Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 overview

Microsoft Office SharePointMicrosoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 provides a single, integrated location where employees can efficiently find organisational resources, access corporate knowledge, and leverage business insight to make better-informed decisions.

It enables organisations to gain better control and insight over their content, streamline their business processes, and access and share information. In addition, MOSS 2007 gives IT professionals the tools they need for server administration along with application extensibility and interoperability.

We can provide advice and help on which edition of MOSS 2007 to select and implement. The Standard Edition license allows you to access the core capabilities of Office SharePoint Servers to meet your information management needs. In addition to the Standard Edition organisations can purchase an Enterprise Edition license which allows them to use the Line of Business data integration and search, Business Intelligence including performance management dashboard and Web-based spreadsheets, and electronic forms.

If you are wondering how WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 relate, MOSS 2007 is built on the technology foundation of WSS 3.0 and indeed relies on it to provide a consistent, familiar framework for lists and libraries, site administration, and site customisation.

MOSS 2007 offers enhanced and additional features that are not available in WSS 3.0, such as a number of additional site templates related to enterprise and publishing scenarios. SBS can if necessary or appropriate help you through the process of upgrading from WSS 3.0 to a MOSS 2007 environment.

Comprehensive content management

MOSS 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organisational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and Enterprise Search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information sharing across boundaries for better business insight.

It supports all intranet, extranet, and Web applications across an enterprise within a single integrated platform, instead of relying on separate fragmented systems. Additionally, this collaboration and content management server provides IT professionals and developers with the platform and tools they need for server administration, application extensibility, and interoperability.