Shared Workspace in Office 2003

[pfurb]

I have a client who wants to use the Shared Workspace functionality in
Office 2003. But they do not want to set up a new intranet-solution
with SharePoint Services, instead the want to integrate the shared
workspace functions with their existing intranet based on ASP.NET.

Therefore I have 2 questions.
1. Is it possible to integrate the Shared Workspace functionality in
Office 2003 without using a SharePoint Services site?

2. If not, what is the best way to integrate existing business logic
(intranet site) with a new SharePoint Services site, in order to get
Office 2003 integration?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Mark Bower [MSFT]]

1. No. WSS is required.
2. There are lots of possibilities but a good starting point is to expose
your business logic as web services and use the SharePoint web parts to
consume them.

 

[Mike Fitzmaurice [MSFT]]

1.The Shared Workspace functionality used by Office 2003 applications is
closely tied to SharePoint sites. You'd need to at least deploy Windows
SharePoint Services. That having been said, SharePoint Services does expose
its contents through Web services, which you are free to access from a
custom ASP.NET application.

That having been said, you could make SharePoint Services behave as if it
was part of your existing intranet. Have your existing application act as a
directory of sites, etc.

2. The answers to this question depend considerably on what kind of business
logic you have in mind. Sorry to sound elusive, but it's difficult to make
recommendations without specifics.

 

[pfurb]

Many thanks for your answers. I will look into the SharePoint services
and try to find a good way for integration.