Inside SharePoint: Integrating Office Applications

WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 integrate seamlessly with desktop applications in the 2007 Microsoft Office system, allowing users to easily collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, calendars, contact information, and more. That’s great for organizations that use Microsoft Office technology to boost information worker productivity, but it doesn’t help organizations with a diverse portfolio of Office applications. But that’s not the end of the story. In this column, Pav Cherny shows you how Microsoft Office applications integrate and communicate with SharePoint, and explores ways you can integrate non-Microsoft applications with SharePoint using the same principles.