Capital City Technology Group

Simplifying ITMark T. EvansChief Technology OfficerCapital City Technology Group202.595.2887 (office)301.237.1423 (cell)Mevans@capitalcitytechnologygroup.com

Capital City Technology Group

Objectives:

• How to Integrate SharePoint into your workplace and day to day business

• Benefits of Exchange Server/In the Cloud• Cost Savings for converting VoIP/unified solutions• Cut hardware and facility costs• Learn how to choose a virtualization solution that fits your business environment.• Overview of Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 Road Map • Managed Service Provider• Q/A session around technology and where our technology industry is headed• Free 30 day subscription to SharePoint and Exchange

How to Integrate SharePoint into your workplace and day to day business

What Is SharePoint ? 

• Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 provides a single, integrated location where employees can efficiently collaborate with team members.

• Find organizational resources.• Research for corporate information and utilize

experts information.• Manage content and workflow.• Leverage business insight to make better-

informed decisions

Key Features of SharePoint •CollaborationAllow teams to work together effectively, collaborate on and publish documents, maintain task lists, implement workflows, and share information through the use of wikis and blogs.•PortalsCreate a personal MySite portal to share information with others and personalize the user experience and content of an enterprise Web site based on the user’s profile.•Enterprise Search Quickly and easily find people, expertise, and content in business applications.•Enterprise Content Management

 Create and manage documents, records, and Web content.

 

•Business Process and FormsCreate workflows and electronic forms to automate and streamline your business processes.

•Business IntelligenceAllow information workers to easily access critical business information, analyze and view data, and publish reports to make better-informed decisions.

Hosted Solutions vs In-house

•Hosted Solutions

•Set up and configuration is completed by the Hosting Provider. •All maintenance is provided by the Hosting Provider. •No initial investment, low monthly cost.•Same day set-up•Up and running in 24 hours.

•In-house

•Hardware required and initial installation by IT department.•One time initial investment, no monthly reoccurring fee.

 

"What is the difference between SharePoint WSS and MOSS?" 

If you have SharePoint, by definition you have WSS.  WSS is free to most companies.

MOSS builds upon the features in WSS, offering additional features of particular interest to enterprise users.

Both include wiki and blog sites.  There doesn't seem to be a significant different between WSS and MOSS in this area.

MOSS includes RSS feeds, user profiles, audience targeting, social networking web parts, and web parts that can integrate content from applications outside of SharePoint.

Additional SharePoint Resources 

SharePoint http://www.wssdemo.com/default.aspx http://sharepoint2010.microsoft.com/Pages/videos.aspx http://

sharepoint.microsoft.com/technical-resources/white-papers/Pages/default.aspx

Benefits of Exchange Server/In the Cloud

What is Exchange ?

Exchange Server is a messaging and collaboration software product developed by Microsoft.

This is a gateway point which can be used to exchange information among e-mail users.

Common repository, central repository for the exchange of common features consisting of, electronic mail, calendaring, contacts, and tasks; support for mobile and web based access for information; and support for information data storage.

Benefits of Exchange Server/In the Cloud

Exchange Vs POP3 Email - Why swap to Exchange?

Microsoft Exchange Hosting offers superior uptime, reliability and functionality

here's why...

Hosted exchange email solution gives you greater functionality, reliability and security over traditional consumer grade POP3 email methods. Get greater functionality, security and reliability with Hosted Exchange compared with POP3 and other internet-based email accounts such as GMail, Live Mail and Hotmail.

Additional Exchange Features

• Never lose your e-mail contacts or calendar All of your data is stored on our ultra reliable

server which are regularly backed up to ensure that all your data is protected. • Synchronise with your mobile device

Using push technology your calendar and contacts are always kept up to date.• Share calendars, contacts, and resources

Tired of double booking meetings because you are not sure if someone is free or not? • Outlook Web access

Access your e-mail from anywhere using Outlook Web Access• Extended security

VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol

What is VoIP?Internet protocol also referred to as

VoIP or internet phone or IP telephone is a technology that facilities routing a

voice conversations over the internet. VoIP converts analog audio signals into

digital audio signals to allow for the transmission over the internet.

Cost Savings of converting to VoIP

VoIP migrations break down into three categories

• Raw cost savingsBase costs can be upwards of 30-50%

savings

• Productivity enhancementsLong Distance savings, network

infrastructure savings, conferencing savings.Equipment savings in some instances.

Cut hardware and facility costs

Business improvements • Cost efficiency• Flexibility• Internet Telephone

allows user to integrate computer applications like e-mail, efax, and web conferencing with the telephone.

• Improve Productivity

What is Virtualization?

Virtualization is the creation of a virtual rather than actual version of something…

such as an operating system, a server, a storage device or network resource.

You probably know a little about virtualization… if you have ever divided your hard drive into partitions. A partition is a local division of a hard disk drive to create, in effect, two separate hard drives.

CCTG takes companies to a new way of doing

business

• No more need for servers• Reduced Overhead Costs• No more daunting IT administration

responsibilities • Focus driven on your core business• Increased productivity

Overview of Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010

Road Map Microsoft Office 2007

• Microsoft Ribbon – replaced menus and toolbars

• Quick Access Toolbar• Communicate more efficiently with high

impact graphics• Share documents confidently• Add digital signature lines to your documents• Convert your word documents to PDF or XPX

• XML paper specifications • XPX format ensures that your documents

retains the exact format that you intended

Overview of Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010

Road Map

Microsoft Office 2010• Backstage Toolbar

Left navigation bar that holds many commands by subject group

• Paste preview feature• Word improves that way it handles art• Word improved picture editing tools • Allows you to preview and allow cropping • Word Text effects• Excel Add-ins – Spark Lines • PowerPoint broadcasting services

Images of Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010

What is an MSP?

Managed Service Provider• Managed services is a practice of transferring

day to day management responsibilities as a strategic method for improving efficiencies and efficient operation.

• Managed Services Provider combines the software, people and processes to help your business.

• Deliver premium IT services & support to organizations that absolutely depend on their technology.

• Gain vital business advantages, increase productivity and enhance infrastructure liability.

• The freedom to focus on your core business.

Q/A session around technology and where our technology industry is headed

What version of an operating system is your company using today?

What are the four key applications that your company is using today?

What products do you plan on upgrading this calendar year

How much monies have you budgeted for hardware/software upgrades for the current calendar year?

Q&A Session continued

Out of all the technologies you learned about today, which technology do you see benefiting your business and why?

What are the biggest technology challenges in your industry today?

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Capital City Technology GroupMr. Mark T. Evans 202.595.2887 (office)301.237.1423 (cell) Mevans@capitalcitytechnologygroup.com