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Microsoft SharePoint is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can improve team productivity by giving people access to the information they need, when they need it.  It is the central information sharing and collaboration platform for the "Microsoft Office System" and is made up of two components; Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS).  WSS is an add-on to the Windows Server 2003 platform and provides the core of the SharePoint collaboration environment.  MOSS extends those capabilities to offer additional functionality, some of which is outlined below.

Features:

• Windows SharePoint Services...
  • Team Sites and Meeting Workspaces
    • Connect people with the information and resources they need.
    • Allow workgroups to publish, store, share, and keep track of information.
    • Coordinate calendars
    • Organize documents, etc.
  • Tight Integration with the Microsoft Office System
    • Create and link to SharePoint meeting workspaces directly from MS Outlook.
    • Presence information of team members is displayed from the corporate instant messaging offering.
    • Subscribe to SharePoint lists from within MS Outlook.  (Must be using MS Outlook 2007).
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server...
  • Portal Functionality
    • Top level content aggregation, organization, and presentation
    • Improved site management
    • Personalized content portals (MySites)
  • Content Management
    • Document Management capabilities such as check-in/check-out, version control, etc.
    • Web Content Management allows for the editing of web page content with approval processes prior to publishing.
  • Enterprise Search
    • Search over 200 file types
    • Search enterprise content sources such as file shares, web sites, SharePoint sites, Exchange Public Folders, etc.
  • Business Intelligence
    • Excel Services
    • Digital Dashboards