PeoplePoint

PeoplePoint is based on Microsoft SharePoint. Microsoft SharePoint
Server is a collection of technologies designed to unify systems and
information from different sources into a single enterprise solution
which brings together people, information and processes in a
collaborative environment. It includes the capabilities to guide users
through different enterprise resources, such as documents, applications,
processes and data. In addition to this SharePoint Server also offers
sophisticated yet easy to use searching and document management
capabilities.
Both
Workflow Foundation (Workflow Engine) and SQL Server (Data Repository)
are fully integrated within the SharePoint environment and are inclusive
features of the core SharePoint Server product. This will allow users to
reap the substantial benefits of Microsoft’s considerable investment in
these integrated solutions.
Workflow
Engine
Windows Workflow Foundation is the development environment for quickly
building workflow enabled applications. Windows Workflow Foundation
includes support for both system workflow and human workflow across a
wide range of scenarios including workflow within line of business
applications, user interface page-flow, document-centric workflow, human
workflow, composite workflow for service oriented applications, business
rule driven workflow and workflow for systems management.
In addition to this, integrated Workflow Foundation functionality within
the
SharePoint Server run time environment allows the definition, management
and monitoring of business processes (Workflows) from within the
SharePoint viewer. These business processes can be defined using either
the Microsoft SharePoint Designer or through Microsoft Visual Studio.
Data
Repository
Microsoft SharePoint Server uses Microsoft SQL Server
as the repository for its application / solution data and any
associated documents. SQL Server is an industry leading enterprise scale
solution for data storage, interrogation and application data
management.
As SQL
Server underpins SharePoint Server’s database functionality this will
ensure the simplified storage, interrogation, reporting and usage of all
user data (including legacy data) from a single front end.