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You can connect SharePoint lists directly to databases, such as:
- SQL Server 2008
- SQL Server 2005
- SQL Server 2000 / 7.0
- Oracle
- IBM DB2
- MySQL
- Sybase Advantage Database Server
- Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise
- Informix
- Postgre SQL
- IBM UniData
- IBM UniVerse
- AS/400 (IMB iSeries)
- Progress
- FireBird
- Interbase
- Paradox
- Ingres
- Mimer SQL
- Lightbase
- Pervasive
- SQLBase (Gupta/Unify)
- Cache
- Teradata
- VistaDB
- DBMaker
- Netezza DBMS
- Valentina
and more. You can pull data to SharePoint lists directly from data files, e.g.
- Microsoft Office Excel 2007
- Microsoft Office Excel (other versions)
- Microsoft Office Access 2007
- Microsoft Office Access (other versions)
- Visual Foxpro
- DBF / Foxpro
- SQLite
- Filemaker
- Textfiles (csv) with delimited columns or fixed length columns
- HTML-tables
and more. You can also link SharePoint lists directly to server and services, e.g.
- OLAP, Analysis Services - to provide Business Intelligence data in a real SharePoint list for further processing
- Microsoft SharePoint - to pull list data from another SharePoint site collection or installation
- Microsoft Project - to access project management data via a SharePoint list
- Active Directory - to provide user or device data in a custom SharePoint list
- Microsoft Exchange - to access contacts, events, tasks or other Exchange data
- Microsoft Index Server - to access Index Server queries via a custom SharePoint list
- IBM Lotus Notes - to connect a custom SharePoint list to Notes data
- Intuit Quickbase - to access online application data
Composit Information Server - a Java-based application server
- ODBC DSN - to connect further data sources via ODBC Data Source Names
- UDL - to connect SharePoint lists via the Universal Data Link protocol with external data sources
You can use Enterprise Enabler for SharePoint BDLC to additionally connect SharePoint lists directly to
- Web Services
- XML
- EDI
- HL7
- Virtual Store
- Microsoft .Net Objects
- COM+ Objects
- MS Dynamics CRM
- MS Dynamics AX
- SAP
- Salesforce
- Journyx
- Quickbooks
- PeachTree
- and other
Enterprise Enabler for SharePoint BDLC additionally automates complex bi-directional aggregation, transformation and manipulation of entities among multiple Line Of Business applications.
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The video shows step-by-step, how MS-CRM / SharePoint data integration can be done in just minutes with BDLC and Enterprise Enabler.

"Uncountable possibilities to work with these lists further on ... just like an ordinary SPList (so, it IS an ordinary SPList)"
Reviewed by Brazzuk