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Get the NewsletterConnector Bridges TYPO3 and SharePoint
Using SharePoint as your Intranet application and open source Web CMS Typo3 (news, site) for your public facing website? Need to connect them to share content? Now you can.
Connecting SharePoint and Typo3
It's entirely possible that you have SharePoint implemented internally to support your intranet, managing your documents and employee community. But it's not the norm to have SharePoint 2007 installed to support a public facing website. Usually you have a different Web CMS. Maybe Typo3 for example.
Just because one is open source, built using PHP and the other is proprietary and built using ASP.NET, doesn't mean there isn't a way for the two to interoperate. Because there is. And TYPOTYCOON, a company that provides Typo3 services, has provided that integration for you.
The SharePoint Connector
It's a pretty common name for a SharePoint connector (everyone seems to call their SharePoint connector the same thing). What is does is take documents and other content out of SharePoint and display it in a Typo3 website.
There are two components to the SharePoint Connector:
- SharePoint ConnectorCore: This is your PHP application that access and exchanges data with SharePoint.
- SharePoint ConnectorFlex: This is the connector to the Web CMS (Typo3).
The Connector requires WSS 3.0 to work and provides a number of features on both the front-end and the backend, some of which include:
- Front End Features: Configuration of SharePoint lists and libraries, access rights, workflow and versioning, attachments and full text search.
- Back End Features: Mapping of SharePoint lists and fields to Typo3 lists and fields, synchronization of web images and SharePoint lists.
Also interesting is that you can access SharePoint data from the Typo3 file browser, which means not only can you preview the document or list item, but also metadata about that document or item.
Open Source, But Not Free
Yes, it's built on open source technology for an open source Web CMS, but the Typo3 SharePoint Connector itself will cost you — we just aren't sure how much.
You can get lots of examples of how to use the connector on the TYPOTYCOON website and request a demo of the connector in action.
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A SharePoint connector for TYPO3 is definitely a useful tool!
Lets consider the facts:
1) TYPO3 is the leading (Open Source) WCM System in Europe (> 500.000 Installations and growing strong)
2) TYPO3 is used among leading, innovative and big companies (55 of the 300 biggest companies in NRW - Germany use TYPO3 as a WCMS)
3) SharePoint is growing strong and stronger since 2006 and has definitely great use in intranet systems, where basic aims are collaboration and interaction with documents (of course a lot of time with MS Products)!!!
4) SharePoint light Product WSS (Windows SharePoint Services) as a free tool is a smart approach to get used to the system
5) Therefore SharePoint is definitely in use among many companies as intranet system and many firms plan the introduction in the next couple of years
6) On the other hand, SharePoint Server 2010 (and light Product now called SharePoint Foundation 2010) is considered to be “the next step” to the WCMS Market and offers (so MS) all missing features for WCMS use
7) After checking the 2010 Beta , doubts are still there
8) Further more, looking at one of the big reasons why TYPO3 is very popular among companies, organisations, etc. - it is not only very good it is also for free!!!
So why not use a SharePoint System where it is definitely useful (in an intranet context as collaboration system, as well as a very good system in interaction with documents, as a very good workflow system - where process management is needed) and use TYPO3 as a very good WCMS.
And why not combine both with a connector - called SPTools - where the task could be, to create and manage a document in the intranet and publish it after reviewing on the web. Or to create an appointment in outlook and publish it not only in a SharePoint calendar but also on your TYPO3 Website - just with one click.