Microsoft SharePoint Portals by Xenatus Global

MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT OVERVIEW

What is Microsoft SharePoint ! Microsoft SharePoint is the essential tool for organizations that want the business benefits of Web-based document management and collaboration combined with the value and security of an enterprise solution. SharePoint Features Include:

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SharePoint Shared Services - a set of centrally managed, highly scalable, core portal services designed for use across multiple portal sites and portal server farms.  Rich User Experience – users, developers, and IT  Consistent Collaboration Platform – Personal, team and group collaboration  Flexible Deployment – bottoms-up, centralized, hybrid on large scale farms

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SharePoint provides a robust content management system offering  Shared workspaces and document versioning  Wikis and blogs  Calendaring  RSS & email updates  & lots more – all in one software package

How Can Microsoft SharePoint be Utilized ! Organization utilize SharePoint to deliver: 

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Intranet Web Solutions  Internal employees portal for information collaboration Extranet  Customers/Partners portals Internet  External web users access as a marketing and sales platform

KEY SHAREPOINT FEATURES

SharePoint Key Features: Sites Sites provide capabilities required to use SharePoint sites to engage employees, partners and customers in an effective manner, both inside and outside the firewall. SharePoint Sites provide: 

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SharePoint Web Experience Office Client SharePoint Workspace Office Web Apps SharePoint Mobile Access

SharePoint Key Features: Document Management SharePoint provides facilities for the creation, review, publication and disposal of content including conforming to defined compliance rules, whether the content exists as traditional documents or as Web pages. SharePoint 2010’s content-management capabilities include document management, records management, and Web-content management. Key features include: 

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Document Lists and Libraries Document Metadata Document Sets Web Publishing including Digital Asset Management Governance and Records Management Manage Multiple documents at once

SharePoint Key Features: Workspace Provide users the ability to work offline and synchronize their documents back to the SharePoint Document Management system 

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Take lists, libraries and files offline Syncs differences

SharePoint Key Features: Mobile  

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SharePoint provides an Out-of-the-Box mobile platform Provides content offline with SharePoint Workspace Mobile SharePoint alerts will be configurable such that they can be delivered via email and/or SMS (note: SMS functionality will require a third-party provider) Picture libraries are supported, including thumbnail view and the ability to upload a photo

SharePoint Workspace Mobile

Access multiple sites and libraries

View and sync libraries easily

Access your content offline

SharePoint Key Features: Scheduling & Calendars SharePoint provides the ability to deploy shared and private calendars for Divisions, Departments, Customer, Vendor, Employee and personalized calendars. In addition to Microsoft Exchange and Outlook integration add-on services.

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Rich experience in browser Supports co-authoring of Office Client Documents Cross-browser support (MACs & PC’s)

SharePoint Key Features: Communities What are communities ! Communities provide the ability to easily access expertise and interact with other people in new and creative ways across the enterprise through both formal and informal networks. SharePoint Communities provide:  Collaborative Content  Social Feedback and Organization  User Profiles  My Sites  People Connections  Enhanced User Profiles:  Status Updates  Org Chart Alignment  Activity Feeds  Tags & Notes

SharePoint Key Features: Search With more content existing online and multiple people collaborating on such content, it is critical that people can quickly and easily locate relevant content across SharePoint lists, sites and external systems and data sources, such as: file shares, Web sites or line-of-business applications. 

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Interactive Search Experience Relevance Connectivity Scale and Platform Flexibility Search Result Refinement (AKA: facetted search) Related Searches Previews / Thumbnails Sort on Social Distance Wildcard search

SharePoint Key Features: Insights Information workers need the ability to not only rapidly deliver and share information that is critical to the success of the business but also to turn raw data into actionable conclusions and to drive business results through sharing data-driven analysis. Key Integration Web Services (WS) add-on’s include:       

PerformancePoint WS SQL Server WS PowerPivot WS Visio Services WS Access Services WS PowerPoint Services WS Chart Web Part WS

SharePoint Key Features: Administration SharePoint Foundation 2010 has expanded and enhanced the manageability of the platform with new administration and performance tools that help solution administrator optimize their resources and provide a collaboration platform that is tailored to the needs of the company.  

