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Terms we use on this site are described here.

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Specific MOSS capabilities not available in WSS

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1. MOSS has more full-featured Search – relevance and ranking factors not included in WSS algorithm, improved crawl rules, granular indexing for easy inclusion and exclusion of searched content, and people search by account demographic factors and many more.

2. MS Content Management Server (previously a separate, standalone MS product). Includes features to:

• Describe to users what business policy or workflow governs a document
• Define customized information management policies to control retention period, expiration actions, and document-auditing settings
• Create slide libraries that support storage of individual PowerPoint slides and enable creation of PowerPoint 2007 slide decks from selection of individual slides in the library
• Provide consistent, policy-based solutions for managing email content as records
• Enable non-technical users to create content rich web pages through a web browser
• Allow web content to be sent for approval prior to publishing
• Deployment of content to production sites can be scheduled for period during which it will be viewable

3. Workflow Templates that can be implemented by non-technical users (i.e., pre-programmed in MOSS, versus WSS which requires that workflows be programmed with Visual Studio or scripted with SharePoint Designer):

• Approval of a document or MOSS object
• Gather Feedback
• Gather Signatures
• Request Approval or Disposition
• Track status of Issues.

4. Custom Forms creation and data input collection (requires Office Forms Server 2007 and CAL)

5. Profiles of users who have accounts across all collections (division or lines of business) in the MOSS system

6. Consolidation of sites and data – e.g., all documents a given user/account has authored.

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