“Business Office
Explorer” (BOE)
provides a single access point for all Business Information Resources
including database records, intranet and internet content, documents, defined
file directories, training materials and outlook resources.
In a small business environment BOE can start out as a simple annotated menu
to shared applications and directories used for important business files.
Users shouldn't have to wade through network shares and
sub-directories Windows Explorer to get the latest versions of documents.
Create a simple centralized
team discussion area to describe daily procedures, announcements or
assignments.
From there you can grow your business model to include planning, project
management, access to external systems, connections to intranet or internet
resources associated with each project, task or staff member. Since
BOE is role based you can centrally manage access to the information
resources required by each staff member. As additional data
requirements evolve, Access developers you can extend the power of BOE with
custom data forms, queries and reports so you are never locked into it's
original features.
BOE supports the newest features of Office 2003 including Smart Documents
and InfoPath Documents and if your enterprise requires the advanced features
of SharePoint Team Services (STS) you can organize access to key enterprise
resources within your individual department, team or workgroups business or
process models.