Windows® SharePoint Services sites take file storage to a new level, providing communities for team collaboration and making it easy for users to work together on documents, tasks, contacts, events, and other information. In addition, team and site managers can coordinate site content and user activity easily. The Windows SharePoint Services environment is designed for easy and flexible deployment, administration, and application development.

SharePoint sites are made up of Web Parts and Windows ASP.NET-based components. Web Parts are designed to be added to pages and configured by site administrators and users, creating complete page-based applications. Windows SharePoint Services ships with a number of ready-to-use Web Parts; more will be available in the future from Microsoft and third-party vendors.

Windows SharePoint Services includes all the following:

• Advanced File sharing & Document Management
• Contact lists
• Group/Event Calendaring
• Task management
• Bulletin Boards & Discussion Forums
• Customizable Database Management
• Selected Links to additional resources
• Company surveys