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    As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and ISV based in Hamburg (Germany), Layer2 is one of the leading providers of Microsoft SharePoint, Office 365 and Azure apps in Europe with a major focus on external data integration, collaborative knowledge management, social networking and cloud. Layer2 has also been known as a reliable partner to customers in Europe, offering additional consulting and services in the fields of Microsoft SharePoint, Office 365, .NET programming and IT infrastructure for more than 20 years.

    FREE Shareware Editions of Apps for SharePoint, Office 365 and Windows Azure

    Some web parts or apps can be downloaded and used completely for free. Other solutions may be used as free shareware editions with limited features. For more details, please select a product from the left hand side navigation and register for download.

    New Release: Layer2 Cloud Connector for Office 365 and SharePoint

    SharePoint Cloud Connector The Layer2 Cloud Connector for Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint takes your local line-of-business data to your cloud-based or any other hosted SharePoint - easy to connect, secure and always up-to-date. Content stored in almost any corporate data source, e.g. databases, files, Azure, ERP / CRM / ECMS or other platforms, Exchange, Active Directory, Dynamics, SharePoint or local file system can be synchronized with native SharePoint 2010 / 2013 lists and libraries in the cloud, e.g. Microsoft Office 365, via secure Web Services, bi-directional if required. A "must-have" for all companies that are using Office 365.

    Top Download: Layer2 Knowledge Management Suite for Microsoft SharePoint

    The Layer2 Knowledge Management Suite for Microsoft SharePoint encourages knowledge workers to take advantage of the new SharePoint 2010 / 2013 collaborative knowledge management and social features by making it as easy as possible to manage term sets, to categorize content and to use content categorization for knowledge browsing, navigation, content discovery and search. The solution was developed 100% based on the new Microsoft SharePoint 2010 / 2013 Enterprise Metadata Management API. All components are available separately as well - but best to be used together:
    • Tag Suggester for SharePoint displays a tag or keyword suggestion list based on given metadata taxonomies, classification rules, item properties, context and document content.
    • Auto Tagger for SharePoint categorizes items and documents content-based automatically in background without any user interaction based on centrally managed metadata and rules.
    • Taxonomy Manager for SharePoint manages the SharePoint Term Store with term set export, import, update and deployment. It also adds additional properties, e.g. content categorization rules.
    • Tag Navigation Web Part for SharePoint gains advantages of collaborative tagging or content categorization by providing additional tree-style navigations to find the desired content faster.
    • Tag Directory Web Part for SharePoint displays the metadata taxonomy tree of keywords as a flat A-Z directory category index, as well-known from technical books or glossaries of terms.
    • Tag Cloud Web Part for SharePoint offers content navigation by its importance.
    • Related Content Web Part for SharePoint displays related content automatically based on content categorization, e.g. related contacts, related products, related links etc. 
    Almost any external content, e.g. from SQL, ERP/CRM, can be integrated into the SharePoint Knowledge Management and Social Networking using the Layer2 Business Data List Connector for SharePoint.
    Jump-start your SharePoint knowledge management and social enterprise project and register for download today.

    Best Seller: Layer2 Business Data List Connector for SharePoint

    The fast, easy and complete integration of external data sources, e.g. databases like SQL Server or Oracle, ERP/CRM systems or Excel and other Office files or web services, is a common requirement in the use of Microsoft SharePoint technology. Existing solutions, such as the Business Data Catalog (BDC) in SharePoint 2007 or the Business Connectivity Services (BCS) in SharePoint 2010 and 2013, are often too complex at the facility, requiring tools or programming, revealing limitations, or are available for certain SharePoint editions only.
    With the Layer2 Business Data List Connector for SharePoint you can connect a NATIVE SharePoint list (no Web Part or BCS external list) to almost any external business data source in just minutes, directly in the list settings dialogue. No additional tools or programming are required. It can easily be configured by using three simple settings. Any SharePoint admin can do this. The desired data can be populated to the list and presented without any restrictions, with the full read-only or optionally write-back (CRUD) functionality of native SharePoint lists: views, sorting and grouping, search, filters, calculated fields, lookups can be created as usual. List workflows and notifications per RSS or email can be used to take business actions in SharePoint, if external business data records are changed.

    Hot Product: Layer2 Meeting Manager for SharePoint - The full meeting life-cycle

    Keeping your meetings organized and moving forward with up-to-date information is often a difficult task. Create a SharePoint Meeting Workspace for your meetings easily organize meetings and keep everyone informed, providing a uniform approach with better meetings and faster decisions. SharePoint out-of-the-box includes basic meeting life-cycle management features. Typical customer demands however go far beyond. The Layer2 Meeting Manager for SharePoint adds often required features very flexible, to configure customer specific solutions, e.g. template-based meeting minutes, that can be created automatically. Available for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010.

           "We have been using the SharePoint Business Data List Connector for several months now, and we really like it so much that we want to stick with your products."

    Matthew Workman, SharePoint Engineer at SGS International

    Related Contacts

    Frank Daske, Business Development Manager

    Frank Daske

    Frank Daske, Business Development Manager +49 (0) 40 28 41 12 - 30 sales@layer2.de (Please note that the 011 exit code must be dialed first for all international calls made from the USA , Canada and Australia.)

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