Just came across this great info I thought I’d share with you all.

If you’re like me over Christmas you’d be giving some thought on how to make the most
out of your newly slated WSS/MOSS 2007 Server.

Hold onto your hats – stop all custom development and give your graphic designers
a buzz…….

Here’s something to keep an eye on in the coming weeks!! Over 40 new templates……

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sharepoint/wssapps/v3templates.mspx

Here’s a snippet from the page…..(expense site, bug tracking….:)

Coming Soon: New Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Application Templates are out-of-box custom scenarios for the Windows SharePoint Services
platform, tailored to address the needs and requirements of specific business processes
or sets of tasks in organizations of any size.

Microsoft will release a new set of 40 application templates for Windows SharePoint
Services 3.0. Some of the previous scenarios, such as Help Desk, Project Site, Knowledge
Base and the Employee/HR templates will be improved to incorporate and highlight new
capabilities in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. New scenarios will also be added
to address specific customer needs and business requirements.

While Application Templates can be used to solve particular business needs, they can
also provide a starting point for partners and developers looking to build deeper
Windows SharePoint Services solutions. The new templates will make use of Windows
SharePoint Services 3.0 capabilities and be compatible with Office SharePoint Designer
2007 to help make customization easier.

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Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Overview Demo


This demonstration will present the main functional areas of a SharePoint site. It will give you a virtual tour of how to use and customize several key features via a click-through demonstration of each topic.

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40 New Application Templates*

Forty new Application Templates are coming soon for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
Twenty of the templates will be “site admin templates” and available in English only.
These templates will be easy for site administrators to install in a template gallery
without requiring server administration access.

The remaining twenty will be “server admin templates” and available in eleven languages
(English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese Simplified,
Chinese Traditional, Korean, and Hebrew). These will be created as site definitions,
providing tighter integration and enhanced functionality within the Windows SharePoint
Services platform. They will require a server administrator to install.

*List of Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 subject to change.

Upgrades: Microsoft will release tools and guidance to help customers upgrade from
some of the previous Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 to
run on the new Version 3.0 platform. Application Templates for Windows SharePoint
Services 3.0 are not backwards-compatible with Version 2.0.

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Multi-Language Server Admin Templates
Absence Request and Vacation Schedule Management
Budgeting and Tracking Multiple Projects
Bug Database
Call Center
Change Request Management
Compliance Process Support Site
Contacts Management
Document Library and Review
Event Planning
Expense Reimbursement and Approval Site
Help Desk
Inventory Tracking
IT Team Workspace
Job Requisition and Interview Management
Knowledge Base
Lending Library
Physical Asset Tracking and Management
Project Tracking Workspace
Room and Equipment Reservations
Sales Lead Pipeline

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English Only Site Admin Templates>

Board of Directors
Classroom Management
Clinical Trial Initiation and Management
Competitive Differentiation Site
Discussion Database
Emergency Management for Government Agencies
Employee Activities Site
Employee Self-Service Benefits
Employee Training Scheduling and Materials
Equity Research
Manufacturing Process Management
Marketing Campaign Planning and Execution
New Product Development
New Store Opening
Product Portfolio and Profitability Management
Request for Proposal
Sports League
Team Work Site
Timecard Management
Vendor Performance Rating