Selected Publications
Protecting SharePoint Data with System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
As SharePoint achieves deeper penetration into enterprise organizations, the importance and criticality of data stored within SharePoint increases. These organizations need protection of that critical data while meeting a variety of constraints - compliance, auditing, and IT overhead cost reduction. 3Sharp is proud to have been an integral contributor to this whitepaper which helps explain real-world approaches to meeting these challenges using Microsoft's Data Protection Manager 2007.
Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs
Week after week, the daily news tells of another company or organization that has fallen victim to exposure of sensitive data and private information through the loss or theft of a laptop. 3Sharp worked with Microsoft to develop this clear, detailed set of guidance and tools for using key technologies in Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista to protect data on mobile PCs.
Gone Phishing: Evaluating Anti-Phishing Tools for Windows
The goal of this study was to run IE 7's Phishing Filter against several other anti-phishing products to see which products did the best job at two related tasks: blocking known phish and not blocking legitimate sites.
Solution Accelerator for Exchange Server Consolidation and Migration
This guide, which earned an Honorable Mention in the Readers’ Choice 2006 awards, walks IT admins through the complex process of consolidating and updating their Exchange environments.
The Exchange Server Cookbook
Co-written by three 3Sharp engineers, this practical guide to Exchange Server administration combines scripts, prescriptive guidance, and easy-to-read explanations to demystify some of the most complex Exchange management tasks.
What You Need To Know About Using Office As A Development Platform
3Sharp worked closely with Andrew Whitechapel of Microsoft to produce this article for MSDN, helping developers and architects understand the intricacies of building and integrating solutions with the Microsoft Office System.
Windows Threats and Countermeasures Security Guide
People from all over the world depend upon the information contained within this guide to help them identify key threats to desktop and server systems running Windows and to mitigate those threats using appropriate countermeasures.
Building Office Business Applications
3Sharp worked very closely with Javed Sikander of Microsoft to produce this whitepaper discussing the concept of Office Business Applications and announcing the Line of Business Integration (LOBi) framework, meant to help solutions integrators and developers combine the power of line-of-business systems with the Microsoft Office System.
Windows IT Pro Apr 2006, Fight Spam for Free (2006)
This article is a concise overview of the native anti-spam capabilities included in Exchange 2003 SP2. It covers the three layers or stages of spam filtering: connection filtering, sender filtering, and recipient filtering and provides a quick introduction to the Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) and Sender ID.
Email Discovery and Compliance (2005)
This Windows IT Pro e-book tackles a critical issue in today's business environment: email discovery, compliance, archival, and retention (DCAR) for the Exchange administrator.
The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide (2004)
The business reality for many organizations is that they have mission-critical applications that are not certified to run on a current version of Windows. This guide presents advice and strategies on mitigating security risks. Printed versions are available from the Microsoft web site.
Additionally, our demos have been presented during keynotes given by Microsoft executives, including Steve Ballmer, Jeff Raikes and Chris Capposella, to name a few. Below, you can watch videos of the People Ready Campaign Launch event that took place in August 2006 as well as the SharePoint Conference Keynote presentation held in Bellevue, WA earlier in the year.
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