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Silverlight Enhancements in SharePoint 2010
SharePoint 2010 takes advantage of Silverlight to provide rich and interactive user interfaces. It also greatly simplifies hosting of media content and Silverlight applications within SharePoint by providing out-of-the-box Silverlight-enabled web parts. In this post I will point out some of these Silverlight enhancements and show you how easy it is to host media content [...]
Suppressing OOTB Stylesheets on Public-Facing SharePoint 2010 Sites
My company just launched a new version of our website (www.credera.com) built on the SharePoint 2010 platform. SharePoint 2010 offers a wealth of new content management capabilities through its “ribbon” UI. While this is great for managing content as an author or approver, it can create some less than desirable side-effects for anonymous users on [...]
Use Permanent Redirects to Minimally Impact SEO
I recently had the pleasure of working with a great team of individuals to rebrand our company’s public website (www.credera.com) using SharePoint 2010. As a part of the rebranding effort, the organization and amount of content changed significantly compared to the previous site. For this reason, we were faced with a small challenge that carried [...]
How Virtually Any Business Can Improve through Utilizing Web Mapping Technology
Web mapping technology has become increasingly prevalent since its inception in the early 90s. In a 2008 study, maps and driving directions were recorded as the third most popular internet activity only behind email and searching. This is no surprise considering the advancement in mapping technology in recent years. The mid-2000s had the release of [...]
Customizing the SharePoint 2010 Menu with CSS and jQuery
Learn how to customize the new and improved SharePoint 2010 AspMenu control with CSS and jQuery, in order to show icon images for static items, and rounded corners for dynamic flyout panels.
Top 10 Things to Consider When Migrating SharePoint Sites
A successful SharePoint implementation requires considerable planning of the architecture, design, navigation and site content. However, after rolling out the portal, you may realize that it is time to make some changes or adjustments. The most common reason for such a change is growth – you have more departments or more content than you had originally, and it’s time to think about scalability. You may have undergone an organizational restructure and want to update the navigation structure to match the new reporting structure. Whatever your reason may be – fear not, it is possible to restructure a SharePoint portal, though it does require a good deal of planning and effort. Following is a list of the top things to consider when re-architecting your existing SharePoint environment.
SharePoint Commerce Services: Drag and Drop eCommerce
Credera recently hosted a Webinar on SharePoint Commerce Services and how SharePoint 2010 and Commerce Server 2009 are better together (SlideShare here). As one of the speakers, my focus was primarily on demonstrating how having SharePoint’s content management capabilities compliment a Commerce Server implementation (demonstration here). I have to admit that I was concerned I wouldn’t [...]
How to Maximize Return on your SharePoint Investment
Last year, our country faced the worst recession since the great depression. Now that things are starting to rebound, we have noticed some interesting dynamics when discussing SharePoint 2010 with our clients. As businesses were forced to tighten their belts, projects that weren’t directly tied to revenue were more rigorously vetted and building compelling [...]
SharePoint Commerce Services – When does it make sense?
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately as to when SharePoint Commerce Services makes sense for a company. A lot of people are skeptical to jump right into SharePoint 2010 for Internet Sites because of the stigma that SharePoint 2007 had in some circles. Even though I am a huge fan of SharePoint 2010 [...]
On-Demand Webinar on SharePoint Commerce Services
Microsoft SharePoint Server and Commerce Server – Better Together! With the recent resurgence of eCommerce, the ability for companies to sell products online and through multiple channels has become increasingly critical. As companies look to build or refurbish their eCommerce capabilities, having the capability to sell online is rarely enough to keep up with the [...]