The document compares and contrasts Microsoft Business Portal and SharePoint for use as an internal business portal. Business Portal provides out-of-the-box integration with GP but has limited customization options, while SharePoint is a more flexible platform that can be customized to meet a variety of business needs but requires more development effort and costs more. The presenters recommend SharePoint for organizations needing an enterprise intranet portal with advanced workflows and flexibility.

5. Work Easily with Others Docs/tasks/calendars, blogs, wikis, e-mail integration, project management “ lite ” , Outlook integration, offline docs/lists Manage Access Site Design, Web Content Management, Application Development, Personalization Find people and information Enterprise scalability, contextual relevance, rich people and business data search Collect information Rich and Web forms based front-ends, LOB actions, pluggable SSO Develop business insight Server-based Excel spreadsheets and data visualization, Report Center, BI Web Parts, KPIs/Dashboards Manage the content lifecycle Integrated document management, records management, and Web content management with policies and workflow Business Intelligence Business Forms Search Content Management Collaboration Portal Platform Services Workspaces, Mgmt, Security, Storage, Topology, Site Model

6. SharePoint Business Portal 4.0 SQL, Win 2003 technology base Yes Yes Active Directory integration Yes Yes Out of box GP integration No Yes Integration to Office/ Outlook Yes Yes/No Self service web part model Yes Yes Lists-Document, announcements, links, etc Yes Yes Ideal for custom development Yes No Strong development community behind product Yes No Abundance of technical documentation Yes No Designed to be customized Yes No

7. Scenario SharePoint Server 2007 Business Portal 4.0 Corporate intranet site Yes Yes/No HR On boarding work flow No Yes Out of the box Requisition request form to GP No Yes Custom workflows across a company Yes No Out of the box integration to GP No Yes I want to view financial spreadsheet data Yes Yes I want to new Dynamic financial data Yes Yes Store Files on Web Portal vs. Network Drive (Document Management) Yes No Custom e-forms Yes No Create Custom Workflows that integrate information across applications Yes No

9. Scenario: Corporate intranet site SharePoint: Designed to allows users to create a completely customized, highly functional intranet site, utilizing Windows Workflow functionality. Business Portal: Designed to be an ‘out of the box’ intranet portal, or slightly customized. Does have integration to certain modules in GP. Has minimal built in Workflow.

10. Scenario: Expenses Business Portal: No out of the box solution. Could integrate with third party ‘Concur’ Expense application. $5k to set up $8 per transaction SharePoint: Create a custom form and custom workflow . InterDyn has a GP integrated offering starting at $15k- one time cost

11. Scenario: HR Module Business Portal: Open enrollment, training, skills certifications, benefits W4 form SharePoint: No out of the box functionality -If your company has ADP as their payroll system, then this could be another option

12. Scenario: Requisition Management Business Portal: Yes, forms and workflow limited. Not to be customized. $1,800 40 per user SharePoint: Utilizing the workflow application (Windows Workflow) InfoPath form, InterDyn has a GP integrated offering starting at $15k. Other Options: An other option could be the 3 rd party product WorkPlace Requisition $80 per user – one time purchase.