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Service Pack 1 Released for Office and SharePoint 2010

Service Pack 1 was released today on the Microsoft Download Center for Office, Project Server, Fast Search, and SharePoint 2010. The "Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010" white paper and the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Office servers Service Pack 1 Changes.xlsx describes in detail features that are included in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and SharePoint Foundation 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Briefly, service pack 1 for SharePoint includes:

  • Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2011 Code Name “Denali”
  • Shallow copy functionality
  • Improvements to storage management (StorMan.aspx)
  • Cascading filters for Performance Point services
  • Recycle bin: Lets you restore a site collection or a web that was deleted
  • Remote Backup Systems (RBS) and shallow copy can decrease downtime and increase efficiency by moving pointers to databases instead of moving databases
  • You can see which folders are taking up valuable space with the improved Storage Management feature in site settings
  • Integrated community content in the Access Application Part Gallery.
  • Better alignment between Project Server and SharePoint Server browser support.
  • Improved backup / restore functionality for SharePoint Server
  • The Word Web Application extends printing support to “Edit Mode.”
  • Project Professional now synchronizes scheduled tasks with SharePoint task lists.
  • Internet Explorer 9 “Native” support for Office Web Applications and SharePoint
  • Office Web Applications Support for Chrome
  • Inserting Charts into Excel Workbooks using Excel Web Application
  • Support for searching PPSX files in Search Server
  • Visio Fixes scaling issues and arrowhead rendering errors with SVG export
  • Proofing Tools improve spelling suggestions in Canadian English, French, Swedish and European Portuguese.
  • Previously unreleased fixes
  • Previous SharePoint Server 2010 updates that were released through June 2011, and all the cumulative updates that were released through April 2011s
  • Previous SharePoint Foundation 2010 updates that were released through June 2011, and all the cumulative updates that were released through April 2011

Server Pack 1 Download Links

Below are the links for service pack 1 for SharePoint, Fast Search, Project, and Office 2010:


Microsoft SharePoint 2010

It is recommend that you always install SharePoint Foundation 2010 patches before you install SharePoint Server 2010 patches. Additionally, you should always test updates on your development and staging environments before try it on production. Make sure you have an outage and disaster recovery plan to cover all your bases. The recommended order of installation is as follows:

Update Foundation first:

Then SharePoint Server:

Then run the Configuration Wizard (PSConfig) one time on all boxes. After you have successfully updated SharePoint, you can install any related product downloads below:


SharePoint Designer 2010


Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Client Object Model Redistributable


Indexing Connector for Documentum


Microsoft Fast Search


Microsoft Project 2010


Microsoft Office 2010


Check out the official blog of the Office Sustained Engineering and Release team for more information on service pack 1 for SharePoint 2010.

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Service Pack 1 Announced for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010

There was some big SharePoint news released today from TechEd North America 2011. Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1 is scheduled to be released at the end of June. Initially, Service Pack 1 will be offered as a manual download from the Download Center and from Microsoft Update and than 90 days after release will be made available as an Automatic Update. The service pack will include all Public Update and Cumulative Update releases to date as well as the following new changes:

  • Outlook fixes an issue where “Snooze Time” would not reset between appointments.
  • The default behavior for PowerPoint "Use Presenter View" option changed to display the slide show on the secondary monitor.
  • Integrated community content in the Access Application Part Gallery.
  • Better alignment between Project Server and SharePoint Server browser support.
  • Improved backup / restore functionality for SharePoint Server
  • The Word Web Application extends printing support to “Edit Mode.”
  • Project Professional now synchronizes scheduled tasks with SharePoint task lists.
  • Internet Explorer 9 “Native” support for Office Web Applications and SharePoint
  • Office Web Applications Support for Chrome
  • Inserting Charts into Excel Workbooks using Excel Web Application
  • Support for searching PPSX files in Search Server
  • Visio Fixes scaling issues and arrowhead rendering errors with SVG export
  • Proofing Tools improve spelling suggestions in Canadian English, French, Swedish and European Portuguese.
  • Outlook Web Application Attachment Preview (with Exchange Online only)
  • Office client suites using “Add Remove Programs” Control Panel, building on work from Office 2007 SP2

For more information on the upcoming service pack visit the Microsoft Office Updates website and The Microsoft Office Blog.

