Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Feature GuideThe tables below highlight key features in Windows SharePoint Services 2.0. SharePoint sites provide a central repository for documents, information, and ideas, and enable users to work interactively with these items. Administration and Deployment Features| Benefit | Description | | Scalability | Windows SharePoint Services scales from a single-computer deployment to server farm deployment with multiple front-end and back-end computers. New computers are easily added to a server farm and removed for upgrades. | | Per-site backup and restore | Each SharePoint site can be individually backed up and restored for end-user support. This ability reduces the cost of restoring an entire database for a small subset of data. | | Administrative object model and command-line utilities | With the .NET Framework-based object model and command-line access to administration functions, system administrators can create custom scripts to automate their most common functions. | | Site quotas | To prevent disk space from running low, sites can be limited to a preset size. Automatic alerts can be sent to notify owners when a site approaches its quota. | | Blocked file extensions | Site collection administrators can block users from uploading specified file types when adding attachments or files to document libraries. |
Group Collaboration Features| Benefit | Description | | Microsoft Office System integration | Deep integration with Microsoft Office System programs allows teams to collaborate using the familiar tools they use every day. | | Document collaboration | Document workspace sites created using Microsoft Office Word 2003 take advantage of platform features by providing a document collaboration space. | | Check-in and check-out | Documents can be reserved by individual users for updating purposes. | | Document versions | Document changes are tracked and assigned different version numbers for auditing and rollback. | | Browser-based customization | Changes can be made in a Web browser by dragging Web Parts onto personal or public pages, and then customizing them. Themes can also be applied using a browser. | | Presence integration | Users can determine the online status of site members quickly by sending e-mail or an instant message, adding the member to a contact list, and viewing current free/busy status. | | Alerts | A user or site manager can add an alert to a list or list item so that they receive an e-mail notification when changes are made. |
Platform Features| Benefit | Description | | .NET Framework | Sites are built on ASP.NET and can be extended easily by using the .NET Framework, also included with Windows Server 2003. | | Object model | Developers can use the object model to build custom applications on the Windows SharePoint Services platform. Most list data and site settings offer full read/write access. | | Templates | Organizations can create custom site templates for distribution across teams. Lists can also be saved as templates for reuse. | | Web Parts | Developers can create Web Parts to integrate existing applications, and then reuse them by adding them to the site library. | | Developer support | The MSDN site contains information for developers about customizing sites by using Web Parts and more. |
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