Difference between WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007

Windows SharePoint Services (WSS3.0) comes free with Windows Server 2003. MOSS is not free and it is installed on top of WSS 3.0.MOSS has both a server cost and a client access license (CAL) cost.

WSS 3.0 offers all the standard site templates to build team sites, document workspaces, blank sites, blogs, wikis, and meeting workspaces. MOSS 2007 offers business intelligence features that allow you to track key performance indicators and build BI dashboards into your team site.

WSS 3.0 can be used to create people and group lists. Moss is used as a super powerful content management system, which aims to provide content management, enterprise content services and enterprise search.
You can integrate WSS 3.0 sites with Access 2007, Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, Word 2007 and PowerPoint 2007. Workflow can also be integrated into MOSS 2007.

It also serves as a platform for application development. Including such IT resources as portals, team workspaces, e-mail, presence awareness, and Web based conferencing, Windows SharePoint Services enables users to locate distributed information quickly and efficiently, as well as connect to and work with others more productively. Moss also offers My Sites, which are individual mini-sites that can be set up to show who in your company you're connected to, what your tasks and skills are, your contact information, and more.MOSS 2007 is the portal system, comparable to SharePoint Portal Server 2003. It brings a wealth of built-in functionality and interoperability to a company's intranet over and above the functions of WSS 3.0.

Create Site Collection: Select template will give minimum options it's like Collaboration and Meetings.Create Site Collection:Select template will give more options it's like Collaboration, Meetings, Enterprise, Custom and Publishing Only WSS 3.0

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