Digital Collaboration Guide, a SharePoint Architect's view

A week ago the Emerging Business Team at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus hosted a SharePoint 2010 competition titled “SharePoint 2010 SocialFest” where seven startup companies were given one week to develop an application on SharePoint 2010. During the week long event activities such as talks from developers, SharePoint engineering and product management teams, and venture investors were done. By Friday, the contestants presented their applications to a panel of judges which included Charles Schwab & Co. and McKesson. The winner of the competition was Huddle, which was basically synching up external team sites.

The rest of the application developed are the following:

1. Calinda MindUP – presents email interactions into visual maps which help create conversations between groups enhancing collaboration.

2. Confer – is simply twitter on SharePoint 2010 for both internal and external employees.

3. Cortex Intelligence – is an intelligent RSS tools which is presented via webparts fpr discussion, sharing, etc.

4. Leverage Software – makes your email thread into on-deman social workspace for sharing with others.

It looks like the Palm Pre webOS is coming sooner than we think as Palm’s UK website has now changed it’s homepage to show the Palm webOS.

With the release of Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5, Palm is definitely speeding things up.

Palm CEO Ed Colligan told Peter Kafka "Why would we do that when we have a significantly better product?" referring to whether Palm Pre would cost less than iPhone valued at $199 USD.

Apparently, he is confident of their product. Why not? Aside from being a Palm fan myself, the device and operating system looks solid.

Below are the specifications of Palm Pre.

• Sprint-bound EVDO Rev A
• GPS
• 8 GB storage
• 802.11b/g WiFi
• Slideout QWERTY keyboard
• 3.1″ inch touchscreen, 320×480 display
• Accelerometer, Proximity, and Ambient light sensors
• 3.5mm jack
• Removable battery
• 4.8 ounces
• MicroUSB connector
• Mass storage support

Palm used to be the king of productivity devices but poor business decisions have allowed competitors like Apple to takeover. Technology and reach of applications, I would go with Palm.

We will update this page more on the difference of iPhone and Palm Pre.

More articles on Palm Web OS.

The Palm Mojo Application Framework

The Palm Mojo SDK

The Palm App Catalog

Palm Pre

iPhone vs Palm Pre

Go ahead and make your Palm Web OS review here.

As I have written about Palm Web OS, the operating system was demoed using their upcoming device called Palm Pre (see image below).

According to reports, the device would be released in the second half of 2009 and based on initial user testing, the device is easy to use and fun. The touch-screen device combined with the operating system allows for smooth transition and movement. The price is said to be higher than iPhone’s $199 USD because Palm contends they have a significantly better product, I agree.

Here are the specs so far:

• Sprint-bound EVDO Rev A
• GPS
• 8 GB storage
• 802.11b/g WiFi
• Slideout QWERTY keyboard
• 3.1″ inch touchscreen, 320×480 display
• Accelerometer, Proximity, and Ambient light sensors
• 3.5mm jack
• Removable battery
• 4.8 ounces
• MicroUSB connector
• Mass storage support

iPhone vs Palm Pre? I would go with Palm pre.

More articles on Palm Web OS.

The Palm Mojo Application Framework

The Palm Mojo SDK

The Palm App Catalog

Palm Pre

iPhone vs Palm Pre

Go ahead and make your Palm Pre review here.