Letter to Content Management Server Customers

Hear from Jeff Teper, Corporate Vice President of the Office Servers Group, about why the Content Management Server product has been incorporated the new Office SharePoint Server 2007.
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Using the Visual Studio 2005 Web Application Project with MCMS SP2

Lets's talk about using 2003 Project Model for Web Applications instead of using the Web Site model which we already found some issues using it specially when using it with the SourceSafe



So the benefits listed in this blogs http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/05/08/445742.aspx (Scott is a General Manager within the Microsoft Developer Division - http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/about.aspx )



And you can download the solution from here http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/asp.net/aa336618.aspx


Additionally, we should use it to avoid many known issues when integrate with CMS (Check this one http://www.mcmsfaq.com/articles/sp2wap.asp) so we should use this solution (no code change it's just for the Project Model and How visual studio deal with it)

MCMS Site Map Provider for ASP.NET 2.0

Sample provider which can be used with the ASP.NET 2.0 navigation controls to implement site navigation with MCMS.


really it's amazing thanks Stefan

SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) Beta Available for Download.

The SharePoint Learning Kit beta has been released
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Code Samples - Huge samples

Check this huge CMS code samples, really there are lots of useful code samples
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Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions

Brief Description

Visual Studio 2005 extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, November CTP)
Tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator.

Overview

This Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services contains the following tools to aid developers in building SharePoint applications:
Visual Studio 2005 Project Templates

• Web Part


• Team Site Definition


• Blank Site Definition


• List Definition

Visual Studio 2005 Item Templates (items that can be added into an existing project)

• Web Part


• Custom Field


• List Definition (with optional Event Receiver)


• Content Type (with optional Event Receiver)


• Module

SharePoint Solution Generator

• This stand-alone program generates a Site Definition project from an existing SharePoint site. The program enables developers to use the browser and Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer to customize the content of their sites before creating code by using Visual Studio.

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Tyler provides insights in his experiences in porting his website to MOSS 2007 using WCM

Stefan Goßner posted this article on his blog, these article speaks about Tyler Butler and his experience to porting his website to MOSS 2007 using WCM. This article is a very good start to any one who will work with WCM
Stefan's article

Tyler's article Part1 Planning and Basic Branding

Tyler's article Part2 Building Content Types and Page Layouts

With Software Assurance, how many licenses of Office SharePoint Server 2007 do I get for each license of CMS 2002?

The license transitions will be specified in the update to the product list in November 2006. You can also contact your Microsoft account team for additional information.

What if I have CMS 2002 today without Software Assurance?

If you do not have Software Assurance, or your agreement expires before November 1, 2006, you must purchase new licenses of Office SharePoint Server 2007. A benefit of Software Assurance is that customers are eligible for future upgrades to the product.

If I want to purchase a Web content management solution from Microsoft, what product should I get?

For a Web content management solution for extranet or Internet-facing sites, get Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Internet sites. This product is licensed on a per-server basis and does not require the purchase of client access licenses (CALs).

For intranet-facing Web content management solutions, get Office SharePoint Server 2007 and CALs for the number of users on the intranet.