{"id":10515,"date":"2010-04-12T13:25:24","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T13:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=10515"},"modified":"2010-04-12T13:25:24","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T13:25:24","slug":"ms-ireland-sql-2008-r2-office-2010-and-sharepoint-2010-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=10515","title":{"rendered":"MS Ireland SQL 2008 R2, Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 \u201cLaunch\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today sees the the technical preview road show of Office 2010, Sharepoint 2010 and SQL 2008 R2 by Microsoft Ireland.  I\u2019m attending the Dublin event and blogging the highlights.  You can still register for the Belfast, Cork and Galway events so make sure you attend if you can.  I\u2019ll update this post as the afternoon moves along so come back later if you want to read more.<\/p>\n

The event kicks off with Enda Flynn (Technical Audience Manager in the DPE team).  Enda tells us that the software will be available on volume licensing on May 12th and on the shelves in June.  The Office 2010 beta is stiff available and a Zune HD draw is running for people in Ireland.  Information about this is available when you download (check the site).<\/p>\n

Office 2010<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Patrick Herlihy is a partner technical specialist in MS Ireland focusing on the UC and BI stuff and will be up next.  The focus on his presentation is management, security and cost effectiveness.<\/p>\n

Deployment Options<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lots of ways:<\/p>\n

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  • Install <\/li>\n
  • Terminal services <\/li>\n
  • App streaming <\/li>\n
  • Web streaming <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Server Integration:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Just a few examples:<\/p>\n

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    • Presence: Office Communication Server <\/li>\n
    • Security: AD Rights Management Services <\/li>\n
    • On premises hosting with SharePoint <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Groove<\/strong><\/p>\n

      This is now called SharePoint Workspace.  Very useful for sharing data with people outside of the office.  Has offline access.  I\u2019ve used Groove once before on a collaboration project.  It\u2019s a little different but it works well.<\/p>\n

      Services More Discoverable to End Users<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • End users can see services offered by IT through Office Backstage. <\/li>\n
      • End users can also create their own applications in Excel and publish them to SharePoint. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        PowerPoint<\/strong><\/p>\n

        There is online webcasting available.  Video is easier.<\/p>\n

        Outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Lots of new stuff.  Mail tips, e.g. a warning if you try to send an email to all staff.  Conversation view is enabled by default.  Better integration with OCS.<\/p>\n

        Office Web Apps<\/strong><\/p>\n

        You can use online versions of Office 2010.  You host this on premises with SharePoint.  It supports non-MS browsers.<\/p>\n

        Backstage<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Think of this as an expanded File menu that is better presented for end users.  Things are easier to find, whether it be the ability to save in another format or save to the SharePoint server \u2013 the latter was always an issue in the past.<\/p>\n

        SharePoint Workspace Offline<\/strong><\/p>\n

        This will work with Office on Windows Mobile 6.5 or higher (or whatever it is called this week).  So now you can have docs on SharePoint, sync them to your laptop for home use, or even sync them to your phone for completely mobile use.  They\u2019ll all sync with SharePoint.  The office, the firewall, and the organisation (forest membership) are no longer boundaries to secure data access.<\/p>\n

        Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The trend of attacks is that attacks is that they are increasingly attacking applications more than anything else.  The network and OS transport layers are at the bottom, i.e. least attacked.  Between them and applications are the core OS libraries.<\/p>\n

        Office 2010 has \u201cincreased security\u201d \u2013 you\u2019ll probably need to search to get the details.  All of this is manageable using GPO.  An example is Protected View.  Office 2010 can detect documents that are sourced from elsewhere and protect you from them.  You have to verify that the doc expected\/OK before it has full functionality.<\/p>\n

        Document Inspector can be controlled using GPO.  It will run every time a doc is saved.<\/p>\n

        Accessibility Checker is exposed by Backstage.  This can run against documents (by policy) to ensure a document is accessible compliant.<\/p>\n

        Deployment<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Disk requirements go up by just 1.5GB from Office 2010.  All other requirements are the same.  There are native 32bit and 64bit versions.  Watch out for plugins on 64bit editions.  There is still a problem there.  32bit is still recommended.<\/p>\n

        It stats up very fast \u2013 event the old CTP does.<\/p>\n

        You can install using GPO startup scripts.  You cannot install using traditional MSI\/transform via GPO like you could with XP\/2003.  So it\u2019s the same as with Office 2007.  Can install using ConfigMgr or App-V.  You will need App-V 4.6 (the latest version) if you want to do app virtualization for Office 2010.<\/p>\n

        As usual, there will be an extensive GPO management options.<\/p>\n

        Licensing<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Office now has the same licensing as Windows.  You use either a MAK or a KMS key.  *wait for you reaction here*<\/p>\n

        Deployment Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n