Chapter 1. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Under the Hood

You've heard of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. You've probably seen webcasts and presentations about it, but what is it and why should it matter to you?

Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 is a nifty web-based collaboration, data management, communication, idea-creating, problem-solving tool that costs you nothing. Windows SharePoint Services, which is usually referred to in the singular, needs to run on Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1 or higher, or Release 2 if you have it) and should be a server role in Server 2008 (which is in beta at the writing of this book).

WSS has its needs, its shortcomings, and its weaknesses, but overall, it is a surprisingly useful, flexible, powerful ...

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