A First Look at SharePoint Portal Server

While SharePoint Team Services is the answer to individual workgroups focusing on individual projects and events, SharePoint Portal Server sits on top of Team Services, adding the extended functionality of an enterprise portal. SharePoint Portal Server can be used in a single work area (similar to SharePoint Team Services), but its real power extends company-wide, providing those with the necessary permissions (employees, vendors, clients, and others) access to powerful search features; indexing capabilities; sophisticated document- management tools and processes; and a customizable, modular Web-publishing system that enables departments to publish and provide subscription features to deliver relevant content to users in various areas. Because SharePoint Portal Server works seamlessly with the most familiar Office applications and a Web browser, users are working in an environment they already know.