
The first and the foremost question that comes in a newcomer’s mind while hosting a website is “How much space I actually need to survive?” A clear concept about the subject will help one garner maximum benefits of his business and he will gain an online edge with ease.
Well, without spinning around the topic of web hosting, let’s come to the point. The term ‘space’ in web hosting denotes the total or actual amount of data a user stores on the hard disk of his web server. It could be over 50 MB or less than 1000 MB. You can take your pick depending on your requirements. It is actually the size of the website which determines the amount of needed space. If you are going to launch a website that will be full of colors, images, flash designs etc., you need to consume a lot of space.
However, if your website is simple, content worthy and full of knowledge pour articles or matters, you should opt for less space. Lots of people think that putting relevant images, flash designs and picture banners will increase the value and dignity of their website. But it is not always the truth. Majority of the websites which have been able to grab attention of users are simple, calm and is not ornamented too often.
You should also consider the people who are using slow dial-up connections. For them, a page that contains lots of flash designs, graphics and animated pictures may take more than anticipated time. They can not wait for your site for up to 15 seconds. This means you are missing potential visitors every second, every minute and every day.
Taking the above into consideration, we can draw the conclusion that opting for a simple site with less pictures and ornamentation is perhaps good idea as it will not eat much space and you can manage your business with no room for any annoyance. But there are people who need to earn their bread by pictures and graphics or by movies or music. They should think in the other way.
Brainpulse Web Hosting India has been offering professional Web hosting Services to its clients worldwide since 1999 and has a list of satisfied customers to its credit.
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Four Key Steps to a Successful Web Site
Most Web sites and blogs follow a haphazard development path that begins with enthusiasm and ends in oblivion. No matter what the purpose of your Web site or blog, there are four things you must do in order to succeed. Keep that original enthusiasm alive by thinking it through and laying out the full plan before you start down the wrong path. This article will show you the four main steps you must follow before you put up your virtual shingle, and that you must continue following in an ever-improving cycle that will bring you the success your enthusiasm deserves.
There are four main steps you must take in order to build a successful Web site:
1. Select your target market or audience
2. Create your site
3. Monetize your site
4. Promote your site
Depending on the purpose of your Web site - whether to support an off-line business, to sell your products on-line, to generate passive income from affiliate programs or other advertising, or simply to share your interest in a hobby or profession - your definition of "success" can include many different things. However, there is one thing that any Web site or blog must have in order to be "successful," and that is traffic. Therefore, you must do all four key steps with a view to generating appropriate traffic.
So let's look into each of these four steps in more detail. What do I mean by each of them, and what should you do at each step? Along the way, I'll also get into more detail about what I mean by appropriate traffic.
Also bear in mind that this is a continually repeating process. On the Web, you never reach a point where you just sit back and leave your Web site to stand on its own. You must constantly review and adjust your appeal to your target market, the Web site content you are creating, how your site is monetized, and how you promote your site.
Selecting your Market
The first thing to think about is, who in the vast world of the Internet are you addressing? To define the audience you want to reach, begin with your own interests and passions. But it's not enough to be interested, passionate, and knowledgeable about a subject. If you are to have a successful Web site, you must determine whether enough other people are also interested, and whether their needs are being adequately addressed. You will probably have to define a specialized niche within the broader market.
The best way to do all that is by conducting good keyword research. Suppose, for example, you are an expert on caring for babies. A little keyword research will reveal that although there are dozens of searches on the Web each day for the term "baby care," there are over fourteen million Web sites matching that term. Why would a typical Web surfer pick your site from among those fourteen million others? Further keyword research will show you that there are about a dozen searches each day for the term "polypropylene baby bottle care tips," and only one site on the Web addressing this term. You have identified a specialty that is perhaps not being addressed adequately.
(Incidentally, those are actual numbers from cursory keyword research I did while writing this article. They will change with time, of course. My past experience suggests that this article will soon begin appearing to match the specialized term I used as an example, even though this article is not really about that subject.)
Now, maybe you're not passionate enough about the subject to start building a Web site devoted to the care of polypropylene baby bottles, but you get the idea. From within the broadest definition of your interests, find a specialty:
* A specialty that keyword research reveals to be of general interest
* A specialty that is not a saturated market
* A specialty that you want to address
Creating your Site
Once you have carefully researched your audience, you can begin creating your Web site or blog. There are many detailed steps within this larger step, and many variations along the way, but here are the main ones to consider:
1. Choose an effective name for your site.
2. Create rich Web site content.
A successful Web site must have a name (domain name) that is memorable and clearly related to the subject matter of the site.
You have a disadvantage when it comes to choosing relevant terms. You're the expert on the subject, which means that you do not view the subject the same way as the non-expert who is looking for information. What terms do they consider relevant?
Keyword research is again your best tool. Look at what people are searching for when they end up finding Web sites like the one you are building. Then choose your domain name accordingly. To continue the previous example, you might think "infant care," while most people are searching for "baby care."
