Collaboration (cooperation of various internal and external systems)

With XML, CAML and BDC (Business Data Connection) ports can be connected to SharePoint almost any existing data structure and serve as a global issue platform. Instead of working in different systems within a company do not have interfaces to communicate with each other and can not simply replace ", SharePoint together an ideal interface to these systems.

SharePoint is no open source solution can, however, deeply influenced by programming against the object model or even be superimposed completely. This SharePoint makes it a very powerful platform when it comes to optimally adapt to a company. The structure and the development of features and content deployment to enable a module based development at the highest flexibility. Office and Business Intelligence integration of SharePoint to show how valuable it is to cooperate when necessary systems are integrated and consistent.

By extending the supplied interface, such as the Business Data Catalog of an open interface to external data sources, manufactures and SharePoint underlying layout of XML and CAML can this collaboration platform in almost every corporate structure involved are the possibilities to extend or replace existing solutions completely.