About Orion Technologies

• Since its inception in 1998 Orion has fast become an industry leader in creating state-of-the-art web-GIS solutions
• Orion's main focus is to help their clients "Think Spatially" by integrating GIS into all aspects of their business with their leading edge web-GIS Software solutions, Custom Application Development and GIS and IT Consulting Services

• The Orion team has been featured in Canada's CTV news (WebMania Program), 680 News Radio, the Ontario Municipal Information Systems Association (MISA) Journal, ESRI USA's ArcNews, "GIS on the Internet" video by ESRI USA, Shaw TV News, and in Canada's largest circulation daily newspaper, The Toronto Star (@BIZ section - a new series focusing on technology and innovation happening in Greater Toronto).

Challenges

• Orion needed to integrate SharePoint into their existing and new product lines
• A solid understanding of what SharePoint is and what it can do was required across a diverse set of empoyees
• A detailed development knowledge of SharePoint was needed for Orion's developers
• A sense of how to integrate SharePoint with real-world practical advice was required for Orion's Lead Architect.

Solution

• A corporate training plan was created to adress Orion's training needs
• An private introductory SharePoint training session was conducted on Orion's premises allowing the maximum exposure to all employees
• Several detailed and accelerated customized private training sessions were conducted on Orion's premises focusing on key SharePoint development topics including the fundamentals.

Benefits

• A solid and thorough understanding of SharePoint development
• A plan on how to approach integrating SharePoint into their business.

Technologies Utilized

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• Sharepoint Designer
• Microsoft InfoPath

Services Deployed

• Corporate Training
• Intermediate SharePoint 2007
• SharePoint 2007 Designer
• Great SharePoint 2007 Adventure
• Automating Business Processes with SharePoint 2007