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In 2001:

In 2003:

In 2006/2007:
  • Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS 3.0) is freely available as a Windows 2003 server component. WSS 3.0 is based on ASP.NET 2.0 and requires .NET Framework 3.0.

  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) - The next iteration of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS). Includes the functionality previously included in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (SPS 2003) and Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 (MCMS 2002) plus new components like Infopath Form Services and Excel Calculation Server. MOSS is based on WSS 3.0.


Apart from SharePoint Portal Server 2001, all of the products require and utilize one of the following databases:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or 2005 (preferred for server farm environments. SQL 2005 is preferred for Sharepoint 2007)

  • Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition

  • Microsoft SQL Server Embedded Edition (which is installed by default in standalone installations of Windows Sharepoint Services version 3.0)

  • Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) – (although the SQL Server Express Edition is preferred since 2005)


One field of development is the "offline synchronization" of SharePoint information to allow traveling users access to content while not connected to the SharePoint server. Examples of such tools include: