This appendix outlines a comparison of SharePoint's available functionality. This functionality comparison is particularly useful if you do not have the Enterprise edition of SharePoint and need to identify the functionality available in the Foundation version and Standard edition.
The following table details a comparison of the functionality available in SharePoint's Foundation and Server versions, along with the functionality differences between SharePoint Standard and Enterprise editions:
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Foundation |
Standard includes everything in Foundation plus |
Enterprise includes everything in Standard plus |
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Accessibility |
Ask Me About |
Access Services |
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Blogs, Browser—based Customizations |
Audience Targeting, Basic Sorting |
Advanced Content Processing |
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Business Connectivity Services |
Best Bets |
Advanced Sorting |
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Business Data Connectivity Service |
Business Connectivity Services Profile Page |
Business Data Integration with the Office Client |
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Claims—based Authentication |
Click Through Relevancy |
Business Data Web Parts |
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Client Object Model (OM) |
Colleague Suggestions |
Business Intelligence Center |
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Configuration Wizards, Connections to Microsoft Office Clients |
Colleagues Network, Compliance Everywhere, Content Organizer |
Business Intelligence Indexing Connector, Calculated KPIs |
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Connections to Office Communication Server and Exchange |
Document Sets, Duplicate Detection, Enterprise Scale Search |
Chart Web Parts, Contextual Search, Dashboards |
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Cross—Browser Support |
Enterprise Wikis |
Data Connection Library |
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Developer Dashboard, Discussions |
Federated Search |
Decomposition Tree, Deep Refinement |
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Event Receivers |
Improved Governance |
Excel Services |
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External Data Column, External Lists |
Keyword Suggestions, Managed Metadata Service |
Excel Services and PowerPivot for SharePoint |
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High—Availability Architecture |
Memberships |
Extensible Search Platform |
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Improved Backup and Restore |
Metadata—driven Navigation |
Extreme Scale Search |
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Improved Setup and Configuration |
Metadata—driven Refinement, Mobile Search Experience |
InfoPath Forms Services, PerformancePoint Services |
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Out of the Box Web Parts |
Multistage Disposition |
Rich Web Indexing |
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Patch Management |
My Content |
Similar Results |
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Permissions Management |
My Newsfeed |
Thumbnails and Previews |
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Photos and Presence, Quota Templates |
My Profile, Note Board |
Tunable Relevance with Multiple Rank Profiles |
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Read—Only Database Support |
Organization Browser |
Visio Services |
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Remote Blob Storage (SQL Feature), REST and ATOM Data Feeds |
People and Expertise Search, Phonetic and Nickname Search |
Visual Best Bets, Includes Foundation and Standard features |
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Ribbon and Dialog Framework |
Query Suggestions, "Did You Mean?", and Related Queries |
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Sandboxed Solutions |
Ratings |
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SharePoint Designer |
Recent Activities |
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SharePoint Health Analyzer |
Recently Authored Content |
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SharePoint Lists |
Relevancy Tuning |
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SharePoint Ribbon |
Rich Media Management |
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SharePoint Service Architecture |
Search Scopes |
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SharePoint Timer Jobs |
Secure Store Service |
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SharePoint Workspace |
Shared Content Types |
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Silverlight Web Part |
SharePoint 2010 Search Connector Framework |
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Site Search |
Status Updates |
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Solution Packages |
Tag Clouds |
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Streamlined Central Administration |
Tag Profiles |
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Support for Office Web Apps |
Tags |
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Support for Office Web Apps |
Tags and Notes Tool |
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Unattached Content Database Recovery |
Unique Document IDs |
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Usage Reporting and Logging |
Web Analytics |
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Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Developer Tools |
Windows 7 Search |
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Visual Upgrade |
Workflow Templates |
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Web Parts |
Includes Foundation features |
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Wikis |
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Windows 7 Support |
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Windows PowerShell Support |
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Workflow |
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