key distinction is how you START building a site determines everything that comes after. It is hard to "rearrange." It is easier to start over from scratch, so you need a clear idea of what you need and hope that need is stable.

You can get around this by lots of customization, but gee, why go to all that work.

would not choose it unless I was working with people who are very Microsoft oriented (it integrates beautifully with Office)

have a rather hierarchical structure and work in distinct groups rather than needing to range across groups for knowledge work.

- Performance is slow over a 256kps connection. I personally would not recommend Sharepoint installations if you are operating in rural areas. We're using in Madagascar and there are performance problems compounded with connectivity problems. Also bear in mind that sharepoint does not work too well with non-IE browsers!!!

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is using Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 for its global intranet.

You have document libraries that work well with Office and allow to easily check-in / check-out. But without office you are trapped.

- MOSS2007 Search quite good

Roxanna Samii Knowledge Management International Fund for Agricultural Development