Microsoft Announces SharePoint 2010

Well, it's official, Microsoft has announced SharePoint 2010, which was formerly known as "MOSS 14." Here are some highlights:

• The "MOSS" accronym is dead. MS has decided to remove "Office" since the term means Office client to most people. A this point, it will be known simply as "SharePoint."


• Even though "Office" has been removed from the name, there will continue to be tight integration between Office and SharePoint.


• SharePoint 2010 will be 64-bit only and require 64-bit Windows Server 2008 and 64-bit SQL Server 2005 or 2008.


• SharePoint 2010 will require MS Internet Explorer 7 or 8. (MS IE 6 support expires in July 2010.)

Sources: Microsoft SharePoint Team blog

• Click here for the information about the SharePoint 2010 annoucement.


• Click here for the preliminary system requirements.