Microsoft SharePoint started off as a browser-based collaboration and a document-management platform. It can be used to host intranets, and public websites that access shared workspaces and documents, as well as specialized applications like wikis and blogs from a browser. Its build with asp.net served over IIS and backend being MS SQL server along with strong industry standard and military grade security and encryption capabilities. However with the newer releases which has brought increased flexibility and extendibility, SharePoint has started becoming a stable platform to build web solutions utilizing its inherent strength, integrating other microsoft tools and adding custom web parts.

Some of the build-in features and functions of Microsoft SharePoint are:

	Collaboration
	News and topics.
	My Site, with personal views and with public views.
	Information that can be targeted to specific audiences.
	Index functionality and search functionality across file shares, across Web servers, across Microsoft Exchange Public Folders, across Lotus Notes, and across Windows SharePoint Services sites
	Alerts that notify you when changes are made to relevant information, documents, or programs.
	Single sign-on functionality for enterprise application integration.
	Integration with Microsoft BizTalk Server

At BlastAsia our team has strong understanding of the Microsoft SharePoint, the SharePoint database, the SharePoint object model and SharePoint web services. We have build complex business critical applications both on Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS) and Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS). WSS comes free with your windows server however MOSS is separate server license for purchase; our team can help plan and recommend the right version that is optimal for your requirement and this alone can save you thousands of dollars.

Both MOSS and WSS have the option to use Active Directory Integration and ASP.NET Membership Provider for access control and security, thus enabling you to either closely integrates the system with your corporate access control or use it like a standalone public web portal with separate access management and membership to various sections and applications; all of this along with the ability to apply custom skins to give attractive look and feel of a modern website.

Some of the key features for SharePoint and SQL server including: document management, integration with Microsoft Office, shared calendars and contacts, dashboards and reports, workflows, security and permissions, InfoPath forms, content management, document management, portal access to your line of business data, enterprise search, and custom business applications build and integrated as web parts web services.

Our expert web development team can assist you by providing SharePoint expertise for projects including installing, configuring, developing customized web parts, migration from previous versions or porting from other portal systems, troubleshooting implementation issues and solutions that use Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

Comparison of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services:

for more detailed and acurate feature comparison between WSS and different versions of MOSS and SharePoint family please refer to this excel provided by Microsoft

  Sharepoint Case Study