Creatingacompetitiveedge

withJDEdwardsand
SharePoint2010

ABusinessOverview

2 CREATINGACOMPETITIVEEDGEWITHJDEDWARDSAND
SHAREPOINT2010
TableofContents

1 TheWorldofERPHasEvolved
2 SharePoint2010:TheLeaderinBusinessCollaboration
5 BusinessDataMakingBetterDecisions
8 BusinessProductivityExtendingthereachofJDEdwards
10 BusinessValueDrivinggrowth
11 InnovateNow!

1 DOCUMENTNAME/DATE
TheWorldofERPHasEvolved
ForCustomersofOracleJ.D.Edwardssystem,thedaysofwaitingforlengthymaterial
reportstoemergefromthedot-matrixprinter,andofdepartmentalsecretaries
phoningaroundscramblingtocoordinateproductionreviews,arenotsodistant
memories.Then,JDEdwardstransformedhowthosecompaniesrantheirbusinessand
providedthemwithadistinctcompetitiveedge.Thiswhitepaperoutlinesthebusiness
benefitsofthenextwaveofbusinesstransformation,connectingJDEdwardsandthe
integratedcollaborationplatformofMicrosoftSharePoint2010.
WhenMaterialRequirementPlanning(MRP)evolvedintoManufacturingResource
Planning(MRPII)andthenintoEnterpriseResourcePlanning(ERP),companies
achievedefficienciesthroughstandardizationandcoordination.Thekeydifferentiator
ofJ.D.Edwardswasthatitwasdesignedfromthegrounduptobeintegrated.Priorto
theadventofJDEdwardsMRP/ERPcapabilitiesweresoldseparately,andany
integrationthatfollowedrequiredcustomcode.Companiesfoundthatthisbolt-on
approachmaderespondingtorapidmarketchangesintimeprohibitivelydifficult.So
companiesacrossindustrieschoseJDEdwardsforitspowerandflexibilityinhelping
themrespondtonewmarketdemandsquicklyandeffectively.ThroughJDEdwards,
companiesgainedastrategicadvantageovertheircompetitionthroughefficiency,
standardizationofprocessesandimplementationofeffectivecontrolsthroughout
theirorganization.
Withtheadventoftargetedverticalandmarketsegment-specificERPsolutions,and
morerecentlycloudofferings,mostorganizationshaveachievedthesesameprocess
efficiencies.Manycompaniescontinuetoinvestinprocessimprovementsby
enhancingtheiruseoftheirERPsystems.However,incrementalchangestoanERP
systemcanonlydeliverincrementalimprovementsinthebusiness.Rapidmarket
changesandcustomersdemandhavethesecompanieslookingforthenextwaveof
transformation.
Thiswhitepaperhighlightswaysinwhichcustomerscanmaximizetheirinvestmentsin
JDEdwardsbyconnectingtheirERPsystemwithSharePoint2010anddiscussesthe
businessbenefitsoftheunifiedcollaborationplatformofSharePoint2010.

SharePoint2010:TheLeaderinBusiness
Collaboration
SharePoint2010isaclearleaderinthemarketforcollaborationplatforms.Itdelivers
morefeaturesandfunctionalitiesthananyotherproducttoday.AndSharePoint
providesthecapabilitiesnecessarytoachievebusinessinnovationwithoneunified
63%ofcompaniesusing
OraclesBusiness
Applicationsalsouse
SharePointforbusiness
collaboration.
Source:Collaborationresearchby
PiqueSolutions,Jan2011

42%ofnewInnovative
ideaswillcomefrom
employeesand38%from
businesspartners

Source:ThenewCollaboration
enablinginnovation,changingthe
workplace(IBM)

