Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Collaboration through Microsoft SharePoint: A new way of working together

Having undergone many innovative design changes like most of the programs from Microsoft’s industry-standard Office line, SharePoint 2013 claims to be able to create a new collaborative work experience. A Web-based file-sharing program with cloud app creation functionalities, SharePoint allows its users to effectively share and manage files and documents in local intranets and, recently, in the cloud.

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SharePoint was first launched in 2001 and has since joined the other iconic programs of the Microsoft Office suite in becoming one of the most ubiquitous industry programs on the market. The current version, 2013, allows for an increased social working environment, allowing users to connect with and share information with experts from across the organization and to take the program with them anywhere they go through their mobile phones and tablet PCs.

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With additional social media functionality to intranets enabled by the enterprise social network Yammer and close integration with other programs from Microsoft Office, such as Outlook and Project, SharePoint brings working in a network, whether an intranet, extranet, or through a website, to a whole new level of integration.

More about this software’s features can be read from the Microsoft website.

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Ron Hovsepian has been serving as the president, CEO, and director of IntraLinks, Inc., since 2011. Visit this website for more information on the company’s services and how it uses programs such as SharePoint to provide its clients with effective enterprise collaboration solutions.