Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) and Windows SharePoint Server (WSS) are two exceptional products Microsoft has introduced to the business community. Both products create web-based document management services for companies to utilize for content and document management, workflow processes, and collaboration within their internal, external, and extranet server environments. There are currently three versions in the SharePoint family of technology offerings:

·    Windows SharePoint Services (WSS): This provides the basic “building blocks” for SharePoint Technologies. WSS is available as a free download from Microsoft and is designed for small to mid-sized companies for simple document management and team collaboration. This version of the product is extremely simplistic in design and limited in scope to its capabilities.

·    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) - Standard Edition: The standard edition of MOSS is available through resellers--it is the ideal solution for most mid-large sized organizations and is considered to be a full, server-based solution presented in a traditional "Portal" style atmosphere. The standard edition is a perfect solution for many organizations due to its enhanced capabilities.

·    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) – Enterprise Edition: The enterprise edition of MOSS builds on the features of the other MOSS versions by adding line-of-business connectivity to other applications, a fully functional enterprise version of Excel services, InfoPath Forms, and other features designed to meet the most rigorous of business requirements.

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Differences between WSS and MOSS

Understanding the basic differences between WSS and MOSS is extremely important before any decision is made about which service offering you should consider. The chart below indicates the benefits received as you consider your options (each server offering increases from left to right):

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Multiple Team Members

If you are new to "Portal" concepts, you likely have many questions about the server offerings and how they will fit within your organization. Before you install any component you will need to be aware of the many roles that are required within the organization to ensure a complete server solution. For example:

Architects play an important role in the design, planning, and taxonomy of your company’s portal design. Architects ensure the server, site, and search requirements are met according to company standards.

Information Management Specialists will play an important role in applying best practices for implementation when building taxonomies. These professionals will analyze workflow processes, how users interact with their current IT environment, manual work processes, and other business requirements—then design a cohesive plan for a tight integration of SharePoint server services.

Web Content Managers will be publishing web sites to a temporary staging server during the testing phase and then moving them to live production servers when the site is completed.

Developers will be assisting you in enhancing the out-of-the-box base web pages as well as designing and implementing workflow processes.

Outsourced Consulting Services

Outsourcing consulting services is the best option for organizations that need immediate short-long term professional assistance. Outsourced consulting is slightly more expensive in the short-term than performing services in-house; however, it has many advantages.

Professional consulting firms generally have the required staff members who can assist in augmenting current IT resources, which eliminates the need to hire temporary or part-time personnel.

Stability in knowing the consulting firm employs full time staff members eliminate the concerns or worries that the same engineer will be available in the future to assist with on-going needs and requirements.

Professional consulting firms have information about the services they provided to client in one central location—which eliminates the temporary or part-time employee from walking away with all the knowledge about their network.

Outsourced consulting actually saves in the long term because services are utilized “as needed” and are terminated when the project is completed.

Work requirements and shared responsibilities assure clients the appropriate engineer with the necessary skill set are working on their project; instead of relying on a single person who plays many roles but whom lacks specific expertise.

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Microsoft Customer Relations Manager (CRM)

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)

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Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA)

Microsoft Live Communications Server (LCS)

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Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)

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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Assistance and Custom Design Development

For larger organization or those that need to manage hundreds or even thousands of documents, who fall under regulatory compliance, and who are seeking a complete “one-stop-portal”, Exiis recommends utilizing the full version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). MOSS allows for organizations to manage thousands of documents with complete security control, custom branding, advanced search, inter-operability with third-party applications, and a whole host of other features such as: Excel Services, Forms Server, and Business Catalog Services. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is the de-facto standard for internal portal solutions.

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