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SHAREPOINT2010
platformwhichcanconnectwithaJDEdwardssysteminasimpleandwell-managed
way.Whetheracompanyisalreadyreapingthebenefitsfromtheimplementationofa
JDEdwardssystem,orisstillintheprocessofrollingitout,SharePoint2010provides
therightenvironmentto:
facilitatethesharingofideasandexpertise
createsolutionstomeetbusinessneedsinatimelymanner
visualizeandsharethemostrelevantinformationandmakethebest
decisionspossible
Asacollaborationplatform,SharePoint2010enablestheentireworkforcetobebetter
connectedandbetterequipped,allwhileworkinginasecure,wellmanagedand
highlyflexibleITinfrastructure.ItdoesthisbyprovidingsuchfeaturesasEnterprise
Search,ContentManagement,BusinessIntelligence,SocialNetworkingandmany
others.Companieslookingtomaintaintheirparitywiththecompetition,oreven
surpasstheminqualityandresponsiveness,willfindthattheintegratedplatformof
SharePoint2010isanaturalextensiontotheinvestmentstheyvealreadymadeinJD
Edwards.
Onceimplemented,thekeytoleveragingthefullvalueofanewcollaborativeplatform
isthroughadoption.Adoptionsuccesshingesonhowquicklyandseamlessly
employeescanembracethenewplatformasthecentraltooltogettingtheirjobsdone
andtodrivenewvalueforabusinessandtheircustomers.Inshort,itsallaboutthe
userexperience.TheuserexperiencewithanIntranet,ExtranetandInternet-facing
sitemustbeeasytouseandlogicaltonavigate.Itmustalsobeintuitive.Demystifying
theintricaciesoftheJDEdwardsinterfaceisacriticalconsiderationwhendesigninga
newuserexperience.SharePoint2010isdesignedtogivenon-specialistsand
specialistsalikethetoolstoaccesscontentfromline-of-businesssystemswithoutthe
needtopassthroughprofessionaldevelopers,codingtools,orlabor-intensivecopy
andpaste.SharePoint2010canbeusedasaunifiedpresentationlayerforinformation
containedinJDEdwardsandotherLOBapplications.Andnotonlycanthat
informationbedisplayedinSharePoint2010,itcanalsobemaintainedasSharePoint
2010hasthecapabilitytowritedataintoaswellasreaddatafromthesesystems.
Asacoredesignprincipal,SharePoint2010providesanexperiencethatenablesa
broad,cross-sectionofanorganization,includingbusinessanalystsanddesigners,to
access,analyze,share,andmakedecisionsonthedatatraditionallylockedinaJD
Edwardssystem.Thisallowsthepartoftheworkforcethatbestknowsthebusinessto
createdashboards,scorecardsandotherdatavisualizations,buildcollaborativesites,
kick-offandeditworkflows,andpublishcontenttargetedtospecificpartsofan
organizationallwiththeno-codecapabilitiesthatcomeout-of-the-boxwith
SharePoint2010.Andbecausetheseno-codecapabilitiesareavailabletobusiness
SharePointistheonly
productavailabletodayincluded
within5ofGartners
Leadersquadrants:

Site/Portal
Communities/Social
Search
BusinessInsights/BI
Composite
Applications.

Source: TheMagicQuadrantiscopyrighted
2009byGartner,Inc.andisreusedwithpermission.
TheMagicQuadrantisagraphicalrepresentation
ofamarketplaceatandforaspecificperiod.It
depictsGartner'sanalysisofhowcertainvendors
measureagainstcriteriaforthatmarketplace,as
definedbyGartner.Gartnerdoesnotendorseany
vendor,product,orservicedepictedintheMagic
Quadrant,anddoesnotadvisetechnologyusersto
selectonlythosevendorsplacedinthe"Leaders"
quadrant.TheMagicQuadrantisintendedsolely
asaresearchtool,andisnotmeanttobeaspecific
guidetoaction.Gartnerdisclaimsallwarranties,
expressorimplied,withrespecttothisresearch,
includinganywarrantiesofmerchantabilityor
fitnessforaparticularpurpose.

