Seminar Presentation for FrontPage

1. Microsoft FrontPageMicrosoft FrontPage
version 2002version 2002
(Name of presenter)(Name of presenter)
(Title)(Title)
(Group/Division)(Group/Division)
Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation
(Date)(Date)

2. AgendaAgenda
Create exactly Create exactly
the web site you the web site you
want.want.
Control and Control and
manage your web manage your web
site with site with
confidence.confidence.
Cultivate Cultivate
productivity and productivity and
teamwork. teamwork.
•Quickly create exactly the web site you want with rich Quickly create exactly the web site you want with rich
graphics and dynamic content graphics and dynamic content
•Easy for novices to learn, yet fast for everyone to use, Easy for novices to learn, yet fast for everyone to use,
including experienced web developers including experienced web developers
•Save time by adding sophisticated technology without having Save time by adding sophisticated technology without having
to know or spend time on programmingto know or spend time on programming
•Access and analyze data to better manage site performance Access and analyze data to better manage site performance
and effectiveness and effectiveness
•Control exactly how your HTML code looks and worksControl exactly how your HTML code looks and works
•Publish and secure your web site with precision & flexibilityPublish and secure your web site with precision & flexibility
•Control your web site with confidence Control your web site with confidence
•Increase communication & collaboration functionalityIncrease communication & collaboration functionality
•Easily add e-commerce functionality to your siteEasily add e-commerce functionality to your site
•Work together across the globe on web content Work together across the globe on web content
•Take advantage of integration potential through applications, Take advantage of integration potential through applications,
partners, and services that work with FrontPagepartners, and services that work with FrontPage
FrontPage 2002 allows you to: FrontPage 2002 allows you to:

3. Web Publishing Category Web Publishing Category
EvolutionEvolution
19961996 20012001
Microsoft Microsoft
acquires acquires
VermeerVermeer
19991999
FrontPage 2000 FrontPage 2000
& Office Server & Office Server
ExtensionsExtensions
FrontPage FrontPage
version 2002 & version 2002 &
SharePoint™ SharePoint™
Team ServicesTeam Services
•Single technical Single technical
webmasterwebmaster
•Individual page Individual page
creationcreation
•Static text and Static text and
imagesimages
•WYSIWYG editing WYSIWYG editing
& site management & site management
in onein one
•Early collaboration Early collaboration
via discussions & via discussions &
subscriptionssubscriptions
•Teams give Teams give
content to content to
webmaster to postwebmaster to post
•Teams collaborate and Teams collaborate and
contribute content contribute content
themselves via browserthemselves via browser
•E-Commerce integration E-Commerce integration
with bCentral (client + with bCentral (client +
server + service)server + service)
•Automatic Web Content Automatic Web Content
brings dynamic contentbrings dynamic content

4. FrontPage Installed BaseFrontPage Installed Base
Announced January 2001: 5.1 millionAnnounced January 2001: 5.1 million
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
5000000
6000000
Installed Base
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Year
FrontPage Installed Base

5. Server Extensions Server Extensions
ArchitectureArchitecture
FrontPage
Client

WebFolders

Office Client
Visual
InterDev
( )
IIS orApache
IIS
Metabase
Server
Filesystem
FrontPage

ServerExtensions
DLLs

IndexServer

Windows SAM

SMTPMail
Content Mgt, Metadata,
Runtime, Admin
FP-RPC via HTTP
ISAPI
Usage
Logs

6. Create exactly the web site you Create exactly the web site you
want.want.
Quickly create Quickly create
exactly the web site exactly the web site
you want with rich you want with rich
graphics and graphics and
dynamic contentdynamic content
Easy for novices to Easy for novices to
learn, yet fast for learn, yet fast for
everyone, including everyone, including
experienced web experienced web
developers developers
Save time by adding Save time by adding
sophisticated sophisticated
technology without technology without
having to know having to know
programming programming
Improved user interfaceImproved user interface
Task Pane, page tabs, integrated folder
list and navigation pane
Editing, site management, and Editing, site management, and
graphics all in onegraphics all in one
Photo Gallery and PowerPoint-like
graphics tools
Automatic Web Content from MSN,
MSNBC, Expedia, and bCentral
More flexible navigationMore flexible navigation
New link bars
Background color or image in shared
borders