Create your Web site name from relevant, commonly-used search terms (keywords), and you'll draw in the traffic.
This gets us into the notion of "appropriate" traffic that I mentioned earlier. Your keyword research might suggest that "polypropylenebabybottlecaretips
1. You will not get the visitors you really want
2. You will antagonize the visitors who do come to your site.
Some of the same ideas apply to the content of your Web site. I suggest that you simply write the Web site content that you think people are interested in, writing in the terms that come naturally to you, then optimize its use of keywords after you've written it.
Monetizing your Site
Strange as it may seem, you usually must first publish your Web site before you can monetize it. Most of the better affiliate programs and advertising networks (such as Google Adsense) will want an opportunity to look at your Web site before they approve you as a member of their program.
If you plan to monetize by selling your own products, you have a great many details to consider, which are beyond the scope of this article. Among other things, you need to work out how you will process payments and how you will route orders for fulfillment. For our immediate purposes, the main consideration is that you need to write the content of your sales pages using effective marketing and sales language.
If you plan to monetize only by displaying contextual advertisements, there's not much to it. Find an effective, reputable carrier (search for "contextual advertising"), understand their rules and requirements regarding the placement of their ads on your pages, and place the ads!
In between those two methods is advertising via affiliate programs. If you plan to make money with affiliate links, you must include some mention of the products you are recommending, but it can be less "salesy" and more informative.
There is an important implication in that last paragraph about affiliate programs: You have to change your Web site content in order to make proper use of the affiliate links. And as you change your Web site content, you should review it to make sure it is still using effective keywords.
Promoting your Site
There are worlds within worlds of information about how to promote your site. For our purposes, the main thing to keep in mind is that you need to think about how you will promote your Web site in conjunction with how you do the rest of these steps.
Remember who your target audience or market is, and promote your site in a way that will reach that same target audience. Among other things, this means that your promotion plans must be based on the same keyword research that you used to build your Web site content. For instance, if you are using article marketing, which is perhaps the most cost effective way to promote your site, the articles must use the same keywords as you used in your Web site's content. Likewise, if you are using a pay-per-click (PPC) campaign, you must base your search engine advertisements on keywords that are also used in your Web site content, so that once a visitor clicks on your ad, they will stay on your site because it is exactly what they were looking for.
The Cycle
Once you have done all four of these steps, go back and do them again, continually:
* No, you don't need to select your target audience all over again, but you do need to repeat that keyword research from time to time. Are you still offering what people are looking for? Is there another specialty emerging which you can address?
* No, you don't need to create your site all over again, but you do need to update your site's content all the time. Stagnation is death. Fresh content keeps you at the top of the search engine result lists, and keeps the traffic coming.
* You don't necessarily want to repeat the whole process of monetizing your Web site, but you should review your programs from time to time. Add new affiliate or contextual advertising programs (but be careful to avoid displaying competitive ads that one or another of your programs may disallow). Discontinue any affiliate or contextual advertising programs that aren't working for you.
* Above all, you need to repeat your promotional efforts all the time. Once you get past your original roll-out, create a schedule for yourself such that you launch a new campaign on a regular basis. Just as with content, stagnation is death.
Conclusion
Perhaps you noticed the recurring theme in most of these four steps: Keyword research. You must be in touch with what the Web community is looking for in order to provide a Web site that meets their needs, and in order to let them know that it is what they're looking for.
Create your Web site name and its content using the right keywords, and you will have a door. Promote your site using those same keywords, and the appropriate users will beat a path to your door.
But the Web is a dynamic place. The hot keywords of today will be old and tired tomorrow. In order to have continued success with your Web site, you must continually repeat the process of identifying your market, maintaining fresh content, monetizing your site, and promoting your site.
Charles J. Bonner is the founder and principal project manager of www.FreeLanceSubmit.com. For more tips, techniques, and services for creating, maintaining, and promoting your Web site, especially using Article Marketing, visit www.FreeLanceSubmit.com.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Web Hosting Solutions – Which is better?
The Web Hosting Service provider gives you two options- Dedicated Server and the Shared Server. The Shared Server is the web hosting solutions in which more than one company shares the server space and no company has the full control over the resources of the server. In contrast to this Dedicated Server is the server at which only one company has the full control. It is also called as the personal server dedicated to serve just one organization.
The organization that hosts the dedicated server has the full control over its resources like the underlying operating system, hardware or the data applications. It is mainly used in the data centers or the companies that involves the transfer and computation of larger amount of data. With dedicated server the company is able to customize it in compliance with its needs. It can host data applications, can change the operating system or can edit the user groups – in short can do whatever the company finds best suiting its needs. The company hosting the dedicated server can add firewalls to secure the network; can make the authentic log-ins for security reasons. They also provide with better bandwidth, good transfer rates, and flexibility and superior administrative options.
