Alternatives to SharePoint – Are there really any good ones if standardization and integration is a high priority for you and you have broad needs?

Man, the negative articles from the media about SharePoint just seem to keep coming.
Here are some recent articles that I have read in the news:

• Should Microsoft kill SharePoint? (on memeburn, based on a report and speech given by Gartner at a conference)
• SharePoint is Dead – Long Live Office 365 (on CMSWire)
• Are Dark Clouds Forming Over SharePoint? (on Redmond Magazine)

I think all of this stuff is a load of crap!  It is designed to get people to read stuff and pay for it by looking at and clicking on advertisements, or pay for it with cash in the case of Gartner’s report.

SharePoint Solutions Is Now PremierPoint Solutions

By now you may have heard that SharePoint Solutions has a new name: PremierPoint Solutions. After 10 years as a SharePoint-focused company—centered completely on SharePoint Products and Technologies—our company is expanding its focus to include more technologies which can transform the business landscape.

New Course: Business Intelligence for SharePoint 2010

SharePoint Solutions is excited to announce the launch of a new 3-day course on Business Intelligence for SharePoint 2010:

“Business Intelligence Training – the Microsoft Self-Service BI Toolset”
Leveraging PowerPivot, Power View and Report Builder to Build No-Code BI Applications and Reports for SharePoint 2010