MOSS 2010 Key Features

Key Features


New User Interface including new Ribbon
Web Edit
Silverlight Web Part
Rich Theming
Multiple Browser Support
Visio Services
SharePoint Designer
Business Connectivity Services (the evolution of the Business Data Catalog)
SharePoint Workspace
Rich Media Support
Central Administration

SharePoint 2010 is packed with exciting new features. Content authors, administrators and developers can all expect an improved experience.

Content Authoring Improvements
Improved WYSIWYG Editor (Web Edit with Live Preview)
Improved Theming
Silverlight Web Part
Ribbon Toolbar
Administration Improvements
Streamlined Central Administration
Best Practices Analyzer: analyzes farm health and can automatically fix common configuration errors out-of-the-box. Extensible and rules-based.
Unified Logging Database
Resource throttling for large lists and libraries
Development Improvements
Visual Studio 2010 Tools including a Package Designer and Web Part Editor
LINQ for SharePoint
Developer Dashboard: Page-level debugging/trace output
Business Connectivity Services (BCS) replaces Business Data Catalog (BDC) with SharePoint Designer 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 will provide BCS-specific tooling.
Client Object Model (OM) is a new SharePoint API that runs on the client and can be called from JavaScript, .NET, or Silverlight