Special Edition Using Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server By Robert Ferguson
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Chapter 2. SharePoint Portal Server Features and Capabilities
As discussed in Chapter 1, three distinct design goals were established during the development of SharePoint Portal Server. To review, the design goals were
To offer easy access to business-critical information.
To create the premier document management application for Office users.
To create the best place to communicate about and organize projects.
After working with the product for some time, you will find that these goals are closely embedded within the three main features of SharePoint Portal Server. These three main features are
Rich enterprise search
To learn more about enterprise search capabilities with SharePoint, see "The End User Experience," p. 94.
Integrated document management
To learn more about document management, see "The Document Management Process," p. 70.
Robust intranet portals based on digital dashboard technology
For more information on digital dashboard functionality, see "Understanding Digital Dashboard," p. 42.
To learn more about enterprise search capabilities with SharePoint, 
