Microsoft® SharePoint™ 2003 Unleashed, Second Edition

Microsoft's Evolving Collaboration and Document Management Strategy

In late 1999 Microsoft announced the digital dashboard concept as the first step in its knowledge management strategy. The Digital Dashboard Starter Kit, Outlook 2000 Team Folder Wizard, and the Team Productivity Update for BackOffice 4.5 were released. These tools leveraged existing Microsoft technologies so that customers and developers could build solutions without the need to purchase additional products. These tools, and the solutions developed using them, formed the basis for what became known as SharePoint Team Services.

Understanding the Original SharePoint Team Services

With the launch of Office XP, SharePoint Team Services was presented as the wave of the future, providing ...