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SHAREPOINT2010
analystsanddesigners,companiesareabletorelyontheirowninternalskillsand
expertiseratherthanrelyonexpensiveconsultantsorwaitforITdevelopmentcycles.
Infact,manyJDEdwardscustomershavealreadyconnectedtheirsystemswith
SharePoint2010foritsrichcollaborationplatformanditspowerfulcontent
managementcapabilitiesthatsecurelyleveragethedataandprocessesoftheirJD
Edwardssystem.Productsatisfactionmeasuresreinforcethatthosethathavedoneso
inthelast18monthshavethehighestlevelsofsatisfactionwithSharePoint.
Ifacompanyfindsthattheywanttoimplementmorecustomsystemsbeyondtherich
setofcapabilitiesofferedout-of-the-box,theywillfindthatthemarketofqualified
SharePointconsultantsisthelargestandfastestgrowingpartnerecosysteminits
space.Companieshaveabetterchanceoffindingaconsultantthatunderstandstheir
businessaswellasSharePoint2010solutions,andcantakethecompanysbusiness
objectivesfurther,faster.Nowletsdivealittledeeperintothedetailsaboutwhat
SharePoint2010candoforJDEdwardscustomers.

BusinessDataMakingBetterDecisions
Inhis2009whitepaper,"BusinessIntelligence:AGuideforMidsizeCompanies",MAS
Strategies'FounderandPrincipalAnalystMichaelSchiffdiscussedtheimplicationsof
theeffectiveuseofERPsystems,andtheimpactthatcanresultfromaccessto
accurate,real-timebusinessinsightwhenitbecomeseasilyaccessibleandactionable
acrosstheorganization.
"Allemployeeshavetheresponsibilitytomakethebestdecisionspossible,basedupon
thedataavailabletothematthetime.Iftheirabilitytoanalyzethisdataandtransform
itintousefulinformationisimproved,theoverallqualityoftheirdecisionscanbe
improvedaswell,"Schiffwrote.
"Allemployeeshavethe
responsibilitytomakethebest
decisionspossible,basedupon
thedataavailabletothemat
thetime.Iftheirabilityto
analyzethisdataand
transformitintouseful
informationisimproved,the
overallqualityoftheirdecisions
canbeimprovedaswell."

Business Intelligence: A Guide for

MidsizeCompanies

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SHAREPOINT2010
AtypicalJDEdwardsCustomerhasthreesetsofusersthatinteractwiththeJD
Edwardssystem.Thefirstisasmallsetofworkerswhohaveaccessandareresponsible
fortheoperationalaspectsoftheJDEdwardssystem.Theseemployeesinteractwith
manyofthecoremanagementfunctionsinaJDEdwardssystemonadailybasis;they
managethemasterdata,thefinancialplanning,manyHRfunctionsandmore.A
secondsetofusers,stilllessthanhalfoftheworkforce,aretheactualusersofaJD
Edwardssystemandperformtaskssuchasorderentry,shippingandreceiving,
inventoryfunctionsetc.Thisleavesthelargestgroupofemployeesintheorganization.
Theyrarely,ifever,interactwiththeJDEdwardssystem.IfwhatSchiffsaysisaccurate,
providingthisbroadswathofanorganizationwithaccesstobetterdatacantruly
impactbusinessfavorablyandindemonstrableways.

SharePoint2010provideswaystodeliverprocessesanddatafromJDEdwardstomore
employeesandexternalpartners,withouttheneedtolearntheintricaciesofJD
Edwards.Withcapabilitieslikedashboards,scorecards,reportsandformsSharePoint
2010allowsmoreemployeesaccesstotheinformationthatisrelevanttotheirtasks
throughaneasy-to-useinterfacethatisverysimilartothatofMicrosoftOffice.And
whendeployedwithMicrosoftOffice2010,organizationscanbeassuredofan
outstandinguserexperience,helpingtodriveuseradoptionandcompliance
throughouttheorganization.

