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SharePoint 2010 Key Highlights

November 4, 2009

SharePoint is undeniably one of Microsoft's most successful products; one that Rob Koplowitz of Forrester says has striking resemblances in its impact to what the PC did for the Redmond-based company a few decades ago.

The 2010 release of this powerhouse collaboration platform takes all the good things that were already present in earlier releases and literally pushes them to the next level. Here is a quick recap highlighting some of the most significant of these improvements:

- Improved Data Access

From web services to REST to the Business Connectivity Services and WSRP, enterprise developers now have vastly improved means of accessing and working with data captured into or exposed through SharePoint.

- SharePoint Designer coming of age

Now freely available and incredibly improved, this add-on tool allows non-programmers to develop SharePoint sites quickly and easily.

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