We utilise a number of non MS software applications within our Renewable Energy Company. We have GIS, WindFarm, Wind Assessment, GoogleEarth etc type applications and their own files. WIll we be able to utilise MOSS 2007 and moving to 2010 to enable saving of numerous non MS File Formats, collaboration, version control, integration. eg. WAsP, WindPro, Loggernet, VantagePoint, GoogleEarth, ArcGIS, Fugawi, Manifold, AutoCAD Civil, Surpher, Windfarmer. If you have any documentation and advice, please forward.

Hi there, This isn't really the sort of question that can be answered with a few lines on a poublic forum. Of those, I knnow ArcGis, GoogleEarth and AutoCad, all of which are vastly different tools. For the others, you'll have to match their common tool-sets against what SharePoint can do and then research the specifics that don't match All the standard features that you mention, such as saving, version control and so on will be available to you, unless that specific file type is blocked in Central Administration. Searching won't be possible unless you add an iFilter for the file type you want to use. Generic Google searches will give you common results for these. ArcGis has some SharePoint related components that ESRI started to develop with SharePoint 2007, which I believe have all been updated. You'll probavly have a relationship with the vendor that you can utilise in order to investigate these. A brief search revealed this: - http://search.esri.com/results/index.cfm?do=esri&q=SharePoint%20&start=0 For AutoCad, there's little support from native SharePoint. I'm limiting my answers to 2007 as SharePoint 2010 has its own dedicated set of forums. Things like X-refs are poorly handled within the product and there's nothing out of the box to allow you to view them. For fully working and integrated support, look at an application known as Brava, or one called SnowBound. Hope that helps.Steven Andrews | SharePoint Professional | http://www.twitter.com/backpackerd00d | https://baron72.wordpress.com/

Hi there, This isn't really the sort of question that can be answered with a few lines on a poublic forum. Of those, I knnow ArcGis, GoogleEarth and AutoCad, all of which are vastly different tools. For the others, you'll have to match their common tool-sets against what SharePoint can do and then research the specifics that don't match All the standard features that you mention, such as saving, version control and so on will be available to you, unless that specific file type is blocked in Central Administration. Searching won't be possible unless you add an iFilter for the file type you want to use. Generic Google searches will give you common results for these. ArcGis has some SharePoint related components that ESRI started to develop with SharePoint 2007, which I believe have all been updated. You'll probavly have a relationship with the vendor that you can utilise in order to investigate these. A brief search revealed this: - http://search.esri.com/results/index.cfm?do=esri&q=SharePoint%20&start=0 For AutoCad, there's little support from native SharePoint. I'm limiting my answers to 2007 as SharePoint 2010 has its own dedicated set of forums. Things like X-refs are poorly handled within the product and there's nothing out of the box to allow you to view them. For fully working and integrated support, look at an application known as Brava, or one called SnowBound. Hope that helps.Steven Andrews | SharePoint Professional | http://www.twitter.com/backpackerd00d | https://baron72.wordpress.com/