Pro SharePoint Solution Development: Combining .NET, SharePoint, and Office 2007

Chapter 1. Office Business Applications

It is sometimes difficult to remember the corporate office of the recent past. Think back 5 or maybe 10 years. For many of us, that isn't long ago. However, from a technology perspective, we are talking about an era that might seem as distant as the dark ages. Sure, personal computing was taking off and the Internet was in its infancy. Not every company had a web site, and the average business user in a corporate office had very little exposure to the technologies that seem commonplace today. Remember when only the technically proficient used spreadsheets? Remember when email was a productivity tool and didn't require labor-intensive filing and sorting? This trip down memory lane lends some perspective as ...