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What is SharePoint?
Microsoft SharePoint is a software platform and a family of software products developed by Microsoft for collaboration, file sharing and web publishing. These capabilities include developing web sites, portals, intranets, content management systems, search engines, wikis, blogs, and other tools for business intelligence. This family of products include: Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation, Microsoft Search Server, Microsoft SharePoint Designer and Microsoft SharePoint Workspace.
Microsoft SharePoint 2010
SharePoint 2010 was released to manufacturing (RTM) on April 17, 2010 and is currently available in three editions: SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010 Standard and SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise. Microsoft has described the new version as the “Business Collaboration Platform for the Enterprise and the Web” and advertises the following improvements over its predecessor:
- a new user interface, including the new Office Ribbon
- Web Edit, allowing easy customization of a site
- Silverlight Web Part, allowing rapid integration of rich Silverlight applications
- Rich Theming, allowing simplified skinning of a SharePoint 2010 site
- support for multiple browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari (amongst others)
- Enterprise Metadata Management (“SharePoint taxonomy”), which enables a centralized taxonomy
The product includes a collection of other new features relevant to IT professionals, developers and partners. Complications in upgrading to SharePoint 2010 include a lack of support for Internet Explorer 6, only 64-bit architecture is supported, and businesses will need to run the latest versions of other Microsoft products (notably Windows Server 2008 R2and Microsoft Office 2010) to take advantage of full functionality.
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Capabilities & Benefits
What is SharePoint?
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 makes it easier for people to work together. Using SharePoint 2010, your people can set up Web sites to share information with others, manage documents from start to finish, and publish reports to help everyone make better decisions.
Why Use SharePoint?
The capabilities of SharePoint 2010 work together to help your company quickly respond to changing business needs. Using SharePoint 2010, your people can share ideas and expertise, create custom solutions for specific needs, and find the right business information to make better decisions. For IT, SharePoint 2010 helps you cut training and maintenance costs, save time and effort, and focus on higher business priorities.?
Microsoft Solutions for Internet Sites
Discover how to expand your reach, increase customer retention, and drive revenue. Use solutions powered by Microsoft SharePoint Server for Internet Sites and Microsoft FAST Search Server for Internet Sites.
