The docBlock provides virtual document support for the SharePoint platform. The docBlock is a software / hardware appliance that connects to your SharePoint farm over a network connection. 

The Microsoft SharePoint platform has brought enterprise document management to every major market.  SharePoint’s reasonable cost, easy implementation and intuitive interface are just a few of the reasons the application experiences widespread success across the industry. SharePoint excels at bringing teams together for content creation and collaboration, a vital and time-saving process resulting in increased productivity and efficiency. 

But waiting for each person to check in the document before others can contribute can lead to difficulties with the document creation process, causing undue stress and marring efficiency.   If you’ve experienced these problems, you know how frustrating this can be. 

The virtual document, a document containing components or child documents acting as content sections feeding into a master document, is the industry accepted solution for this problem. 

The docBlock extends the SharePoint platform by providing a virtual document service to your farm, allowing you to create a master document in any document library as well as a hierarchy of document  sections that can be updated separately by different individuals.  This allows multiple people to edit and maintain the same document at the same time, without having to check in the document. 

The docBlock keeps the master document’s content current when sections change by automatically merging the sections into the master.  The automated merge and update processes mean there is minimal performance impact on your SharePoint farm.

Security is always a concern, and so each docBlock document section can be secured separately.  For instance, each contributor can see and work on their sections, but only the participants you authorize can see the completed document. 

The docBlock brings virtual documents to your users through seamless integration and intuitive user interaction.  The automation and stable managed hardware platform of an appliance decrease your total cost of ownership and increases your SharePoint ROI.

For more information, please download the PDF version of our informational pamphlet or contact sales@blackbladeinc.com.