-- Delivering Content into SharePoint Server 2007: Instead of
"reinventing the wheel" by manually adding content, administrators can
bring in RSS feeds from outside of SharePoint Server 2007. Fresh content
provides a better user experience and increases SharePoint Server 2007
utilization. Users can mark items as read, filter by tags and subscribe to
the underlying feeds with one click;
-- Syndicating Content from SharePoint Server 2007: With one-click
subscriptions for all SharePoint Server 2007 feeds, users can keep up with
updates or changes from their desktop, e-mail client or mobile device and
know when they need to return to SharePoint Server 2007;
-- Improving User Interaction: Eliminating a common complaint that portal
content isn't "fresh," NewsGator Social Sites lets users mark calendar
items, announcements, document links and other static list items as read,
so they only see new items when they return. The AJAX interface reduces
page load times and tagging encourages participation. The "Social Sites"
rollup view also facilitates content discovery in SharePoint by showing the
most active users as well as "colleagues," allowing users to quickly assess
the most popular content, feed trends and tag clouds;
-- Connecting People with Content: NewsGator Social Sites improves
expertise discovery and collaboration. By clicking on a link for the
content author or tagger, the user sees an in-line profile with their
contact information, blog and wiki entries, articles and feeds that they
read, tag and recommend. In a single glance, the user can discover areas of
focus for another person without requiring any extra data entry -- the
reading and publishing behavior of a user is presented in a single view.
"We built SharePoint as an extensible platform, one where our existing
features such as social networking can be augmented by our partners," said
Derek Burney, SharePoint general manager at Microsoft. "NewsGator Social
Sites enhances SharePoint's very popular and successful social computing
and enterprise search capabilities. We are excited about our continued collaboration with NewsGator to deliver value to our mutual
customers."
At Spencer Stuart, one of the country's largest and oldest executive search
firms, ensuring that researchers and search consultants have easy,
consolidated access to many sources of information is of critical
importance. "NewsGator Social Sites will significantly enhance the value of
our SharePoint Sites," said Trapper Markelz, senior manager of application
development at Spencer Stuart. "It will allow us to present both internal
and external information in a single team site with greatly enhanced
navigation. Social Sites will also increase the visibility of these
resources through notifications that drive users directly back to the lists
that are most valuable to them."
"Companies of all sizes are turning to Microsoft SharePoint as the
foundation for social computing and Enterprise 2.0," said Dave Keller, general manager, Enterprise for
NewsGator. "NewsGator Social Sites builds on this foundation and delivers
additional components for driving SharePoint portal usage and widespread
collaboration."
NewsGator Social Sites 1.1 is currently available. For more information,
visit www.newsgator.com.
About NewsGator Enterprise Server
NewsGator Enterprise Server is a revolutionary product for aggregating and
syndicating high-value business information within the enterprise. It
allows companies to leverage the power of Web 2.0 social media technologies
while providing enterprise-class security, manageability and scalability.
With its powerful search, collaboration and administrative capabilities,
organizations can easily deploy the latest social software tools and ensure
relevant information automatically reaches each employee based on their
specific needs and responsibilities.
About NewsGator Technologies, Inc.
NewsGator Technologies is the world's leading RSS company. Headquartered in
Denver, Colo., NewsGator develops and markets RSS aggregation solutions for
individual end users, enterprises and online content providers. Using
NewsGator products and solutions, businesses and consumers can subscribe to
news, information, podcasts and other relevant content more efficiently and
effectively than with traditional channels. With NewsGator, users have
access to RSS information via the Web, Microsoft Outlook, mobile devices
and both Windows- and Mac-based desktop clients. All NewsGator products
synchronize seamlessly, enabling users to read their RSS feeds anywhere,
anytime, with any device. For more information, visit www.newsgator.com.
Contact Information: Contact Information Corey Lewis or Jennifer Gazin LaunchSquad 415.625.8555 newsgator(at)launchsquad.com