Afkar Information Technology jointly organized with Microsoft Qatar the first local event at the Doha Sheraton Hotel to introduce the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 which is an important part of the Microsoft Office 2007 system.
The event was attended by senior representatives from various sectors including, government, oil & gas, banking & private sectors. Speakers discussed Microsoft's vision for ECM and its offerings in this regard.
The presentations emphasized the important role that SharePoint technologies play in enabling 'people-ready' organizations, and how Microsoft is heavily investing in Office SharePoint Server 2007 as a unified and integrated platform, not only for enterprise content management (ECM); but also: collaboration, business intelligence, portals, business process automation and search, achieving high level of realized value for customers. Systems architects and IT managers who attended the event also had a glimpse on the new Office SharePoint Server 2007 and its advanced capabilities.
"Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) connects people, processes and information, enabling organizations to streamline common business activities and simplify the way they manage Web content and business documents," said Harb Bou-Harb, Technology Specialist of Microsoft Qatar said. "We're delivering on the promise of a future where all ECM experience and organization's information assets are combined in a more secure, scalable solution that works where you work and helps make the people in your organization be more productive and connected."
Harb outlined the top investment areas of Office SharePoint Server 2007 that are resonating well with SharePoint customers. Of a particular note in his keynote address was the new Business Data Catalog, which enables organizations to search for and surface data from line-of-business systems.
In a second session, Mamoun Eregat, Afkar Business Development Manager, shared with the audience the experience and best practices of Afkar in implementing portals and ECM solutions with special focus on the risks and challenges usually accompany such an endeavor. In addition, he elaborated on how SharePoint 2007 is now a unified infrastructure for intranet, extranet and Internet-based business applications.
"SharePoint Server 2007 erases the boundaries between intranets and extranets by providing Web content management tools formerly delivered by Microsoft's Content Management Server (CMS) product together with the robust intranet management capabilities of SharePoint 2007. As a result, organizations can now build rich intranet and extranet sites, as well as manage all their Web- and document-based content through a single platform from Microsoft," he said.
SharePoint Server 2007 is currently in technical refresh testing phase with select customers. An official launch will be part of GITEX 2006.
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