Web Design Magic - Web Central and Microsoft
The WebCentral reseller channel—a combination of Australian Web developers and Microsoft value-added resellers—are also excited about Managed SharePoint 2007. In particular, they appear to be excited about the application templates and the power of tools such as Office SharePoint Designer 2007, which is specifically designed to give users the tools to customize a Windows SharePoint Services–based site.
“Our resellers are excited because they can customize the Windows SharePoint Services templates to meet their customers’ business needs,” says Wade. “It’s less about developing code and more about refining a solution. The templates Microsoft delivers with Windows SharePoint Services might not be perfect for every business—but they’re 90 percent of the way there, which is a lot better than starting from scratch. And with the tools available to refine and customize the templates, it’s very easy for our resellers and value-added partners to create a solution that is right for their clients.”
“I love the idea of the templates,” adds Daren Hawes, Principal at Web Design Magic, a Web developer partner of WebCentral. “It makes it very easy to start up a service for a customer. I’ve found that most customers already know what they want to do with Windows SharePoint Services; they just have no idea how to do it or where to start. If there’s a template that’s close to what they want, it makes life so much easier for everyone. They look at the template and they can already relate to it.”
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