MOSS 2007 WSS 3.0 Feature Comparison

SharePoint technologies are available in two versions: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS 3.0) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007). Both editions provide organizations with a flexible and customizable environment that can be modified to solve your specific business needs. A detailed feature comparison between the two versions can be found below.

Licensing and Hosting
Feature WSS 3.0 MOSS 2007
Available through standard licensing providers Free with
Windows Server 2003
Available through third party service providers Not Applicable
Available through third party hosting providers Not Applicable
Collaboratio
Feature WSS 3.0 MOSS 2007
Document libraries
Custom lists
Wikis
Blogs
Surveys
Sites and workspaces
Calendars
Tasks and project tasks
Publishing sites
Portal Functionality
Feature WSS 3.0 MOSS 2007
MySites
Content Syndication
User Profiles
Audience Targeting
Site Manager
Site and Report Rollups
MS Office 2003/2007 Integration
Mobile Device Support
Search Functionality
Feature WSS 3.0 MOSS 2007
Clean and simple search interface
Filtered searching
Full-text searching on all Office documents
Indexing of external content sources (fileshare, public folders, sites)
Relevance and results ranking.
Best bet results
People search
Custom search scopes
Indexing controls
Content Management Functionality
Feature WSS 3.0 MOSS 2007
Records repository
Branding flexibility with extended master pages
Navigation controls
Content publishing and deployment
Slide libraries
Document expiration
Document information rights management
Tracking and auditing
Other Functionality
Feature WSS 3.0 MOSS 2007
Browser based forms
Excel Services web access
Business Data Catalog
KPI indicators
Report Center
Extended Workflow
Usage Analytics
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