By Oliver N. As we approach the new major release of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 it is important to review the newset of features and how your organization can benefit from them: First, SharePoint is more than just another application, it is a Software Platform, and it is platform in the sense where not only developers can build with the Rapid Application Development Tools, but also end users through Composites and Mashup Tools, enabling them to really customize and adapt the product to their needs. SharePoint provides a unified technology infrastructure and costs for your organization. No more separate purchases for a Collaboration System, another for a Business Intelligence Sys...

By José Cortes   A little background: with SharePoint 2007 you had the option of installing the portal in WS2003 or WS2008, either in their 32bit or 64bit options, and you could choose between the core system WSS 3.0 or the full upgrade to MOSS 2007. In all of these cases you were able to use .NET framework 2.0 and 3.0, and with some patches you could even use the 3.5 version. Now with the new SharePoint 2010 (read as “SharePoint twenty ten”) we have a new name for WSS 3.0, and it is Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010. It is still the heart of the platform and provisions the basic services of SharePoint that allows you to deploy your custom templates and instantiate them in your list...