Learn how to build a business solution leveraging a broad range of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise capabilities. This white paper focuses on the real-world example of an application to help consulting companies track client engagements and business performance. But the insightful lessons learned and best practices will apply wherever your next SharePoint development project takes you.
Topics include Office SharePoint Designer 2007, workflows, Excel Services 2007 and the Enterprise Search API. Whether you are a SharePoint development guru or a Microsoft .NET developer evaluating the platform, this white paper has something for you.

Téléchargement: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5474A014-0298-4C45-A8F4-F3E38ABFC424&displaylang=en

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 delivers various improvements to Visual Studio 2008 such as support SQL Server 2008 and new ADO.NET features such as the Entity Framework, numerous improvements to the WPF designers, WCF Templates for Silverlight projects, debugger support for the .NET Framework public symbols and source release, control improvements and additions (such as the DataRepeater for Windows Forms and Office 2007 Ribbons for C++), and a number of general debugging and Intellisense updates. This Service Pack also includes fixes to improve the stability, performance and security of many areas of the product. Due to the release schedule of this product, and the fact we have a very short feedback window, we would love to hear from our targeted community members. 

Téléchargement: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/3/8/7382EA08-4DD6-4134-9B92-8585A5B07973/VS90sp1-KB945140-ENU.exe

Le forum de discussions autour du SP1 de Visual Studio 2008: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=119125

Un training kit autour de .NET 3.5 est disponible à l'adresse suivante: .NET 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit

Notez qu'il s'agit de la suite du Visual Studio 2008 Training Kit

Plus d'infos en anglais sur: http://lostintangent.com/2008/04/16/net-35-enhancements-training-kit/

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B57C805D-2821-4625-A6F1-80725267F887&displaylang=en

Pour en savoir plus sur le contenu du Service Pack: 937162- Description of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Service Pack 1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD59175C-AD6A-4027-8C2F-DB25322F791B&displaylang=en

Les améliorations effectuées sont les suivantes: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942390

La procédure d'installation: Deployment instructions for MOSS 2007 SP1

On notera qu'il est nécessaire d'installer le SP1 de WSS 3.0 avant d'installer ce Service Pack vu que MOSS repose sur WSS. Pour télécharger le SP1, suivez le lien: Service Pack 1 de Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4191A531-A2E9-45E4-B71E-5B0B17108BD2&displaylang=en

Ce Service Pack corrige les points suivants: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942388

La procédure d'instllation se trouve ici: Deployment instructions for WSS 3.0 SP1

Si vous avez une adresse mail hotmail ou live et que vous êtes un utilisateur fréquent de Outlook, vous pouvez désormais être satisafait d'apprendre qu'il est possible de récupérer ses mails directement dans Outlook.

Pour cela, rendez-vous sur http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7aad7e6a-931e-438a-950c-5e9ea66322d4&DisplayLang=en afin de télécharger le Connecteur Outlook.

La configuration de votre compte est simple. Ensuite, au premier chargement, prévoyez un peu de temps car Outlook va récupérer l'ensemble de vos mails depuis le serveur hotmail. Il ne vous reste plus qu'à envoyer des mails comme vous en aviez l'habitude.

On se réjouiera également de la réelle synchronisation bilatérale entre Hotmail/Live et Outlook.

Ce livre blanc, en anglais, aborde plusieurs sujets qui peuvent aider à améliorer les performances des applications CRM:

Pour le télécharger: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6B32E0B3-5520-48A7-B3CD-D8477D084821&displaylang=en

This download of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 includes Service Pack 1 (SP1) in a single complete installation intended for use in new installations. Microsoft recommends you install this newer version of Windows SharePoint Services with SP1 for new installations. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with SP1 is required in order to install on Windows Server 2008. You can get a more complete description of SP1, including a list of issues that were fixed, in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 936988: Description of the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1.

Télécharger le Windows SharePoint Services with Service Pack 1

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 offers a rich set of features that allow you to build and maintain powerful intranets and Internets for your company. You can manage workflow, maintain version control, connect to business intelligence applications, track key performance indicators for your business, add blogs and wikis to improve knowledge transfer and enhance collaboration, and more.
The Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Training (Standalone Edition) leads the learner step-by-step through SharePoint Designer features using easy to understand videos. Built with the SharePoint platform integration in mind and engineered to work efficiently with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Designer will help you customize your SharePoint sites to make it an even more powerful tool for productivity. SharePoint Designer is the ideal tool for Information Workers to build composite applications, design and customize workflows and tailor SharePoint sites to their branding needs.

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Pour la version Portal, rendez-vous ici: Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Training Portal Edition

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 offers a rich set of features that allow you to build and maintain powerful intranets and Internets for your company. You can manage workflow, maintain version control, connect to business intelligence applications, track key performance indicators for your business, add blogs and wikis to improve knowledge transfer and enhance collaboration, and more.

The Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Training (Portal Edition) leads the learner step-by-step through SharePoint Designer features using easy to understand videos. Built with the SharePoint platform integration in mind and engineered to work efficiently with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Designer will help you customize your SharePoint sites to make it an even more powerful tool for productivity. SharePoint Designer is the ideal tool for Information Workers to build composite applications, design and customize workflows and tailor SharePoint sites to their branding needs.

You can easily add or remove training videos in this Training to fit your business needs. The Training also includes a reporting function that allows an administrator/trainer to track learners’ completed training topics. You can customize the Training to fit the look and feel of your own Office SharePoint Server site.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6A429664-A911-4AD3-9856-F1B0AE7A136E&displaylang=en

Téléchargement: http://wpf.netfx3.com/files/folders/applications/entry6608.aspx

Chose promise, chose due... Si vous souhaitez des infos sur le .NET en avant première, un des blogs à avoir dans ses favoris, c'est celui de Scott Gutthrie.

Il est disponible à l'adresse suivante: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/

Ces posts font partie des meilleurs que j'ai eu l'occasion de lire au sujet de LINQ. Ils sont organisés en 9 parties actuellement:

Scott a également poster d'autres informations sur LINQ comme l'indique la recherche sur son site: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/search.aspx?q=LINQ

Ceci dit, vous pouvez tout de même venir faire un petit tour sur ce blog de temps à autre :p

Le projet sur CodePlex: http://www.codeplex.com/wpfbookcontrol

Les sources: http://www.codeplex.com/wpfbookcontrol/SourceControl/ListDownloadableCommits.aspx

L'installation via ClickOnce: Installation via ClickOnce

Le projet sur CodePlex: Family.Show

Le code source est disponible à l'adresse suivante: http://www.codeplex.com/familyshow/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=5440

Si vous êtes pressés de le tester par vous même et que le framework 3.0 (nécessaire pour WPF) est déjà installé sur votre machine, vous pouvez installer l'application via ClickOnce: Family.Show via ClickOnce