SharePoint as an Organizational Platform

·         Individual groups can have a collaborative web site

·          Access can be limited to the team and appropriate stakeholders

·          Relevant information can be centrally stored and maintained

·          Communications can be streamlined

·          Relatively easy to use

·          IT intervention is minimal

·          Based on familiar tools and technologies: Web, Windows,Microsoft Office

WSS vs MOSS

WSS vs MOSS

WSS	MASS
·         WSS is the core technology of Microsoft SharePoint ·          Considered as the “engine” of SharePoint ·          Provides document management and team ·         collaboration tools ·         WSS is available for free as long as your organization is ·         utilizing Windows Server 2003	·         MOSS extends the capabilities of WSS ·          Going back to our car analogy, MOSS provides ·         extended capabilities such as GPS, a DVD system, ·         Voice Commands, etc. ·          Extended features include Enterprise search, ·         Personalization, Enterprise Content Management, etc. ·         Unlike WSS, MOSS is not available for free

What’s SharePoint?

• The business collaboration platform for the enterprise and the web
•  Allows individuals in an organization to easily create and manage their own collaborative Web sites
• Simplifies how people find and share information across boundaries, and enabling better informed decisions
•  Seamlessly integrates with Windows and MS Office
•  Does not refer to a specific product or technology
• Using the word “Microsoft SharePoint” is like using the
• word “Microsoft Office”
• Refers to several

What SharePoint?

Microsoft's content management system. It allows groups to set up a centralized, password protected space for document sharing. Documents can be stored, downloaded and edited, then uploaded for continued sharing

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