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In computing, the Microsoft SharePoint product sold by Microsoft includes browser-based collaboration and document-management platform. It can be used to host web sites that access shared workspaces and documents, as well as specialized applications like wikis and blogs from a browser. SharePoint is not intended to replace a full file server (it imposes, by default, a file-size limitation of 50 megabytes). Instead, it is targeted as a collaborative workspace. SharePoint interface is through a web interface, such as a task list or discussion pane. SharePoint sites are actually ASP.NET 2.0 applications, which are served using IIS and use a SQL Server database as data storage backend.

The term "SharePoint" may refer to one of the following two products:

Previous versions of this software used different names (SharePoint Portal Server, for example) but are referred to as "SharePoint".

The SharePoint family also includes the Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer (SPD)

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[edit] The SharePoint family

[edit] Windows SharePoint Services (WSS)

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) comprises a free add-on to Windows Server. WSS offers the base collaborative infrastructure, supporting HTTP- and HTTPS-based editing of documents, as well as document organization in document libraries, version control capabilities, wikis, and blogs. It also includes end-user functionality such as workflows, to-do lists, alerts and discussion boards,[1] which are exposed as web parts to be embedded into SharePoint pages. WSS 3.0 is built on top of ASP.NET 2.0. WSS was previously known as SharePoint Team Services. Out of the box, only one workflow is available, which is the tri-state work flow for simple workflow control. Additional workflows can be created via SharePoint designer or Visual Studio .NET. The major limitation is that workflows in WSS 3.0 are unable to use InfoPath 2007 form for the state forms and use ASP.NET pages instead.

[edit] Microsoft Search Server

Microsoft Search Server (MSS), an enterprise search platform from Microsoft, builds on the search capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.[2] MSS shares its architectural underpinnings with the Windows Search platform for both the querying engine as well as the indexer. MOSS search provides the ability to search metadata attached to documents.

Microsoft has made Microsoft Search Server available as Search Server 2008, released on March 2008. A free version, Search Server 2008 Express, is also available. The express edition features the same feature set as the commercial edition, including no limitation on the number of files indexed; however, it is limited to a stand-alone installation and cannot be scaled out to a cluster.[3]

[edit] Microsoft SharePoint Designer (SPD)

The WYSIWYG HTML editor Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer (SPD) primarily targets the design of SharePoint sites and end-user workflows for WSS sites. It shares its rendering engine with Microsoft Expression Web, its general web designing sibling, and Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008 IDE. SPD represents a next-generation Microsoft replacement for Microsoft FrontPage. SPD requires that IIS has Frontpage extensions installed on the server.

Microsoft SharePoint 2003 used Microsoft FrontPage. FrontPage is not compatible with SharePoint 2007 or MOSS.

[edit] The SharePoint Open Source Community

CodePlex is Microsoft's open source project hosting web site. There are many SharePoint projects available here.

[edit] Similar products

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Windows SharePoint Services Overview". Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  2. ^ "Microsoft Unveils Enterprise Search Products". Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  3. ^ "Microsoft Gives Away Search Server 2008". Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  4. ^ Darrow, Barbara (2005-08-22). "New Oracle Collaboration Suite Takes Aim At Microsoft SharePoint". InformationWeek. Retrieved on 2008-07-29.

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