KMA Insights December 2006

	Editorial Note: Since our last newsletter, several of us at KMA have upped our blog output. Many of the articles you see links to herein are housed on blogs of KMA team members. We expect to consolidate our blogging efforts in the future, but will use this newsletter as a digest for blog content, as well as other resources. Your feedback is welcomed on both format and content, including ideas for articles, at: info@kmainc.com. Thanks for reading!
	Feature Articles What’s New and Who’s New at KMA KMA is investing in hiring and training the best people to deliver world-class solutions to our customers. This article provides a summary of some of KMA’s investments in both new people and new skills as Microsoft prepares to release Office 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services v3, and .Net Framework 3.0. Upgrading SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 As Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) approaches its launch date, there are some key elements you should be considering to make your upgrade as smooth as possible, while still planning to leverage new capabilities well beyond anything in SharePoint Portal Server 2003... Microsoft’s 2006 Worldwide Partner Conference in Boston, MA Microsoft welcomed business partners from around the world to its Worldwide Partner Conference in Boston this July, and several people from KMA had the opportunity to attend. Among the keynote speeches from such people as Steve Ballmer (CEO) and Chris Caposella (General Manager for Microsoft Office), the training, the expo, the hands-on labs and the panel discussions, several important themes emerged. This article presents a summary of the conference and key points we took away from it. We've Been Asked What is the Business Data Catalog in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007? [find out...] What are some of the key improvements between Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) v2 and Windows SharePoint Services v3, and some of the key distinctions between WSS v3 and MOSS 2007? [find out...] [download details...] Worth Reading Each newsletter, we provide links to articles we have written or read that we feel offer significantly valuable and useful information. Data, Data Everywhere – insight on “mashups” and their effects on Corporate IT [link] Microsoft’s Performance Management Gambit [link] Web 2.0 – some ideas about what constitutes Web 2.0 and what distinguishes it from that which came before [link] Enterprise 2.0 – some insights about how new technologies such as wikis and blogs are being brought to bear in forward-thinking organizations [link] Edward Tufte, guru of information design and presentation [link] Feedback Loop We continue to receive valuable commentary and some interesting questions from folks who have taken the time to read and think about what we have said and what we might say in KMA Insights. Our goal remains to use KMA Insights to establish a dialogue, so please keep your questions and comments coming. Send your questions and comments to us at info@kmainc.com …and thanks! About Knowledge Management Associates Knowledge Management Associates applies its deep expertise in Microsoft technologies and tools to building custom, innovative business applications for clients in the areas of knowledge management, business intelligence, data and presentation solutions and emerging technologies. During the past ten years, we've helped companies achieve significant improvements in business performance through: faster response time to customers enhanced productivity (by minimizing ‘reinventing the wheel’) improved sales and operational forecasting through better analysis tools heightened employee morale through easy-to-use systems Founded in 1995, KMA has a breadth and depth of experience not typically found in small IT companies. We are our clients’ trusted advisors and they value the highly responsive partnership relationship we bring to our engagements. Think of KMA as an extension of your IT organization, fluent in the latest development technologies and here for the long haul. We'll help you build, refine, update and maintain systems that leverage today’s advanced technologies to address today’s competitive challenges. You can read more about us on the web at: www.kmainc.com. [KMA Insights Archive] [Un-subscribe] [Subscribe]