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Improved Upgrade Throttling, Health Monitoring, Analytics Web and PowerShell Admin Scalability and Availability

Extendibility  SharePoint Designer  InfoPath Forms Services  Access Services  Sandbox Solutions

SharePoint Platform Browser

Microsoft Office Suite

Web Client Rich Integrated Client

SharePoint Portal

Information discovery Audience profiling Application integration Personalization

Windows SharePoint

Team Collaboration Web Part Framework

Internet Information Server

Web Application Server ASP.NET

Windows Server

.NET Framework Security & Permissions

SQL Server Database

Data store Scalability & Availability

Microsoft SharePoint Features

SharePoint Versions Document Management Business Connectivity Services InfoPath Form Services External Lists SharePoint Designer Visual Studio API Enhancements REST/ATOM/RSS

PerformancePoint Services Excel Services Chart Web Part Visio Services Web Analytics SQL Server Integration PowerPivot

Social Relevance Phonetic Search Navigation FAST Integration Enhanced Pipeline

Ribbon UI SharePoint Workspace SharePoint Mobile Office Client Office Web App Integration Standards Support

Tagging, Tag Cloud, Ratings Social Bookmarking Blogs and Wikis My Sites Activity Feeds Profiles and Expertise Org Browser

Work Flow Enterprise Content Models Metadata and Navigation Models Multi-stage Disposition Remote Blob Storage

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WHO ARE WE !

Xenatus Global Introduction Xenatus Global offers clients a radical and innovative approach to foster and develop business and technology solutions by leveraging proven business, architectural, technical and consulting expertise. Our business and technology channels enable us to effectively help you CONCEIVE your business opportunities in the digital economy, HARNESS optimum technological solutions and global resources, and EXECUTE while ensuring success through our proven innovative methodology and business domain expertise supported by our Global Offshore world class software development facilities. Xenatus Global fosters a culture of innovation and aggressive competitiveness to help our clients respond efficiently to market demands while identifying new business opportunities, as trends shift towards the digital economy.

Xenatus Global: A Snapshot 

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Years of experience in providing Onshore and Offshore consulting services and implementation solutions delivery to organizations worldwide Clients in USA, Canada, Europe, Asia as well as the Middle East Management and development teams drawn from the world’s finest talent pools

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Experienced pool of specialized and multi-disciplinary resources from different managerial & technical backgrounds globally Dedicated development centers in the Middle East, North America and Asia. Satellite offices in Europe. Versatile team of experienced professionals servicing clients from Fortune 100 to start-ups

We Are A Global Delivery Organization

Montreal, CA Los Angeles, CA

Beijing, China Limassol, Cyprus

Damascus, Syria

Beirut, Lebanon Riyadh, KSA

Development Centers

Mumbai, India

Consulting Centers

Xenatus’ Representative Success Stories COMPANY PROFILE

COMPANY PROFILE

With a contracting tradition originating back in 1950 and the successful completion of numerous building, civil engineering and property development projects in both the private and public sectors, Medcon has firmly established its position as one of the market leaders in Cyprus.

NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi

20th Century Fox is one of the six major American film studios globally. The studio is a subsidiary of News Corporation the media conglomerate. News Corporation is a diversified global media company with operations in eight industry segments: filmed entertainment; television; cable network programming; direct broadcast satellite television; magazines and inserts; newspapers and information services; book publishing; and other

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Increased tender success rate Minimized on hand materials and facilitated inventory management Increased efficiency at every level Streamlines manufacturing & Digital Asset Management

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Oracle – JDE Enterprise One EAI & SAP Integration

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009

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Automation of credits & deductions Collections & Workflow management Deductions Management Digital Collaboration

SOLUTION

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Order Fulfillment and Procurement Planning and Manufacturing Inventory Management Global business operations with a common application solution Consistent analytical and decisions support Enterprises wide integration models Increased efficiency at every level

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Oracle – JDE Enterprise One Integration Model

Representative Sample Clients

Xenatusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Services & Solutions Offering Business Consulting

Process Architecture & Strategic Alliances

Content Management Solutions (CMS)

Enterprise Applications Integration (EAI)

Solutions Delivery & Support

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Digital Asset Management (DAM)

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & Point of Sale Solutions (POS)

Website, Portals, Web Applications & Custom Software Solutions

Enterprise Content Management Solutions (ECM)

Enterprise Networking , & Security Solutions (ESS)

What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ! What is a ERP? 

