Choosing Your SharePoint Edition

SharePoint comes in three versions or editions that you can install on your development environment. The basic install is SharePoint Foundation, which includes the majority of the basic functionality at no cost but does require the software to be registered. The second is the Standard SharePoint Server licensed edition that adds on my sites, web analytics, publishing, enterprise wikis, tags and notes, and many other features. The third type is the Enterprise edition that only requires a different license key for upgrade. This includes additional features like more enhanced search results, Microsoft Office Access, Visio, Excel, and InfoPath Forms services. The following site provides a helpful comparison of these ...

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