Successes

The world’s leading producer of entertainment software uses a social computing solution based on Microsoft^® SharePoint^® to efficiently meet market demand for ever-more-complex games. The visually stunning, user-friendly social tools help them recruit and retain the newest generation of creative talent and enables new employees to gain their footing faster in a global operation with more than 9,000 employees.

Accenture, is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with over 180,000 people in different countries. Their internal social networking solution uses SharePoint social computing to help build relationships and a network for their employees to find and connect with experts, collaborate with each other to provide better service for their customers, and embrace new technologies for innovation and to attract the new talent.

Miami-Dade County Schools is one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States. It is also on the forefront of using information technology to enhance educational outcomes and involve parents and the community in schools. The district built a social computing infrastructure based on their existing SharePoint deployment, creating a place where parents, teachers, students, and the community can interact, collaborate, and learn.

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With centers of excellence spread across the globe, one of the world’s largest providers of media and marketing services keeps its employees connected to one another using a custom social computing solution built on SharePoint. Their solution enables employees to share best practices and connect with customers to solve problems and deliver value.

A leading university uses SharePoint as the platform for cutting-edge research into the use of social technology to enable rich, self-directed learning.

Schoolnet uses social tools built into Microsoft^® SharePoint^® as the basis for a Web-based community in which K-12 educators share materials, insights, experiences, and inspiration. In doing so, SchoolNet enhances education while driving traffic to its site and enhancing its brand image as a leading provider of education technology solutions.

Academy Mobile is an internal Microsoft social computing initiative based on Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007. Employees can use it to share their knowledge using audio and video podcasts. An easy-to-use interface empowers users to easily create, post, rate, and find content. It has allowed the company to leverage knowledge in ways never before possible. The technology behind Academy Mobile is freely available as the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint.