Released on: June 25, 2008, 10:34 am

Press Release Author: Bridget Palitz / The McRae Agency

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Early Users Demonstrate How Non-Technical Personnel Can Build
Full-Featured Web Sites in a Few Hours at a Minimal Monthly Cost

Press Release Body: SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2008: To compete effectively, companies
today must build and maintain full-featured Web sites that showcase their offerings
clearly and creatively. Yet the high up-front design fees, as well as the ongoing
costs and complexities of managing a dynamic Web site through third-party design
firms, have turned this business necessity into a business nightmare for many
organizations.

To eliminate the challenges of Web site design and maintenance, SharePoint360 LLC, a
San Diego-based SharePoint hosting and consulting firm and Microsoft Gold Certified
Partner, launched SharePoint360 Web. This cost-effective service provides businesses
across the globe with a simple, non-technical method for transforming the way
public-facing Web sites are created and managed.

SharePoint360 Web is a unique hosted solution utilizing the SharePoint Web-based
collaboration and document management platform. As the fastest growing product in
Microsoft\'s history, SharePoint literally changes the way business is done. Now,
SharePoint360 LLC is taking advantage of its highly specialized SharePoint expertise
to allow organizations to produce and maintain their own Web sites in a matter of
hours, with built-in Web 2.0 features such as blogs, calendars, alerts, RSS feeds,
wikis and search capabilities. Best of all, any existing staff member can utilize
the service, without the need for a webmaster, an FTP site, Web design software or
even entry-level programming skills.

\"The old model of having an outside design firm controlling your site and your
ongoing updates is antiquated, inefficient and can be very frustrating and costly,\"
said Paul West, one of the principals for SharePoint360 LLC. \"With SharePoint360
Web, we demystify the design and maintenance process so that the customer is in
complete command of one of the most important aspects of their business - their Web
site.\"

The SharePoint360 Web approach is already paying off for StarvingStudent.net, a new
social networking community to serve as a resource for millions of high school
graduates, college students and their families. StarvingStudent.net had elaborate
Web site requirements that challenged the capabilities of most Web design and
development software, including the ability to customize profiles for individual
campuses nationwide, while allowing users across all campuses to exchange
information, collaborate on projects online and download resources.

\"We tried working with a design firm that used its own Web building software, but we
were unhappy with the level of flexibility available to us,\" said Anthony Rodriguez,
president of StarvingStudent.net. \"After some research, we came across
SharePoint360 Web, and it allowed us to quickly and effectively jumpstart our site
development. Now we not only have a Web site that is exactly how we envisioned it,
but we can also do much more on our own than we ever thought possible.\"

Use of the service begins with selection of a domain. Customers can then choose to
produce a Web site that is as basic or as sophisticated as they want. Although a
standard template can be used at the onset for instant deployment, businesses can
customize their sites to suit specific requirements, whether that means embedding
Google Analytics, creating image libraries or adding Flash animation or
collaboration capabilities. Companies can explore even more creative options by
using SharePoint Designer, Microsoft\'s latest Web design software.

After a customer\'s initial Web site is up and running, non-technical users can
continue to manage the system, performing ongoing updates in seconds. Designated
administrators simply sign in and post documents in real time. In addition, new
pages can be created and added in minutes, and images can be uploaded quickly using
an intuitive SharePoint360 Photo Webpart.

\"SharePoint360 Web is a great entry point into SharePoint,\" said Cliff Smeed,
co-founder/principal for SharePoint360 LLC. \"Its user friendly interface and
customizable features simply trump the traditional, static web site model. Plus,
once you have been exposed to the Internet version of SharePoint, you begin to
appreciate all the benefits the product offers for internal purposes as well.
Creating intranet and extranet portals can be done with the same level of ease, but
with significantly more horsepower, allowing employees, partners, and customers to
contribute and have a much richer collaborative experience.\"

Now available, SharePoint360 Web packages range from basic to custom-designed sites
that allow customers to manage and maintain content. Visit www.sharepoint360.com
for a full menu of cost-effective Web site packages.

About SharePoint360 LLC
Founded in 2006, SharePoint360 LLC is a leading SharePoint information and solutions
provider whose customers span the globe from San Diego to South Africa.
SharePoint360 is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner that provides comprehensive
services in consulting, hosting and business intelligence. More information is
available at www.sharepoint360.com or by calling (877) 819-6360.


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Contact Details: The McRae Agency
(619) 291-1234
Bridget Palitz, bridget@mcraeagency.com