Sharepoint faqs
Microsoft SharePoint is one of the most sought after technologies for businesses. The demand for professionals with these skills has surged in recent times creating a great opportunity for .NET developers to upgrade their skills. WSS 3.0 is the free version of SharePoint whereas Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) is the commercial release.
WSS3 installs on Windows Server only which means either an accessible server machine or a virtual machine on your primary development machine if running a client OS, for example via Microsoft’s free Virtual PC product .With Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, IT professionals can extend the Windows SharePoint Services foundation to create new, efficient, Web-based tools and services specific to the organization, department, business process, or industry vertical.
MOSS runs on WSS integrating with MS Office applications, Enterprise Content Management, Search, collaboration blogs, wikis , delivery of information stored in SharePoint via RSS, and the ability to take content and lists offline with MS Outlook 2007. Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 allows easy customization of SharePoint sites, building reporting tools and applications without writing or deploying new code.
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