On the other hand, shared server hosts many businesses at one point of time leading to slower data rates and no authenticity or access to customization. It is best suited to small and medium businesses but as SMBs are seeking faster growth data is increasing by many bounds in these enterprises also. There are many differences that make it highly advisable to prefer dedicated servers. The only limiting factor is the “Cost”. If cost is not an issue and needs high speed services that are tailored for you then Dedicated Serves are the best options for you. The other need is of highly technical skilled professional. The person with high aptitude for technical skills can efficiently deal with dedicated servers.
At the concluding end, the use of dedicated server is highly recommended if cost and technical proficiency are not the limiting factors. To get the right traffic visiting your site and not bouncing in just few minutes you need a server that can handle heavy traffic rates and Dedicated Server is the perfect fit for this. To add new horizons to the traffic rates of your site and increasing the ranking you should not consider the initial pay offs as in long run they are minuscule issues.
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Solution To Dissolve Shared Web Hosting Afflictions
Shared web hosting is a cheap way to get started online where you rent a small amount of space on a server which is shared among many other users. But it has many disadvantages. The main aim of this article is to acquaint you with certain drawbacks of shared hosting and how to dissolve such afflictions. It is very important to select a right hosting service because it has a great impact on your online presence and ensure your objectives.
Shared web hosting service or virtual hosting service is though an economical option for most people but they should also know there are certain drawbacks. My intention is not at all to stop you from opting shared web hosting service but to make you knowledgeable about the disadvantages and guide you to take necessary step as required. Among the different afflictions to be mentioned while availing shared web hosting service is that you will confront email delivery problems if the other sites on the same server make spam complaints. Another major drawback is that since the operating system and server resources are fixed in shared web hosting plan then as a client you are devoid of hosting website that runs an application, which is incompatible with the operation system, bandwidth and other resources of the web server in a Shared Hosting environment. In general it can be said that shared hosting will be inappropriate choice for those users who require extensive software development outside what the hosting provider supports.
It should be mentioned that since the resources are shared among all the customers on a single server, so, if one tends to utilize a very high amount of CPU or memory, then the other customer on the same server will tend to suffer. Their site may come to a halt and the same may happen with you too. Even denial of service against some sites on the same server that attract antisocial elements will also have deep- impact on your site. You will find your site going down.
So to avoid all these drawbacks you can opt for a virtual dedicated server that will provide you with a much larger chunk of bandwidth and multiple IP addresses that are exclusive to your sites. As far as I think you will never regret to work with cheap virtual dedicated server that offers increased speed and bandwidth and none of the shared hosting headaches. As there is an upside and downside of everything that we are acquainted with similarly there is also a downside of upgrading to virtual dedicated hosting and that is you will need to be more technically proficient by learning the necessary Linux skills so that you can administer the server. Now the choice is yours to take-on the challenge of virtual dedicated web hosting or leave it.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Shared Web Hosting Service: Factors That Matter
If you are interested in starting a business online, and you are very serious with this issue then I would like to remind you before hand that there are a lot of things that you have to study before you can rightfully expect a high return on the investment you are going to make. And for that you need to make sure that your company website has a user friendly interface.
Surf net and you will come across arrays of choices to make when it comes to selecting the best type of web hosting for your particular needs that is a significant part of your plans if you want your website to have its own niche in the Internet. And among the several webs hosting services “shared web hosting” is by far the most popular type of web hosting, and are ideal and economical options for most websites to keep overhead cost minimum.
The concept of shared web hosting differs according to the needs and necessity and ability to afford the cost involved. Let us look at the different factors that really matters when looking for a web hoisting services.
1. Technical Support: while choosing a host make sure that they offer live chat, ticket based or email based support and support 24x7 in your language. They should also have a toll free number and able support representatives.
2. Hosting Features: It should be manageable for your website and scripts to function properly. Check the offered control panels and try a demo to make sure you are comfortable with it. Also monitor the web stats. Count the number of FTP, email, databases, sub domains, parked and add-on domains they offer.
3. Disk Space: Offering high disk space is not important but it is important to offer enough disk space. You can easily upgrade if/when required with most hosts.
4. Monthly Bandwidth: Usage of 100GB per month is considered good which means lots and lots of visitors and offer for more bandwidth than that can be a marketing trick.
5. Server Performance: Check the confinements of the server they are putting you on. Check the capacity of RAM, CPU power, number of accounts on a single box, server location and guaranteed uptime that should be in the 99.99% figure.
6. Monthly Price: A real cheap monthly price does not essentially mean bad so look for a mix of features within affordable price and go for a long term to reduce the cost. You can even look for some money saving coupons on net.
7. Ratings & Reviews: Check different forums and communities, popular blogs to find out the reputation of the different hosts that you have already short listed to make your decision effective.
So all these above mentioned factors that do really matters in making a really good shared web hosting deal.
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