Providingaccesstobetter
datacantrulyimpact
businessfavorably,in
demonstrableways.

Organizationscanbeassuredof
anoutstandinguser
experiencehelpingtodrive
useradoptionand
compliance.

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SHAREPOINT2010
Anorganizationsdecisionmakers,fromthehighest-levelexecutivesandmid-level
managerstotheshopfloormanagers,needtomaketimelyandaccuratedecisionsin
orderforthecompanytobeeffectiveandsuccessful.Todoso,theseindividualsneed
thecompletepictureofwhatshappeningrightnowinthecompany.Consideramid-
levelmanagerthatisforecastingtime,materials,andstaffingneedstomeetorder
requestswithinaparticularproductioncycle.Theyneedtoknowallrelevantdetailsto
determinehowtoproducethenecessaryoutcomeinthemostcost-effectiveway.
Typically,thismanagerwouldaccesshardcopyreports,writtenbyanITdepartment,
fromtheJDEdwardssystem.Nowimaginethatthismanagerneedsadditionaldata,
notcurrentlyincludedinthereport,totrulymakeaninformeddecision.Todayevery
change,everyreport,everynewformrequiresarequesttotheITdepartmenttowrite
thecodenecessarytocreatethesereportsfromaJDEdwardssystem.Thisprocessis
expensive,slowandineffective;andother,morecriticaldemandsonITresourcesmay
putthisrequestatthebottomoftheprioritylist.
Imaginethepossibilitiesofasolutionthatprovidesareal-time,secure,andfamiliar
platformwheremorepeopleinanorganizationcannotonlyviewthestructured
informationandbusinessprocessesfoundwithinaJDEdwardssysteminreal-time,
butcanalsoacteffectivelyuponit,basedontheirpermissions.Thiscanbetheirworld
withSharePoint2010astheorganizationscollaborationplatform,maximizingthe
valueofaJDEdwardsinvestment.SharePoint2010enablesJDEdwardscustomersto
cost-effectivelyextendthereachoftheirERPsystemtocontrollers,engineers,sales
peopleandmanymid-managementfunctions,enablingcollaboration,business
intelligence,workflows,searchandmuchmore.
Bymakingmoreofthisinformationavailabletoabroadbaseofacompanys
employees,distinctadvantagestoeverydayoperationsandbusinessgrowthare
realized.Efficiencyimprovesasanorganizationspowerusers(thesameExcel
Jockeysinanorganizationtoday)areconnectedtoinformationsecurelyandquickly
tocreatereportsandviews,freeinguptechnicalresourcestofocusonmore
challengingbusinessissues.
SharePoint2010sabilitytoconnectwithback-endsystemsthroughBusiness
ConnectivityServices(BCS)allowsindividualswiththeappropriateaccesstonotonly
viewbutalsoupdatedatatoandfromaJDEdwardssystemeasily.SharePoint2010
alsomakesiteasytoviewJDEdwardsinformationgraphically,usingexternaldatalists,
KPIs(stoplightreports),andnewcustomreportswithoutwritingcode.With
SharePoint2010,JDEdwardscustomerswillhavetheabilitytoleveragetheirexisting
informationto:

Wenolongerneedto
remembertoupdateour
spreadsheetsorremember
whereaparticularsetof
informationisstored.
Everyoneacrossteams
andgeographiesis
lookingatthesame
data.

