With the growing competition among businesses online, they are changing static content to more dynamic presentation of information by adding videos, audios, graphics and so on. Earlier, Adobe Flash was capable of making all this possible. However, after Adobe Flash player, Microsoft Silverlight is now well-accepted as a multimedia platform to add video and audio functionality to the website.

Microsoft Silverlight is a multimedia presentation system that helps in integrating audio, video, graphics, animations and other interactive features on the website. It is a part of .NET Framework visual studio system that acts like Flash player in making the site more dynamic. Many businesses are integrating Silverlight with SharePoint in .NET framework to make the SharePoint content more dynamic.

SharePoint is a content management system where people can access to shared information stores, documents and workspaces. All the shared information is then organized together into a web browser. There are different software elements of SharePoint such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (MOSS), Windows SharePoint Server (WSS) and SharePoint Designer. All the elements help in combining search modules, process management modules and a document management platform.

In order to make SharePoint content more dynamic, the Silverlight applications are integrating with SharePoint platform to enable functionality of features of one application with another. There are various programs that are required to work together to make this possible. Therefore, there are few applications that need to be installed such as:

1.       Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 professional edition

2.       Silverlight 2 and tools

3.       Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with SP1 (WSS) and tools

4.       MOSS 2007 with service pack 1

5.       Windows Server 2003 or 2008

The Windows Server 2003 or 2008 is very essential as it helps in holding SharePoint and Silverlight program. The integration of SharePoint platform with Silverlight technology involves certain steps that can be accomplished by Silverlight developers. So, you can take their assistance to allow easy and effective integration of features of one app. with the other application.

Therefore, it is recommended to hire these services from a reliable development company that has expertise in integration of applications to another platform. If you begin your search online, you will get details of various application development companies in this sector. You can review their performance by reading their testimonials and various case studies to make the final selection. In addition to this, you can also consult with experts to discuss your ideas to achieve best possible results at cost-effective prices.