Ms. Priyanka Patadia
 FYMCA, Student

What is Microsoft Sharepoint?

=> It is a browser-based collaboration and document management      platform from Microsoft.
=> It is a collaboration software which helps simplify business      intelligence, content management, search, and sharing for      intranet and internet sites.
=> It is a sort of sharing/blogging/wiki-style server that mainly      provides a back end to Microsoft Office.
=> Web-based intranet that can help improve your organisation's      effectiveness by streamlining the management of and access to data.it is called a creative      sharepoint.

Microsoft Office SharePoint is a web-based tool for sharing documents, calendars and other data between users in different locations.
For example, To create company-internal websites known as "intranets." A company might create an intranet using a SharePoint server to store commonly requested documents for human resources, sales, marketing and other departments in such a way that they can be easily accessed by authorized internal users.
There are three types of Sharepoint services:
=> Windows Share point Services (WSS),
=> Microsoft Office Share point Server (MOSS) ,
=> Microsoft Search Server.

Windows SharePoint Services (WSS):
=> Windows SharePoint Services allows teams to create Web sites for information sharing and      document collaboration, benefits that help increase individual and team productivity.
=> Windows SharePoint Services is a component of the Windows Server 2003 information worker      infrastructure and provides team services and sites to Microsoft Office System and other desktop      programs.
=> It also serves as a platform for application development. Including such IT resources as portals,      team workspaces, e-mail, presence awareness, and Web-based conferencing.
Windows sharepoint services 2.0:
=> Training
=> User documentation and Resources
=> Sharing information
Windows sharepoint services 3.0:
=> Creating web sites
=> Customizing sites
=> Integrating E-mail with sites
=> Sharing files and documents
=> Sharing information
=> Viewing information
=> Training

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS):
=> Microsoft Office SharePoint Server sits on top of WSS and adds additional features.
=> The data resides in a SQL Database. Using Webparts it can then present this information to the      user using a wide range of different modules and for interaction in different business scenarios.
=> These include such diverse applications as Collaboration, Document management, Records      Management, Workflow, Personalization, more complex metadata model.

Microsoft Search Server:
An Enterprise Search engine that provides advanced indexing and searching capabilities that can be integrated into a MOSS Web-based interface.
Microsoft SharePoint Services India:
=> Microsoft SharePoint Services in client organizations in order to help them improve employee      productivity and efficiency of their business processes.
=> Windows SharePoint Services, built on Windows Server, provides a framework for building dynamic      web based applications that enable users, across an organization, to collate and share information      and knowledge, and work in coordination with each other.
=> Extensive document management, storage and collaboration capabilities and tools are included with      Windows SharePoint Server. It has a flexible architecture, making it easy to adapt and modify the      applications to meet changing business needs.
=> Windows SharePoint includes a set of tools and components that can be used to create SharePoint      websites. A whole range of ASP.NET components and web parts can be assembled and integrated to      develop tailor made solutions that match the unique requirements of each organization.
=> SharePoint can be used to create online workspaces to conduct meetings, discussions, and other      collaborative tasks.

Features of Microsoft Sharepoint:

=> The architecture of Windows SharePoint is such that it can easily be deployed on a single computer      as well as a complex network of computer systems.
=> Microsoft sharepoint is able to simplify distribution of E-mail and one can receive exchange traffic      at a single site.
=> Using Microsoft sharepoint one can easily publish infopath forms to the sharepoint library.
=> Microsoft sharepoint can get live data from various sources and reuse fixed number of codes in      sharepoint sites.
=> The key features of sharepoint is to establish shared distribution data from a large range of      sources.
=> Sharepoint users can views to their sites from an array of sources.
=> Microsoft SharePoint Designer can be used to create customized SharePoint sites and reporting      tools.
=> Windows SharePoint services can be easily configured command line utilities or web browsers.      Third party administration tools can also be integrated with SharePoint.

Benefits of Microsoft sharepoint:

=> Manage a Uniform, Scalable Infrastructure.
=> Maintain Control with Flexible Deployment Options.
=> Users improve team productivity, Users can also create team workspace, organize documents and      receive important notifications.
=> Windows sharepoint services can help easily manage documents and ensure the integrity of      documents which are stored ion team sites.
=> Windows sharepoint services enables IT departments to deploy a collaborative environment with      minimal administrative time and effort.
=> Using Windows sharepoint services 3.0, users can familiar with productivity tools including      programs in the Microsoft system to get up to speed quickly.
=> Windows SharePoint can be easily scaled and extended to meet future business requirements.
=> Easy and effective mechanism to share documents, information and ideas between employees.
=> Windows sharepoint services using a web browser or command line utilities.
=> Windows sharepoint services (WSS 3.0) and Microsoft office sharepoint server (MOSS 2007)      provide a comprehensive platform for creating and managing Intranet solutions.

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