CraigScullin,Managerof
InformationSystems,Granite

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SHAREPOINT2010
Improvedecision-makingspeedandeffectiveness;bytrackingactivitiesthrough
dashboardsthatpulltogetherinformationfromJDEdwardsandotherLineof
Business(LOB)systemsintoasingleview.
ReduceerrorsandimproveforecastingaccuracybyextendingBusiness
IntelligenceandPerformanceManagementanalyticalcapabilitiestoindividualsat
multiplelevelsandinmultipledepartmentsthroughoutanorganization.
ImproveTime-to-Marketbysimplifyingproductreviews,changesandapprovals;
also,automaticallymanagingtheentirelifecycleofadocumentthroughbuilt-in
workflowenablingemployeestoinitiateandtrackfeedbackandapproval
processesfromwithinMicrosoftWord.
ImproveSupply-Chaineffectivenessthroughcentrallylocatedstatus,schedules,
communicationandinformation-sharing;andautomateworkflowstoassigntasks,
andmanagebudgetcreation.
Forexample,inSharePoint2010apurchaserequestcanberoutedforapproval
throughaworkflowanddeliveredtothebackendsystempre-approved,resultingina
purchaseordercreateddirectlyinthesystemwithouthavingtorekeytheinformation.
Thiseasilyimplementedprocessautomationreducesresponsetimeandcostlyerrors.
Similarly,considertheabilityofsalesassociatesinanorganizationtofindandenter
informationintoaSalesDashboardinSharePoint2010,connectedtoaJDEdwards
system.Individualswithappropriateaccesscoulddirectlyviewandupdateinformation
suchassalesanalytics,performancedata,leads,customercontactinformationand
orders.
TheabilitytoreadandupdatedatainyourJDEdwardssystemisnotonlyavailablein
SharePoint2010butalsointheMicrosoftOffice2010client.Individualscantakedata
offline,andmakechangesusingOfficeclientssuchasWord,Excel,Outlook,and
Access,knowingthatthechangeswillbeupdatedintheJDEdwardssystemwhenthey
nextconnect.Thismeansworkerscanmakechangestobusinessdataastheyfindout
aboutit,regardlessiftheyhavedirectaccesstotheJDEdwardssystematthattime.
IndividualsonthegocanviewandupdatebusinessdatathroughSharePoint
Workspace,aswellasauthormonthlystatusreportsusingdatadirectlyfromtheJD
Edwardssystem.Thiswayofworkingenablesindividualsthroughoutanorganization
tohavefullaccesstobusinessdataanytime,anyplace,andonanydevice.

...enablesindividualsthroughout
anorganizationtohavefull
accesstobusinessdata
anytime,anyplace,and
onanydevice.

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SHAREPOINT2010
BusinessProductivityExtendingtheReachof
JDEdwards
Asmentionedearlier,therealityisthatthemajorityofindividualsinacompanys
workforcehardly,ifever,directlyaccesstheJDEdwardssystemintheirdailywork.
Instead,thesepeoplearecarryingouttheirday-to-dayworkthroughemails,
spreadsheets,documents,notes,andpresentations.Oddsare,theseworkersareusing
MicrosoftOfficeapplications(Outlook,Excel,Word,PowerPoint,Access,and
OneNote),andhavebeenforyears.
Microsoftsleadershipinunderstandinghowinformationworkersinteractwith
software,basedonbillionsinvestedinresearch,hasbeenappliedtoSharePoint2010
andmakesitthemostusablecollaborationplatform,drivingadoptionandvalue.The
SharePoint2010interfacemimicsthefamiliarOfficeexperiencethatworkershave
beenworkinginforyears.Inaddition,SharePointandOffice2010aredesignedfrom
theground-uptoprovidemorevaluewhenusedin-tandem.Byimplementing
SharePoint2010asacollaborationplatformconnectedtotheirJDEdwardssystems,JD
Edwardscustomersareenablingtheirworkforcetocontinueworkinginan
environmentwithwhichtheyfeelmostathome.Thisfamiliarityiskeytothe
adoptionofnewcollaborationfeatures,asitprovidesafrictionlessdeploymentthat
doesntdisruptthenormalcadenceofhowpeoplework.Thisexperienceenables
workerstointuitivelyaccessthebusinessinformationtheyneedtogettheirjobsdone,
becauseitshowtheyhaveworkedbeforeandwillcontinuetoworkafterdeployment.
Inaddition,cross-browserandmobilesupportmeansthattheworkforcecanwork
togetherandwiththeircustomersandpartnersanytime,anywhere:
WithSharePoint2010andOfficeWebApplications,usersareofferedfullfidelity
viewingandessentialeditingofMicrosoftOfficefilesdirectlyinabrowser
(includingIE,Safari,Firefox,andahostofmicro-browsers),sopeoplecancarry
outtheirworkeveninenvironmentswhereMicrosoftOfficeproductsarenot
locallyinstalled.
SharePointWorkspaceenablesworkerstotakecontentofflinewithjustoneclick,
maketherequiredchanges,andquicklysyncbacktoamasterdocument,
spreadsheet,etc.
Outlook2010andSharePointWorkspacealsoallowindividualstotaketheir
businessdataofflineandsyncitbackwithaJDEdwardssystem.
SharePoint2010enablesworkerstoview,share,edit,andcommentondocuments
andcontentfromahostofmobiledevices.
Withtheseoptions,anorganizationnolongerincursaproductivitylosswhentheir
workforceisnotinatraditionalofficeenvironment.Theycantaketheirworkon
Theexperienceenablesworkersto
intuitivelyaccessthebusiness
informationtheyneedtoget
theirjobsdone,becauseits
howtheyhaveworkedbeforeand
willworkafterdeployment.
Familiarityisparamounttothe
adoptionofnewcollaboration
features,asitprovidesa
frictionlessdeploymentthat
doesntdisruptthenormal
cadenceofhowpeoplework.

