Customizing the SharePoint Sign-in Page For ExCM R2 in SharePoint 2013

There are products you buy and they are perfect just the way they come. Then, a SharePoint Admin gets their hands on it and makes it more perfect (yes, I said more perfect) by adding their personal touches to it. For an example of this, let me introduce you to the default SharePoint Sign In page:

PremierPoint Solutions’ President Discusses ExCM 2013 R2 and Its Major New Features

 Don Beehler, PremierPoint Solutions’ marketing director, recently interviewed President Jeff Cate about the company’s ExCM 2013 R2:

Jeff Cate, President
PremierPoint Solutions

Question: An R2 is a major new release of a software product. Why did you conclude it was necessary to release a new version of your award-winning Extranet Collaboration Manager for SharePoint (ExCM)?

Answer: ExCM is deployed by hundreds of organizations around the world and is the most popular way to enable SharePoint to be used as an extranet. Even with the availability of the Cloud, people still like the security and control that an on-premises extranet provides. So, because we have a lot of active, committed customers, we wanted to make sure the software is kept up-to-date and provides the best user experience possible. That’s why we built R2.

Is SharePoint On-Premises Really a Cloud?

Let me relate a quick story to you. We had two separate IT security incidents last week. One individual had ransomware that encrypted a good number of documents. Another individual had a crash related to windows updates with continual, unfixable reboots. These machines eventually were reloaded to fix the problems.

How does this relate to SharePoint though?

New Release of Extranet Collaboration Manager (ExCM) Raises the Bar on Extranet Features

PremierPoint Solutions is pleased to announce a major new release of our Extranet Collaboration  Manager for SharePoint 2013 (ExCM 2013). ExCM 2013 R2 has major improvements that will delight current customers and prospective customers alike.

There’s never been a better time to deploy a SharePoint 2013 extranet! ExCM 2013 R2 makes it
simple and secure:

Why an On-Premises SharePoint Extranet Makes So Much Sense (and Can Be Easy to Set Up)

You’ve already invested in your on-premises SharePoint 2013 farm. You have already paid Microsoft for the server licenses and CALs for all of your employees to use SharePoint.

Did you know that there is a secure and easy way to also use your farm to provide an extranet for collaboration with customers, vendors, and other business partners – without paying Microsoft another penny?

Let’s take a quick look at how you would accomplish this – in as little as 30 minutes.

In Central Administration, your list of web applications might currently look something like this:

FLEXclass -- A Whole New Way to Learn

This week we launch our first week of FLEXclass training.

What is FLEXclass training, you ask?

The FLEXclass model retains the high quality and effectiveness of PremierPoint Solutions training, while introducing a new level of convenience, flexibility, and depth. And, best of all, our new 3- and 4-day FLEXclasses are just $995!

ChangeBot Challenge at SPTechCon in Austin!

PremierPoint Solutions is at SPTechCon in Austin this week!

Come see us at Booth 601 if you're there too. Come take the ChangeBot Challenge to enter for a chance to win a BB8. We'll show you the droid you ARE looking for.

Future of InfoPath 2013 and SharePoint Designer 2013 in 2016

Is this finally a real future of InfoPath and SharePoint Designer? 

Cloud Warning! The risk of online services

I ran across a dark underbelly of cloud services

picture taken by cjohnson7

this week. It was fairly unexpected but I think that it emphasizes one of the key problems when looking at cloud services.

Who really owns the data?