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A Microsoft SharePoint 2010 FileNet Connector Question

Question

An anonymous visitor asked "I heard that the Microsoft SharePoint connector doesn’t work with SharePoint 2010. Are there any other connectors out there for FileNet and SharePoint 2010?".

Answer

You are indeed correct. Microsoft’s “Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet” does not work with SharePoint 2010 due its 64-bit architecture. In fact, the connector does not work for SharePoint 2007 64-bit environments as well. You can read more about know issues with the Microsoft Enterprise Search Indexing Connector 2008 for IBM FileNet at http://office.microsoft.com/download/afile.aspx?AssetID=AM102769721033.

All is not lost. There are two alternative connectors for you to try. IBM has a connector called “IBM Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint” that supports WSS 3.0, SharePoint 2007, and SharePoint 2010. Since SharePoint 2010 only comes with a 64-bit architecture this mean that this connector should work for SharePoint 2007 64-bit environments as well. As the IBM’s website states, their connector:

  • Collects and archive content from Microsoft SharePoint document libraries, wikis, and blogs; collects and archive SharePoint documents into Content Manager Enterprise Edition as well as FileNet Content Manager.
  • Enables common rules and policies from a common administration console - across all content including Content Collector for eMail and Content Collector for File Systems
  • Classifies documents and content using metadata, rules or Classification Module
  • Optionally maintains original document properties in Microsoft SharePoint libraries when replacing collected content with a shortcut and automatically removes shortcut documents from Microsoft SharePoint once those documents have been deleted from Content Manager Enterprise Edition or FileNet Content Manager.
  • Optionally maintains Microsoft SharePoint security settings when storing collected information in Content Manager Enterprise Edition as well as FileNet Content Manager.
  • Dynamically declares collected content as a record using Enterprise Records
  • Adds agility to the ability to respond to litigation, investigations, audit and information inquiries using eDiscovery Manager and eDiscovery Analyzer

The second connector for you to explore is called “Longitude FileNet Connector for SharePoint and FAST Search” that is offered by BA Insight. As the BA Insight’s website states, their connector:

  • delivers a feature that allows organizations to replicate content from any source repository into a SharePoint site, SharePoint list or SharePoint document library. The replication preserves the integrity of the source data, and allows administrators to apply appropriate governance over legacy content via SharePoint.
  • enables the instant, fully-formatted preview of any and all content returned in a search, regardless of its file-format or source location. Full hit-highlighting and a dynamic graphical hit-map make assessing the relevance of these search results swift and efficient, while a fully-integrated, Silverlight-driven workspace empowers knowledge workers to act upon relevant search results with speed and precision.
  • maps users, groups, and role-based identities and security schemas from any non-Active Directory based system, and also optionally enables real-time security checking to ensure rigorous adherence to all permission and access protocols.
  • maintains a calculated-change log that securely monitors activity on connected systems. By leveraging this index, connected systems are prevented from being over-burdened by repeated search queries and full-crawls, thereby ensuring optimal performance and real-time accuracy of search results.
  • can quickly merge and link metadata from multiple systems based on common keys to create a single, data rich record.
  • enables 'simulated' crawls, which provides the administrator the ability to test the impact of any configuration change, and see the result as the simulated crawls runs.

For more information about IBM's Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint visit http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/content-management/content-collector-sharepoint/. For more information about BA Insight's Longitude FileNet Connector for SharePoint and FAST Search visit http://www.bainsight.com/sharepoint-ibm-filenet-connector/Pages/features.aspx and http://www.bainsight.com/sharepoint-fast-search-connectors/Pages/features.aspx.

I hope that I was able to provide you with some options to investigate. If you come across any additional connectors or solutions for SharePoint 2010 integration with FileNet please let me know in the comments below.