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An ERP is the heart of an organization helping people in every aspect of the business maximize efficiency connectivity and efficacy ERP provides executive management with the tools to have information live at their finger tips to make effective and informed business decisions An ERP implementation enables management to take control of every aspect of their business and identify pain points and bottle necks in order to focus their resources

ERP Financials

Warehouse

E-Business

Resource Planning

Sales and Marketing

Administration

Purchasing

Operations • Manufacturing • Services

Reporting & Business Intelligence

What is Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ! What is a CRM? 

CRM and Channel Management

A CRM is a tool that systematically formalizes an organization’s pre-sales, sales and post-sales processes to help them track leads, opportunities, accounts, contacts, and orders, as well as help them maximize closing rate, cross selling and client retention.

By equipping your sales channels with timely and relevant information, you can improve your competitiveness. You can establish consistent sales and customer services processes and, at the same time, maintain the flexibility to tailor specific offers and pricing.  Connect your processes across sales, marketing, and services to increase efficiency  Connect business development, sales and project management teams  Use shared views of data to collaborate on quotes and proposals  Create and monitor customized offers and pricing for each opportunity.  Automate the assignment of tasks or leads to individuals or groups.  Monitor activities and revenue  Enable effective management

Leads

Business Intelligence

Opportunity Funnel

CRM Sales Activities

Sales

What is Digital Asset Management (DAM) ! What is a Digital Asset ? 

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Benefits of DAM

A DAM solution ingests, manages, organizes, stores, backs up, secures and delivers digital and physical documents along with related information (metadata) in support of cataloging, searching, selecting, requesting, retrieving, distributing, and fulfilling digital works and elements to requestors. DAM also helps companies manage document creation workflow, legal document retention, version control and security across their organizations

Digital Assets Include 

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Bank Statements Photos Images Audio Music Video Animation Fonts

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PDF Documents Forms News Feeds Articles Discussion Threads Supporting Documents Contracts Sales & Marketing Material etc..

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Cost reduction efforts Improved Responsiveness and Compliance Consistency of brand identity Speed time to market Create new business / revenue generation

Time spent searching Searching success rate Cost of rework Opportunity cost Lost ecommerce revenue

What is Point of Sales (POS) ! Supplier 1

What is a POS? 

A point of sales system enables retailers, restaurants, and other hospitality establishments to manage their inventory, clients, financials, promotions and credit card transactions easily and efficiently. It enables single site and multi site locations to interact with each other seamlessly. It also enables multiple warehousing options, while helping owners manage inventory levels and streamline transfers and purchasing.

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POS Scope 

POS systems are available for single location, and multi-location businesses. The scope of the POS can range from simple inventory tracking in one or many locations, to a powerful tracking and planning tool that enhances all aspects of a retail operation from purchasing to the point of sale and everything in between.

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Retail 1

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What is a Content Management System (CMS) ! What is CMS? 

Key Benefits of CMS

A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site or portal, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage.

What is a CMS Used For ! 

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Simplicity - Intuitive Graphical Web User Interface Flexibility - Highly configurable & Tailored Robust - Extremely stable core infrastructure Extensible - 3rd Party Extension & Plug-In capabilities Open Source - You can modify anything you like Dynamics Content Pro-Active Support

Key CMS Features

Simple & Complex Websites Community Portals Magazines, Newspapers Corporate Intranets WebLog (Blog) Sites E-Commerce Shops Customer Self Services Member/Director Sites, etc…

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Content Management Menu Manager Template Management User Management Media Manager Language Manager Banner Management Contact Management

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Polls Search Web Link Management Syndication and Newsfeed Management Web Services Powerful Extensibility

What is Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) ! What is EAI? 

