Final name Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
As part of the announcement of the new Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 public beta, Microsoft annouced the name for the “14” wave of products (including Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010).
The first thing whe noticed is that the MOSS acronym goes away with the new name.
The reason for this is, and i quote:
"The primary reason why we took Office out of the name – lots of folks associate the name Office with the Office client. We wanted to take the opportunity to reestablish the Office name and brand to be synonymous with the client suite. I say “Give the people what they Want” so everyone should immediately think of Microsoft Office = Office apps."
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and WSS 3.0 SP2
Office Service Pack team announced Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 would be available on April 28th.
It provides many fixes and performance improvements, as well as some new features.
Also with the new service pack, Internet Explorer 8 will be added into browser support matrix as level one, and Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 as level two.
Microsoft recommends every customer to start planning their patch window to apply this service pack. Please look out for more details on the 28th, in http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/
SP2 provides the groundwork for future major releases of SharePoint Products and Technologies, so Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 is Required for 2010 Upgrade.
STSADM command line will have a command that scans your server farm to establish whether it is ready for upgrade to the next version of SharePoint and provides feedback and best practice recommendations on your current environment.
For more information see Joel's blog http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=0cd1a63d-183c-4fc2-8320-ba5369008acb&ID=207
Windows SharePoint Services 4.0 named and breaking changes
See Tom Resing's for breaking changes when moving to WSS 4.0 (http://blogs.microlinkllc.com/tresing/archive/2008/12/23/windows-sharepoint-services-4-0-named-and-breaking-changes.aspx)
- Avoid Custom List Views
- Custom Field Type Warning
- Large Lists may not function correctly
- Do Not Add Custom Workflow Actions in WSS.ACTIONS
- Track Web.Config File Changes
