Well for one I can vouch directly for Sharepoint 3.0 (Microsoft Office
Sharepoint 2007 server) that you can not only use the built in wiki, but
for each and any thread in the system you may subscribe to an rss feed
of it. It is built in, as for a point system for correct answers, that
would take some good programming time and a few volunteers to code
something nice based on a peer group of experts to give a large list of
answers based on criteria then matched up by topic in a large dedicated
database. You could get the "most correct" answer based our that peer
groups collection.... Whew.... I bet it would be easier if some of us
just reviewed the responses and voted based on the effectiveness.
I digress...
Many more features available now more than ever compared to existing
Sharepoint V.2. Since it is web based I have worked out how to let
firefox users access it and I am working on macintosh's safari browser.
It compliments exchange 2003 and real robust with 2007 because of the
unified communication initiative. Smartphones with mobile 6 can really
utilize on the fly sharepoint access in a improved browser, and so much
more make it easy to use, easy to code for and pretty simple to scale in
web farms and attach to SANS if desired or can be ran in the smallest
shop for specialized use.
My two cents.
Timo Vasquez- D.S.S. Team Member
Michigan State University
Administrative Information Services
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From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Troy Murray
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:42 PM
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Subject: [MSUNAG] IT Collaboration Tools
At the meeting on Friday the question was brought up as to what type of
tools would be the most effective for communication with other MSU IT
staff in sharing ideas, solutions, and finding individuals with
specialized skills or experience in a certain area. Some of the tools
suggested were blogs, wiki, SharePoint, forums and a central list of
individuals and their expertise.
To me I like the idea of a MSU IT forum the best, although other tools
could be used in conjunction. The list of different topics that was
shown to us during the IT Exchange could easily be broken down into
sub-forum areas for specific topics. Just as a rough example:
Systems
-Windows
|-Vista
-Linux
-Mac
Programming
- Languages
|-C++
|-C#
- Scripts
|-Perl
For me, it would be most useful is each of these "areas" could provide
an RSS feed, so I could subscribe to the "Perl" one, for example, and
see all of the posts come through my RSS reader. With questions and
responses all in one place it would serve as a fantastic knowledge base
for searching for solutions to problems that have already been solved by
someone else but are new to me. If there was some type of "point"
system for when a correct answer is given by someone they are awarded a
point. This would allow us to see, in a certain area, who might be the
best persons to ask.
What tools do you think would be good and why?
--
Troy Murray
Informatics Specialist
Michigan State University
Biomedical Research & Informatics Center (BRIC)
100 Conrad Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-432-4248
Fax: 517-353-9420
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