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Enterprise applications have traditionally been integrated using numerous point-to-point interfaces that can be difficult and expensive to maintain and manage. The Integration Problem & Opportunity 

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Multiple, disparate applications (Custom / Legacy / Packaged ) Multiple platforms and databases Multiple transaction processors Multiple data entry points Multiple versions of the same data Incompatible business data

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Application systems are built at different times by different groups operating independently of each other Organizations are stuck in a quagmire of incompatible architectures and hard to maintain, but harder to eliminate legacy applications Organizations are embracing a “buy before build” strategy that favors purchased application packages over internal development

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Leverage existing IT investments & reduction in IT expenditures The elimination of redundant data repositories Single view of enterprise assets Standardization of business processes Simplification of connectivity Reduced cost and time creating new connections Guaranteed delivery Increased scalability Reduced latency Regulatory compliance

What are Enterprise Networking & Security Solutions (ESS)! What is ESS? 

Our Services & Solutions

Enterprise Networking & Security solutions encompasses all IT equipment an organization uses on its premises and at other locations to create and manage secure voice, video and data networks and to connect with external service-provider networks. ESS includes but not limited to Computers, Servers, Networks, Security and Access Control solutions, etc…

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IT Services Server Solutions Computers and Peripherals IT Consultancy Maintenance and Support Online Services

Networking Structured Cabling Networking Solutions Internet Connectivity VPN Solutions

POS Solutions Wireless Solutions Single Site and Multi Site POS Hotspots Solutions Wireless Networking Hospitality POS Solutions Point-to-Point Wireless Networks Retail POS Solutions Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Industry Specific POS Solutions Networks Wireless Mesh Networks Security and Surveillance marketEye – Local Based Mobile IP Surveillance Marketing via Infrared, Bluetooth, Access Control Systems SMS Server Room Environmental Monitoring Telephony Solutions Video Entry Systems Digital and IP Telephony Security Alarm Automated Attendant, Call Fire Alarm and Extinguishing Accounting, Recording, Call Water Detection Centre

OUR APPROACH

Our Approach

The SCOPE© Advantage  Rapid Prototyping & Phased Deliveries  Online Project Management & Comprehensive Bug Tracking and Reporting toolsets  Extensive SCOPE © Methodology driven documentation  Weekly Status Reports & Structured Team communication  Global Infrastructure to support client driven Configuration & Deployment Management  Code Reviews & Client Milestone incremental based Acceptance SCOPE©  Culture  Enables delivery uniformity across project teams  Client centric approach  Provides 6-Sigma based delivery and management approach  Experienced and worldly professionals  Ensure consistent high quality deliverables  Client Business Hours of Operation  Promotes efficient reuse of components and intellectual capital, which in turn  English is the Spoken & Written Business Language enables development of asset-based services  Local Contact Telephone Numbers  Ensures continuous improvement in the execution of our services  Instant Messaging  Enables risk and “scope creep” mitigation and management

Xenatus Global’s SCOPE© methodology and approach to projects and implementation toolkits provides a structured organization of our work effort, and a prescription of our work via through controlled deliverables. SCOPE© provides “best of breed” processes and their correlating templates with detailed directions and guidelines to enable the project team to maximize their design and development activities while ensuring “High Quality” standards based deliverables.

Our Approach Process Controls 

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Well Defined Communication Plans    

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Custom Dashboard to keep everybody informed Project Status Reports & Review Meetings Potential Risks & Risk Mitigation Plan

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Communication at all Levels Regular Conference Calls/ WebEx sessions between teams Weekly Program Management Calls Encouragement of face-to-face meetings for larger projects

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Schedule & Milestones Resourcing Regular status updates & tracking reporting models

Reviews at all Levels of SDLC Regular Design Reviews Regular Code Reviews Checklists and frequency defined for all project artifacts Compulsory Process Review once every quarter other than random reviews

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Complete Visibility of Project Progress Full control over Resourcing Clearly defined Escalation mechanism

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