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SharePoint, the following section discusses some comparisons between WSS and SharePoint. To start
you off, you should remember the following:
❑ Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, often referred to as WSS, has the core document management
and collaboration platform features. With WSS, the average information user can build web-
based business applications without numerous technical resources. Because WSS is available
free to the Windows Server 2003 system, deploying web-based applications has never been eas-
ier. This is largely because of templates and existing site modules that allow users to add docu-
ments, images, and information via a simple form rather than by using code. You can create a
new site based on an existing template in just a few seconds. Windows SharePoint Services is
also tightly integrated with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook so users can create and
share content using a familiar, comfortable environment.
❑ Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, often referred to as MOSS 2007, is the nexus of the
Microsoft Office system. It delivers the robust, enterprise-targeted features of SharePoint
Products and Technologies, which accelerate business processes across the intranet, extranet,
and Internet. SharePoint delivers the tools to create, publish, and manage web-based content
from a cohesive environment. SharePoint also offers the tools to automatically aggregate content
from the Windows SharePoint Services team sites, rolling up content from multiple sources to a
central location, making information management even easier.
WSS Primary Benefits
The primary features of WSS revolve around document and information management and collaboration.
The following sections outline the major features of the platform that have been responsible for its wide
adoption across the enterprise.
❑ More Effective Document and Task Collaboration: Team websites offer access to information
in a central location as well as the following capabilities:
❑ An extranet-extendable single workspace for teams to share documents and informa-
tion, coordinate schedules and tasks, and participate in forum-like discussions.
❑ Libraries provide a better document creation and management environment. Libraries
ensure that a document is checked out before editing, track a document’s audit history,
or allow users to roll back to past revisions.
❑ Document level security settings ensure that sensitive information is secure and avail-
able only to select individuals.
❑ Advanced task-tracking lists and alert systems keep users updated on current and
upcoming tasks.
❑ Templates for creating wikis and blogs to share information across your organization
quickly and easily.
❑ Reduced Implementation and Deployment Resources: Because WSS is available to Windows
Server 2003 customers as a free download, implementation time and cost is greatly reduced,
resulting in the following benefits:
❑ Deploying team collaboration sites is easy, so organizations can free up skilled resources
and focus on more important tasks.
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