Announcing the Microsoft Business Data Catalog Definition Editor for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Summary The Business Data Catalog Definition Editor tool (or "BDC tool") is now available in the latest (August 2007) version of the downloadable MOSS 2007 SDK, which was just posted at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6d94e307-67d9-41ac-b2d6-0074d6286fa9&displaylang=en

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/22/announcing-the-microsoft-business-data-catalog-definition-editor-for-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-2007.aspx

Just Published: Major Update to the MOSS and WSS Downloadable SDKs

[Cross-posted from Randall Isenhour's blog ] Hello SharePoint Developers! We are very proud to announce a major update to the MOSS and WSS Software Development Kit (SDK) downloads.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/22/just-published-major-update-to-the-moss-and-wss-downloadable-sdks-8-22-2007.aspx

Creating a Custom User Site Provisioning Solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

The white paper and code sample for Creating a Custom User Site Provisioning Solution with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is now live.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/22/creating-a-custom-user-site-provisioning-solution-with-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-2007.aspx

MOSS 2007 supports Live Earth – Conservation International’s Public Web Sites – How We Did It (Part 2 of 2)

Continuing from part 1 of the “How We Did It” blog series about how Conservation International 's web sites were migrated to MOSS 2007 in support of the Live Earth 24-hour, 7-continent event that occurred in early July.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/21/moss-2007-supports-live-earth-conservation-international-s-public-web-sites-how-we-did-it-part-2-of-2.aspx

Announcing the CTP for VSeWSS Version 1.1

[Cross-posted from the SharePoint Designer Team Blog .] Greetings all, Alex Malek here, PM for SharePoint Designer. I'm pleased to announce that today we released a CTP for version 1.1 of the "Visual Studio extensions for Windows SharePoint Services".

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/21/announcing-the-ctp-for-vsewss-version-1-1.aspx

Announcing the Availability of the SharePoint Manageability Toolkit Beta

My team, t he Microsoft Solution Accelerators Communications and Collaboration team, has just finished putting the final touches on our beta release for the SharePoint Manageability Toolkit. We are very pleased to make this beta available.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/17/announcing-the-availability-of-the-sharepoint-manageability-toolkit-beta.aspx

MOSS 2007 supports Live Earth – Conservation International’s Public Web Sites – How We Did It (Part 1 of 2)

When the Live Earth 24-hour, 7-continent concert series happened about a month ago, I was very happy to learn that Conservation International's (CI) web sites had launched to coincide with the event, and they were powered by MOSS 2007!

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/08/moss-2007-supports-live-earth-conservation-international-s-public-web-sites-how-we-did-it-part-1-of-2.aspx

Microsoft Academy Mobile - MOSS 2007 Powered, Community Driven Videocast/Podcast Service for the Enterprise - How We Did It

Overview Social computing meets the field sales. This is how we can sum up Academy Mobile, a Microsoft internal social computing initiative aimed at creating a knowledge sharing environment through the use of videocasts and podcasts.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/07/microsoft-academy-mobile-moss-2007-powered-community-driven-videocast-podcast-service-for-the-enterprise-how-we-did-it.aspx

Anonymous Comment Feature for SharePoint Blog - now available on CodePlex

Quite a few SharePoint customers have asked about how to implement blogs internally within their companies as an open, direct, and efficient communication channel for executives to get feedback from employees. One often requested feature that SharePoint

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/06/anonymous-comment-feature-for-sharepoint-blog-now-available-on-codeplex.aspx

"Real World SharePoint 2007" book - available in 1-2 weeks!

The Real World SharePoint 2007: Indispensable Experiences From 16 MOSS and WSS MVPs book will be available for sale in a week or two, and you can pre-order it on Amazon.com .

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/06/real-world-sharepoint-2007-book-available-in-1-2-weeks.aspx

Deploying and Supporting Enterprise Search with MOSS 2007 at Microsoft - White Paper

Although the webcasts for TDMs and IT Pros on the topic of how Microsoft IT implemented enterprise search with MOSS 2007 within the company's intranet were presented several months ago, only recently has the accompanying technical white paper been published

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/04/deploying-and-supporting-enterprise-search-with-moss-2007-at-microsoft-white-paper.aspx

In this series on Governance, I hope to get people to check out and read the various whitepapers that have been written to help people understand the critical importance of keeping a well managed deployment and how it leads to success.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/02/implementing-wss-governance-governance-3-of-5.aspx

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services - Installation and Configuration Guide for SharePoint Integration Mode

From looking at the comment stream for the "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 Reporting Services integration with WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007" blog entry that was posted back in February, I can see that some people are still having difficulty installing and configuring

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/02/microsoft-sql-server-reporting-services-installation-and-configuration-guide-for-sharepoint-integration-mode.aspx

ttfn

David