AUDIENCE:   This course is designed for IT Professionals administrators, developers, designers, Webmasters and managers who need to acquire skills in installing, managing and developing applications and solutions using Sharepoint Services and Sharepoint Server. PREREQUISITES:   Those attending should have a good working knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office applications. Some programming experience and knowledge particularly in Visual Basic/VB.NET would be an advantage. DURATION:   5 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   The course will provide an overview of the feature set provided by SharePoint 2003 and a knowledge of strategies and processes for the use of these features. Experience will be provided in the discovery and design process plus the building of a prototype testing environment and a production environment. Standard portal and site level features will be used and dicaussed for both the end users and administrators. COURSE CONTENT:   SharePoint Overview SharePoint Portal Server Windows SharePoint Services Technology Primer Managing Documents and Data Collaboration Knowledge Management and Collaboration with Portals SharePoint Services vs SharePoint Portal Server Capabilities SharePoint and Office Backward Compatibility 2003 Management Tools New Capabilities Collaboration and Document Management Strategy Terminology Administrators Customising and Enhancing SharePoint Organisational Uses of SharePoint Implementation Goals Primary Uses Portal Server Uses Integration with Other Applications Complementary Products Planning and Designing Design and Implementation Software Design Hardware Design Calculating the Number of Users a Server Can Support Providing Secure Access to SharePoint 2003 Sites Planning and Designing the User Environment Key Components Designing the Environment Designing the Portal Environment Management Roles Planning Office Product Integration Training Documenting the Design Installing Portal Server and SharePoint Services Installing Server 2003 SharePoint Services with WMSDE SharePoint Services to Connect to an Existing SQL Database SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and MSDE SharePoint Portal Server& SQL Server 2000 SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to Connect to an External SQL Database SharePoint Portal Server 2003 in AD Account Creation Mode Baseline Software Analyser Coexistence Troubleshooting Base Installation Uninstalling Configuring Client Access Options for Configuring Client Access SharePoint 2003 Client Access Requirements Using Internet Explorer 6.0 for Access Using My Network Places for Access Using Word 2003 for Access Configuring an HTML Viewer Providing Anonymous Access Client Components for Backward-Compatible Libraries Support to Clients Migrating from SharePoint 2001 to 2003 Changes in the SharePoint 2003 Technologies Migration Strategy Word, Excel and Outlook with SharePoint Information Islands Components of Office 2003 System Office 2000 and XP with SharePoint Integration Between Word 2003 and SharePoint 2003 Excel 2003 Integration with SharePoint Outlook 2003 Integration with SharePoint Other Office Products with SharePoint Technologies Working with Project 2003 and SharePoint Integrating Visio and SharePoint Using PowerPoint 2003 and SharePoint OneNote Publisher Access 2003 InfoPath FrontPage Live Communications Server Managing and Using SharePoint Libraries Sites, Workspaces, Libraries and Lists Sites and Workspaces Document Libraries Restricting Access Document History and Versioning SharePoint Picture Libraries Backward-Compatible Document Library Protection Managing and Using SharePoint Lists SharePoint Lists Standard Actions for Most Lists Alerts Approve/Reject View Using Announcements to Keep Users Informed Contacts List Discussion Boards Links List Planning Events Tasks Problem Resolution with Issues List SharePoint Workspaces Using Document Workspaces Defining a Meeting Workspace Standard Meeting Lists Changes to Meeting Workspace Sites Multiple Meeting Workspaces Storage, Indexing and Centralised Information Access Document Libraries Areas Content Sources Search with Content Indexes Search Scopes Keywords and Best Bets Search Windows SharePoint Services Search and Portal Sites Directory Search SharePoint Security Internal SharePoint Security Components Isolation Approaches to SharePoint Security Securing SharePoint Portal Servers Hardening Security File-Level Security Software Update Services Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) Securing the SQL Server Database Transport-Level Security for SharePoint Virtual Private Networks to Secure Access IP Security (IPSec) Securing Remote Access with ISA Server 2004 ISA Server 2004 SharePoint Web Server Publishing Rules SSL to SSL Bridging Logging ISA Traffic Monitoring ISA Managing and Administering Infrastructure Common Administrative Tasks in a SharePoint Site Administering SharePoint Farm Settings Managing SharePoint Portals and Sites Configuring and Administering SharePoint Search Administering SharePoint SQL Databases Maintaining SharePoint Environments Maintaining the Environment Maintaining the SQL Server Database Auditing Remote Management Updating and Monitoring Maintenance Schedules Backup and Restore SharePoint Components FrontPage 2003 Templates STSADM SMIGRATE SQL Database Backups and Restores Customising and Personalising SharePoint Web Parts Web Part Pages Portal Web Parts Scaling SharePoint Scalability Scaling Logical Components Clustering Scaling SQL Server 2000 Database Structure Scaling Across a SharePoint Farm Business Portals Team Collaboration Solution with SharePoint Corporate Intranet Solution with SharePoint Customer Extranet Solution with SharePoint JS06/01