7. FrontPage version 2002FrontPage version 2002
feature highlightsfeature highlights
Improved User Improved User
InterfaceInterface
Photo GalleryPhoto Gallery
PowerPoint-like PowerPoint-like
Graphics Editing Graphics Editing
ToolsTools
•Task Pane for commonly used Task Pane for commonly used
itemsitems
•Page tabs for multi-page editingPage tabs for multi-page editing
•Integrated Folder List & Integrated Folder List &
Navigation PaneNavigation Pane
•Add captions and descriptions to Add captions and descriptions to
photosphotos
•Choose from one of 4 Choose from one of 4
professional-looking layoutsprofessional-looking layouts
•Edit whenever you wantEdit whenever you want
•Word ArtWord Art
•AutoshapesAutoshapes
•CalloutsCallouts
•ArrowsArrows
•ShadowsShadows

8. Automatic Web Automatic Web
ContentContent
More Flexible More Flexible
NavigationNavigation
•Free continuously updated Free continuously updated
contentcontent
•MSNBC headlines, MSN search & MSNBC headlines, MSN search &
stock ticker, Expedia maps, stock ticker, Expedia maps,
bCentral small business toolsbCentral small business tools
FrontPage version 2002FrontPage version 2002
feature highlightsfeature highlights
•Place Link Bars anywherePlace Link Bars anywhere
•Use buttons from any Theme Use buttons from any Theme
(great for quick buttons)(great for quick buttons)
•Can link to email addresses, Can link to email addresses,
external sites, pages, or sharesexternal sites, pages, or shares

9. Control and manage your web Control and manage your web
site with confidence.site with confidence.
Access and analyze Access and analyze
data to better data to better
manage site manage site
performance and performance and
effectiveness effectiveness
Control exactly how Control exactly how
your HTML code your HTML code
looks and workslooks and works
Publish and secure Publish and secure
your web site with your web site with
precision & flexibility precision & flexibility
Usage Analysis ReportsUsage Analysis Reports
Top 10 Lists
Enhanced reports to find broken
hyperlink, slow pages, and more
Tools for Web ProfessionalsTools for Web Professionals
Smart Tag to paste the way you want
Preservation of HTML, XML, & ASP and
optional XML & HTML reformatting
Database Interface Wizard
Improved publishingImproved publishing
Publish single pages or exclude pages
from publishing
New dialog to show source & destination

10. FrontPage version 2002FrontPage version 2002
feature highlightsfeature highlights
Usage Analysis Usage Analysis
Reports & Top 10 Reports & Top 10
ListsLists
Tools for Web Tools for Web
ProfessionalsProfessionals
Forms & Forms &
Database ToolsDatabase Tools
•Track visitors per page, referring Track visitors per page, referring
sites and domains, browsers, & sites and domains, browsers, &
operating systemsoperating systems
•Insert automatically updated lists Insert automatically updated lists
of top 10 pages of top 10 pages
•Use menus and buttons to Use menus and buttons to
quickly code, even in HTML Viewquickly code, even in HTML View
•Source code preservationSource code preservation
•Apply XML formattingApply XML formatting
•Optional HTML re-formattingOptional HTML re-formatting
•New Database Interface Wizard New Database Interface Wizard
so you can easily hook forms to so you can easily hook forms to
databases and even edit databases and even edit
databases from a formdatabases from a form

11. Improved Improved
PublishingPublishing
FrontPage version 2002FrontPage version 2002
feature highlightsfeature highlights
•Single page publishing & exclude Single page publishing & exclude
specific pages from publishingspecific pages from publishing
•Drag and drop from source to Drag and drop from source to
destination and publishing log filesdestination and publishing log files
•2 – 3 times faster on large sites2 – 3 times faster on large sites

12. Cultivate productivity and Cultivate productivity and
teamwork.teamwork.
Increase Increase
communication & communication &
collaboration collaboration
functionalityfunctionality
Easily add e-Easily add e-
commerce commerce
functionality to your functionality to your
sitesite
Work together Work together
across the globe on across the globe on
web contentweb content
Works with third Works with third
party services and party services and
providersproviders
SharePoint™ Team ServicesSharePoint™ Team Services
Instant team web sites with browser-
based editing
Store, find, and share information and
fully customize with FrontPage
E-Commerce Add-inE-Commerce Add-in
bCentral Commerce Manager Add-in for
FrontPage allows you to sell online
Work together across the globeWork together across the globe
Available in 26 languages with Unicode
Many hosting partners support FrontPage
and SharePoint Team Services
Many compatible third-party applications

