Five New and Improved Features

4. Better Connection to Line-of-Business Data

Previous versions of SharePoint have had trouble connecting with enterprise software systems such as CRM and ERP, despite efforts from companies like ERP Link and a joint offering from Microsoft and SAPSAP called Duet that brings SAP data into Office. Alles zu SAP auf CIO.de

To integrate more business data in SharePoint 2010, Microsoft will rely on its BCS (Business Connectivity Services) suite. BCS helps make SharePoint 2010 the "connective tissue that bridges line-of-business systems and knowledge worker systems," notes the Forrester report. The previous iteration of BCS, called BDC (Business Data Catalog), could bring only line-of-business data into SharePoint. BCS will provide both read and write access between business applications and SharePoint 2010.