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
517-353-4420 ext 249
From: MSU Network
Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Troy Murray
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007
12:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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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