Versions of Windows SharePoint Services

The current version of Windows SharePoint Services is 3.0; we refer to this version throughout the book unless otherwise stated. Previous versions include:

• Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0

• Microsoft SharePoint Team Services

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides many new, enhanced, and updated features in comparison with its predecessors. The new features include the following:

• New navigation aides, such as breadcrumbs and tree view, that enable easy, intuitive website navigation

• Blogs that enable you to maintain the online diary environment

• Wikis that enable you and your team to capture and share knowledge

• Data syndication with RSS

• Recycle Bin that allow you to restore the accidentally removed documents

• Folder and item-level access control that allows you to specify permissions on a granular level

• Rights-trimmed interface where users see only those items and links on the web-page that they can actually access

• Mobile access to your SharePoint site

In addition, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 integration with 2007 Microsoft Office system programs has been strongly enhanced, including offline support (Office Outlook, Office Access) and content type support (Office Excel, Office PowerPoint, Office Word). Another new feature is two-way synchronization with Office Groove workspaces.

Note 

The detailed list of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 new and improved features in comparison with the previous versions is provided in  WSSVersionComparison.doc on the book companion CD.