Abel Solutions Launches FastPortal™ Solution for SharePoint

June 11, 2008

Abel Solutions, a leading Microsoft SharePoint solution provider, announced today the launch of Abel Solutions’ FastPortal™, a foundation SharePoint portal bundled with templates, worksheets and training, and a service delivery methodology that allows organizations to get up and running with a SharePoint Portal in less than four weeks.

Each FastPortal deployment is comprised of two key deliverables:

• FastPortal Foundation™- a foundational SharePoint portal developed by Abel Solutions and provided as a starting point for implementing each FastPortal customer’s unique portal.
• FastPortal Blueprint™- a series of worksheets that when completed define and describe the structured and unstructured information classes for business areas or departments in the organization that will be addressed by the portal.

“Microsoft has already generated tremendous market demand for SharePoint but we’ve found that many organizations are having difficulty determining how to get started,” explained Kevin Abel, President of Abel Solutions. “We developed FastPortal to address those concerns and have bundled an offering that makes it easier for companies across Georgia to take advantage of the robust features and functionality of SharePoint.”

There are five phases to the FastPortal methodology: Blueprinting, Design & Implementation, Quality Assurance, Training and Support. The phases are structured to take into consideration the unique requirements of each organization and to prepare them with a strong enough understanding of their portal to use it effectively and begin to identify additional uses within their organization.

“We had been exploring the idea of deploying an intranet solution for some time but were uncertain where to start,” explained Glenn Purcell, Vice President, Information Services of GreyStone Power Corporation. “When we learned about FastPortal, we recognized that this was the perfect solution to help us get SharePoint up and running in our organization without having to make a huge time or financial commitment.”

For more information on FastPortal and how this compact, cost effective offering can help organizations get started with SharePoint, please visit www.abelfastportal.com.