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SHAREPOINT2010
planes,inhotels,visitingotherbusinesssitesorpartners,allwhilestayinginformedand
connected.WiththeflexibilityofSharePoint2010,teammembersnolongerneedto
beout-of-the-loopandthenworktogetbackuptospeedwhentheyreturn.
SharePointprovidestheultimateofficeonthego.

MaximizingBusinessValue
Beingcost-efficientremainsatoppriorityformanyorganizations.Leveraging
SharePoint2010tomaximizeandextendtheinvestmentinJDEdwardssystemsoffers
anincredibleopportunitytocutthetotalcostofownershipwhileensuringasecure,
flexible,people-centricenvironmentforanorganization.ConnectingaJDEdwards
systemwithSharePoint2010canreducecostsbyconsolidatingIntranet,Extranet,and
Internetsitesonasingleplatformon-premiseorinthecloud.ITadministratorsneed
tobefamiliarwith,andthenmanage,asinglecollaborationplatform,thusreducing
trainingcostsandallowingforincreasedefficiency.Trainingcostsarereducedforthe
businessunitsaswellsinceSharePoint2010offersthefamiliarMicrosoftOffice
experiencethatenablesworkerstoquicklyandeasilyadoptSharePoint2010,useit
andbecomemoreproductive.Simplyput,SharePoint2010canhelpanorganization
reducecosts,lowerrisk,increaseproductivity,anddrivebusinessgrowth.Hereisa
deeperlookintohowSharePoint2010achievesthis.
SharePoint2010enablesanorganizationtosignificantlycutcostsbyimprovingand
streamlininginternalprocesses.Havingasinglecollaborativelocationtoshare
resourcesandplanprojectsaroundnewinitiatives,speedstimetomarket.An
increasingnumberoforganizationsusecollaborativetechnologiestoreducesupport
callsandevenformulatechangesorimprovementsinproducts.Self-helpcanalso
haveamajorimpactoncostsandisactuallypreferredbyusers.Web2.0hasdelivered
ontheideaofself-service.OpeningthistypeoftechnologytoanIntranet,combined
withaJDEdwardssystem,extendsthereachandvalueofanERPinvestmentand
allowsJDEdwardscustomerstorespondmorequicklytomarketdemandsinsidea
controlledenvironment.
SharePoint2010canloweranorganizationsoverallriskwithsecurity,privacy,and
compliancethroughaflexibleauthenticationmodelthatwillhelpanorganization
maximizetheirSharePoint2010deploymentandstillmaintainsecurecontrolover
corporateassets.SharePoint2010directoryandsecurityservicesensurethatpolicies
andpermissionsaretransparentlyenforced.SharePoint2010sintegrationwiththe
comprehensivefeaturesofActiveDirectoryallowsanorganizationtocontrolaccess
andinformationrightsbeyondthefirewall.
SharePointprojectsare
cominginatapproximately50
percentoftheoverallcost
oftraditionalenterprise
contentmanagement(ECM)
systems.

RussellStalters,BP'sheadof
informationandrecord
architecture

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SHAREPOINT2010
SharePoint2010enablesanorganizationtoincreaseproductivitybyeffectively
leveragingthemostvaluableresourceofanycompany:theirhumanresource.A
companysemployeesmayresideacrossregionalandpossiblyinternational
boundaries.OfferingtheseemployeestheextendedLineofBusinessconnectivityto
thecompanysJDEdwardssystemwillhelpreducetheneedforphysicallocationsand
alltheirassociatedoverheadcost.Itcanalsosignificantlyreducetheneedfortravel.
SharePoint 2010 enables an organization to drive business growth through providing
the right information to the right individuals in the right way. Companies that were
early adopters of Web technologies quickly realized that their customers wanted a
more personal experience. This is also true of Intranet solutions. With Web
technologies an organization can target content not only based upon the users role
butbythecontextinwhichtheyareaskingforit.Byprovidingcontextsensitive,role
drivencontent,JDEdwardscustomerscanprovidetheiremployeeswiththeedgethey
needtomakebetterdecisionsandsupporttheircustomersmoreeffectively.

SharePointenablesanorganization
toincreaseproductivityby
effectivelyleveragingthemost
valuableresourceofanycompany:
theirhumanresource.

Drivebusinessgrowththrough
providingtheright
informationtotheright
individualsattherighttime
intherightway.

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SHAREPOINT2010
InnovateNow!
ManyJDEdwardscustomershavealreadyextendedtheirITinvestmentsbydeployingSharePoint2010asthecollaborative
platformtoleveragethepeople,processes,anddatawithintheirorganization.Thesecompaniesaretodaysinnovators,
drivingthenextlevelofcompetitivenessbyworkingbettertogetheracrosstheorganization,withexternalpartners,andwith
theircustomers.Theyhavejoinedbusinessesacrosstheglobethathaverealizedincreasedproductivityandreducedthetotal
costofownership(licensing,deployment,management,adoption)throughtheSharePoint2010platform.

Findoutmore:

SeewhatSharePoint2010customersaresayingaboutitsvaluetotheirorganization:
o EconomicimpactofSharePoint2010:http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/Videos.aspx?VideoID=14
o Collaborationandexpertise-sharing:http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/Videos.aspx?VideoID=1
o Businessinsight:http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/Videos.aspx?VideoID=11

GetSharePoint2010overview:
o Capabilitiesoverview:http://sharepoint2010.microsoft.com/product/capabilities/Pages/default.aspx
o SharePoint2010productdatasheet:http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/A/8/4A87FF37-379B-4C18-ADBD-
88C3B01F2E3E/SharePoint_2010_Datasheet.pdf
o BusinessproductivityatitsbestSharePoint2010andOffice2010:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/B/3/FB39AE91-858F-49B4-9511-
5904AC324611/Business_Productivity_at_Its_Best_-_Office_2010_and_SharePoint_2010.pdf
o TotalEconomicImpact(TEI)ofSharePoint2010astudybyForresterConsulting:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/6/F/A6F669F2-0EDA-48F1-9316-1448AF17AA1A/TEIofImplementing
SharePointServer2010.pdf
o Downloadthetrial:http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/Try-It.aspx