Microsoft SharePoint is viewed as being confusing – confusing to license, difficult to implement, and, most importantly, hard to realize your investment once you have deployed a solution. SharePoint is really two things – a set of technologies called Windows SharePoint Services that is sold with Windows Server, and SharePoint Server, which is a product that is specifically focused on corporate intranets and content management solutions. SharePoint Server is built on Windows SharePoint Services and offers many more features.

Beyond products and technologies, SharePoint is a platform that is tailored to enabling and accelerating the creation and constant modification of applications that focus on documents and document workflow. It is this focus that Cornerstone applies when working with customers on SharePoint – we judge the platform’s success by being able to:

·         Quickly implement the platform, be it Windows SharePoint Services or SharePoint Server, such that users can quickly access the system and start to provide structured feedback. We often work with third party solutions like K2, Bamboo, Dundas, and others to assemble a SharePoint platform that rapidly meets the ongoing needs of its user base.

·         Maintain the appeal of the platform by providing value-added services and applications, such as forms workflow systems and document collaboration areas. We believe that features drive adoption of a SharePoint implementation

·         Increase the accessibility of the platform by providing targeted, customized training to end users, site owners, IT support staff, and developers so that customers can maintain your own SharePoint platform

We target SharePoint solutions in the following typical uses of the SharePoint platform:

·        Intranets – Microsoft Office SharePoint Server makes an excellent intranet platform for companies with an existing investment in Microsoft technologies. We focus our efforts on upfront planning and rapid deployment – often in two months or less, then providing an environment for prioritizing and delivering incremental improvements to the platform based on user feedback and requests. Click here to find out more about our SharePoint Intranet solutions

·         Workflow and Business Intelligence – Within an intranet, we believe that features drive its adoption. An intranet can’t just be a set of documents from the HR department. SharePoint and Office provide extensive capabilities for rapidly building and deploying flexible document-driven workflow solutions, from purchase order requests to contract management to records retention. Our solutions focus on leveraging your current Microsoft investment in SharePoint and Office, particularly InfoPath, to assemble workflow solutions that map to your existing business processes. Our solutions introduce visibility and measurability into key workflows and business processes, enforce process standards, and increase worker productivity.

·         Extranets – We believe that Windows SharePoint Services provides extensive capabilities as an enabling technology for customer-based extranets. We have extensive experience building custom solutions that enable our clients to deepen the relationships with their customers by providing a customized, secure experience for interacting with their organization. Customer extranets can lower your service costs and dramatically increase your customer satisfaction.