American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the US, with nearly 18,000 employees serving nearly 5.4 million customers across 11 states. The company owns more electricity transmission lines than any other US provider, with a transmission network spanning 40,000 miles. In 2013, the transmission field services business unit decided it needed more from its SharePointTM site to communicate with field technicians. The site had about 50 people using it primarily as a virtual bulletin board, accessible only from the company’s laptops and work stations. Using Infragistics SharePlus Enterprise, AEP has been able to extend the reach of SharePoint to workers in the field and create a communication and collaboration tool that spans the company’s vast footprint. SharePlus is

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