Using SharePoint Server 2007 for Site and Enterprise Search at Monsanto Company

2. Using SharePoint Server 2007 for Site and Enterprise Search at Monsanto Company Vincent L. Arter, Jr. Project Lead Portals and Collaboration Monsanto Company

3. Agenda Introduction Rationale The Problem The Solution Wrap-up .5.5

4. Who is Monsanto? .5.5

5. Who is Vince? .5.5

6. Business Rationale Information Workplace Strategy Integrated Global implementations Search key at Monsanto Externals sites Internal (IWS) Research papers and documentation Connecting people / knowledge Users demand more from search 22

7. Previous Solution Deployment and operational configuration limitations Did not work with multi-tier DMZs Security risks Licensing limits development and test environments Difficult and costly development and administration Indexing web content only ~20 internet sites Typically results are inaccurate and rarely relevant Very limited number of intranet sites Most site indexes broken and highly inaccurate 22

8. Replacement Project Objectives Replace current Verity solution for web content before license expiration in November 2006 Address the current tactical need with a solution that can evolve to meet the long term strategic need Key Considerations Align with the Monsanto Technology Roadmap Improve search results Reduce overall cost 22

9. Vendor Tool Selection Vendor A � Large Pure Play (Previous) Vendor 2 year license cycle expensive (~$250k), support issues, limited deployment options, expense of future product line Vendor B � Large Pure Play Vendor Security concerns, industry noting support issues, cost of hardware replacement every 2 years (~$200-300k for Enterprise Scale) Microsoft Enterprise Search (MOSS Search) - Selected Feature for feature best in its class Simple and efficient administration Accurate and readily usable results from a broad range of data sources Alignment with the Monsanto Technology Roadmap Integrates well with Monsanto�s future desktop and collaborative platforms (MS Portal, Office 2007, Desktop/Vista) Service Oriented Architecture Best price point (~$50k for Web and Enterprise Content) 22

10. Challenges User Perception Starting from scratch Initially working with pre-release software Breaking new ground architecturally Very short timeline < 4 months to fully implement 22

11. Results Solution delivered early and under-budget Consistent interface for developers and users Accuracy and Relevance increased Internet site implementation cost reduced from a week to about one hour Intranet site implementation cost reduced from days to less the 30 minutes SOA allows use in a variety of implementation models and technologies 11

12. Accuracy 11

13. Relevance 11

14. The Future of MOSS Search

15. The Future of MOSS at Monsanto Corporate Portal Replacement � July 2007 My Site / Knowledge Networking � Late Summer 2007 Collaboration � Fall 2007 Division, Team, Project Rapid Applications Domino List based and form based