The National Archives and Records Administration endorsed Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) to the Department of Defense for Certification 5015.2.

The certification is the benchmark for the government and corporate organizations managing records and documents which defines basic requirements on operational, legislative and legal needs that the application must adhere to. Also, it includes management of classified records and supports the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act and interoperability.

Microsoft SharePoint was integrated with Exchange Server 2007 together with an add-on that extends MOSS 2007’s records management capabilities which the DOD used as their basis to determine the applications qualifications with the certification.

Features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server that led to DODs certification

Information management and document retention
Definition of information management policies (audit, bar codes, expiration)
Document item level security
Support for different document formats

Key Takeaway

As reported by Gartner early on, 75 percent of U.S. enterprises should have tried or used SharePoint within their organization. The certification of DOD greatly increases the value of MOSS 2007 as a preferred platform that meet the highest level of expectations needed by decision makers in purchasing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.