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Amazing SharePoint Twitter Feeds To Stay Connected

Staying up to date with all the latest information and news about SharePoint can be hard. There are so many sites and blog postings each day and it takes time to search though them all to find information that is relevant to you. That is why I follow Twitter feeds to get current information about SharePoint that other people have found interesting. I let other people do the searching for me and in 140 characters or less determine if I should take the time to read an articles. Not only does it save me time, but I get exposed to all sorts of hot SharePoint topics through Twitter conversions.

Below are amazing SharePoint Twitter feeds that I follow to stay connected with latest SharePoint information and news:

What Twitter feeds do you follow to stay connected with the latest SharePoint information and news? Leave a comment below or send a reply to @the14folder on Twitter. I would love to hear your suggestions.

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SharePoint 2010 Planning Resources Question

Question

An anonymous visitor asked "Did Microsoft release a project plan for SP2010 ? If so could you direct me to where I can download?".

Answer

Planning for SharePoint 2010 can be difficult and find the right documentation to help you can even be harder to find. With SharePoint 2010, Microsoft has been pretty good about producing documentation. You will not find one document that explains start to finish how to go about your project. How to implemented SharePoint 2010 is different for every company and its needs. The following are five general stages that every company should go through to properly plan and execute their SharePoint environment:

  1. Evaluation: This stage involves installing a version of SharePoint 2010 to use and explore. You want to make sure that SharePoint is the right fit for your company and understand how it can be applied to help meet your strategy goals.
  2. Planning and Architecture: This stage involves creating the blueprints of how your SharePoint 2010 environment will be built, configured, and maintained. Planning and architecture is often over looked or simplified because companies have immediately needs they want to satisfy. I cannot express how important it is to properly plan your SharePoint environment. If you do not spend the time up front you will surely spend more time and money in the end when your environment crashes, has very poor performance, or has become too unwieldy to maintain.
  3. Configuration and Development: This stage involves building your SharePoint environment based on the documents produced from the planning and architecture stage. You want to have a good idea of the best practices you should follow while developing customizations to ensure long term scalability and maintenance. You should always have a development, staging, and production environment. Everything that is built by developers should be thoroughly tested in the staging environment before being deployed to the production environment.
  4. Deployment: This stage involves preparing and moving your code and configurations to your production environment. This can involve deployment of code, training of users, and content migration.
  5. Support and Maintenance: This stage involves administration of the infrastructure. You will want a back up and disaster discovery plan in place. Additionally you will want to schedules monthly outages to apply major code customization, software updates, and performance enhancements.

In case you have not evaluated SharePoint 2010 you should know that you can download a trail version of the software from the TechNet evaluation center that is good for 180 days. If you are thinking about running a virtualized environment you can download a demo Hyper-V image from the Microsoft Download Center that can be also used for 180 days and includes Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007 R2, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition, Microsoft Office Web Applications, Microsoft FAST Search for SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Project Server 2010, Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010, Microsoft Project 2010, and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2. Please visit the http://www.the14folder.com for more information on SharePoint 2010 Editions, Hardware Requirements for SharePoint 2010, and Software Requirements for SharePoint 2010.

As for your question it sounds like you would like to begin stage 2. You should begin by downloading the Planning guide for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or the Planning guide for Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 from the Microsoft Download Center. These documents provide a lot of useful information and guidelines on how to lead a team through the planning stage of a SharePoint 2010 deployment. Microsoft’s TechNet website also has a whole section devoted to planning and architecture at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/cc261834.aspx. The TechNet website includes planning worksheets and technical diagrams that you will find handy. The Microsoft Download Center also has guides, worksheets, and white papers on SharePoint 2010 that provide a lot of useful information. Additionally, at www.the14folder.com I have a section in my right side of the screen with links completely devoted to resources for SharePoint 2010 planning that you may find interesting.

You should definitely do your own research, however I would also recommend talking to a SharePoint consulting firm in your area. SharePoint is a big product and good consultants can help you avoid common pit fall that they have learned the hard way through experience. To find a SharePoint consulting firm in your area please visit the SharePoint partner finder.

Thank you for asking your question and I hope my response has helped you. I plan to talk more about this particular topic in greater detail in future posts. Please feel free to ask any additional questions you may have. Good luck!

~The 14 Folder

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