Content Management Server Roadmap
Based on extensive customer feedback, we have integrated the capabilities of Content Management Server (CMS) 2002 with SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and added new functionality for enterprise content management (ECM), business intelligence, and search. The result is the new Office SharePoint Server 2007 product, which also delivers the Web content management functionality previously delivered by CMS 2002.
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 | Evolution of Web Content Management from Microsoft |
| Benefits of SharePoint Technology |
| CMS 2002 Migration |
| Licensing and Software Assurance |
Evolution of Web Content Management from Microsoft
As more and more organizations move towards using the Web to develop better connections with employees, partners, and customers, it becomes important for these organizations to have a way to efficiently author and publish information to multiple Web sites while maintaining consistent branding and control over the look and feel of the content. Microsoft has recognized this key investment area since the release of Content Management Server 2001, followed by Content Management Server 2002.
Today, we continue to make enhancements to Web content management capabilities in our products.
Based on extensive customer feedback, we have integrated the capabilities of CMS 2002 with SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and added new functionality for enterprise content management (ECM), business intelligence, and search. The result is the new Office SharePoint Server 2007 product, which also delivers the Web content management functionality previously delivered by CMS 2002.
Benefits of SharePoint Technology
Having Web content management on a unified SharePoint foundation has a number of benefits:
| • | Library functions for check-in/check-out of Web content. |
| • | Workflows for approving and publishing web content. |
| • | Integrated search. |
| • | Common infrastructure for managing intranet, extranet, and Internet sites. |
CMS 2002 Migration
Content Management Server 2002 will no longer exist as a standalone product, but Microsoft is committed to helping existing CMS 2002 customers migrate their Web sites to SharePoint Server 2007.
To help you migrate CMS 2002 Web sites to Office SharePoint Server 2007, see the resources at the SharePoint Migration Center, which includes white papers, tools, and webcasts.
Licensing and Software Assurance
Customers with active Software Assurance for CMS 2002 as of November 2006 are eligible for Office SharePoint Server 2007 licenses according to the transition plan that will be outlined in the updated product list in November.
The product list transitions will cover a majority of CMS 2002 deployment scenarios. If your deployment is not covered by these standard transitions, please contact your Microsoft account team for assistance in transitioning your CMS 2002 licenses to SharePoint Server 2007.