Why choose us?

We are SharePoint experts - We are Microsoft certified Web Presence Providers and have been hosting since the original SharePoint Team Services (STS) Version 1.0, Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) Beta, and the production release.

We have dedicated SharePoint Servers - We use a three server cluster -- Windows 2003 Web server with WSS, Active Directory Domain controller exclusively for SharePoint, and a dedicated SQL Server 2000 Database server.  This is a significant investment to insure the stability, security, and scalability of your SharePoint site.

We have rock-solid 24 x7 infrastructure - We own an operate our own cage in the AboveNet data center, one of the largest tier 1 providers in the US and Europe.  We use only certified industrial-grade rack mount servers,Microsoft-licensed software, and proven Cisco networking equipment.

Please note that Windows SharePoint Services provides limited customization and control from your web browser. For full control, Microsoft FrontPage 2003 is required and must be purchased separately  (Earlier versions of FrontPage are not compatible).

Overview of Windows SharePoint Services

Windows® SharePoint™ Hosting Services allows teams to create Web sites for information sharing and document collaboration, benefits that help increase individual and team productivity. Windows SharePoint Services sites take file storage to a new level, providing communities for team collaboration and making it easy for users to work together on documents, tasks, contacts, events, and other information. In addition, team and site managers can coordinate site content and user activity easily. The Windows SharePoint Services environment is designed for easy and flexible deployment, administration, and application development

SharePoint sites are made up of Web Parts and Windows ASP.NET-based components. Web Parts are designed to be added to pages and configured by site administrators and users, creating complete page-based applications.

Team Community
SharePoint sites provide places to capture and share ideas, information, communication, and documents. The sites facilitate team participation in discussions, shared document collaboration, and surveys. The document collaboration features allow for easy check in, check out, and document version control.

Individual Empowerment
SharePoint site members can find and communicate with key contacts and experts, both by e-mail and with instant messaging. Site content can be easily searched, and users can also receive alerts to tell them when existing documents and information has been changed, or when new information or documents have been added. Site content and layout can be personalized on a per-user basis.

All of a site's collaborative content—for example, documents, lists, events, task assignments, and membership rosters—can be read and edited within Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Office Excel 2003, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2003. Picture editing of Web-based photo libraries is also possible. Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003 allows SharePoint site event calendars to be viewed side-by-side with personal calendars, and it also creates meeting-specific workspaces to augment group appointments.

Management Enabler
SharePoint site managers can customize the content and layout of sites to ensure that site members can access and work with important and relevant information. Security and task responsibilities are both flexible and easily accessible.
 

Want to learn more about SharePoint?

Visit Microsoft's web site for detailed technical and product information on SharePoint and FrontPage 2003.  Click here for more information.