13. FrontPage version 2002FrontPage version 2002
feature highlightsfeature highlights
SharePoint™ SharePoint™
Team ServicesTeam Services
bCentral bCentral
Commerce Commerce
Manager Add-inManager Add-in
Working Working
Together Across Together Across
the Globethe Globe
•Instant team web sites that are Instant team web sites that are
editable from the browser and editable from the browser and
customizable with FrontPagecustomizable with FrontPage
•Store, find, collaborate, and Store, find, collaborate, and
organization information & filesorganization information & files
•Sell products online and bCentral Sell products online and bCentral
handles the transactionshandles the transactions
•Host your pages wherever you Host your pages wherever you
wantwant
•FrontPage is available in 26 languages FrontPage is available in 26 languages
•Most major hosting companies support the FrontPage Most major hosting companies support the FrontPage
Server ExtensionsServer Extensions
•Many third party applications available to extend Many third party applications available to extend
FrontPage functionalityFrontPage functionality

14. DemonstrationDemonstration

15. FrontPage and Its CompetitorsFrontPage and Its Competitors
Macromedia DreamweaverMacromedia Dreamweaver
#2 to FrontPage and growing fast#2 to FrontPage and growing fast
Rising in popularity as Flash and Shockwave growRising in popularity as Flash and Shockwave grow
Expensive and difficult to learnExpensive and difficult to learn
Adobe GoLiveAdobe GoLive
#3 to FrontPage#3 to FrontPage
Favored by Adobe PhotoShop usersFavored by Adobe PhotoShop users
More expensive than FrontPage and more difficult to More expensive than FrontPage and more difficult to
learnlearn
Low End CompetitorsLow End Competitors
Fluid; competitors come and goFluid; competitors come and go
Priced less than $100 ERPPriced less than $100 ERP
Questionable support and featuresQuestionable support and features

16. Pricing, Packaging, and Pricing, Packaging, and
LicensingLicensing
Pricing Pricing
Full package product: $169 ERPFull package product: $169 ERP
Upgrades from previous versions: $89.95Upgrades from previous versions: $89.95
LicensingLicensing
FrontPage: same as Office, plus one license for each FrontPage: same as Office, plus one license for each
server running SharePoint Team Servicesserver running SharePoint Team Services
SharePoint Team Services: no separate CALs, but SharePoint Team Services: no separate CALs, but
Windows CALs may be required for file and print Windows CALs may be required for file and print
services required in order to access documents services required in order to access documents
(depends on how SharePoint will be used)(depends on how SharePoint will be used)
PackagingPackaging
Also available with selected versions of OfficeAlso available with selected versions of Office
AvailabilityAvailability
Summer of year 2001 (launching with Office)Summer of year 2001 (launching with Office)

17. Where to go for More Where to go for More
InformationInformation
FrontPage Web siteFrontPage Web site
http://www.microsoft.com/frontpagehttp://www.microsoft.com/frontpage
Includes information on trial programs, Includes information on trial programs,
evaluation information, and support offeringsevaluation information, and support offerings
FrontPage Bulletin newsletterFrontPage Bulletin newsletter
http://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/bulletinhttp://www.microsoftfrontpage.com/bulletin
Web site hosting providers that Web site hosting providers that
support the FrontPage Server support the FrontPage Server
ExtensionsExtensions
http://http://www.microsoftwpp.com/wppsearchwww.microsoftwpp.com/wppsearch

18. SummarySummary
Create exactly Create exactly
the web site you the web site you
want.want.
Control and Control and
manage your web manage your web
site with site with
confidence.confidence.
Cultivate Cultivate
productivity and productivity and
teamwork. teamwork.
•Quickly create exactly the web site you want with rich Quickly create exactly the web site you want with rich
graphics and dynamic content graphics and dynamic content
•Easy for novices to learn, yet fast for everyone to use, Easy for novices to learn, yet fast for everyone to use,
including experienced web developers including experienced web developers
•Save time by adding sophisticated technology without having Save time by adding sophisticated technology without having
to know or spend time on programmingto know or spend time on programming
•Access and analyze data to better manage site performance Access and analyze data to better manage site performance
and effectiveness and effectiveness
•Control exactly how your HTML code looks and worksControl exactly how your HTML code looks and works
•Publish and secure your web site with precision & flexibilityPublish and secure your web site with precision & flexibility
•Control your web site with confidence Control your web site with confidence
•Increase communication & collaboration functionalityIncrease communication & collaboration functionality
•Easily add e-commerce functionality to your siteEasily add e-commerce functionality to your site
•Work together across the globe on web content Work together across the globe on web content
•Take advantage of integration potential through applications, Take advantage of integration potential through applications,
partners, and services that work with FrontPagepartners, and services that work with FrontPage
FrontPage 2002 allows you to: FrontPage 2002 allows you to: