Wrox Professional Community Server Mar 2007

Chapter 1: What Is Community Server?

The following chapter introduces you to Community Server as a platform. You will learn about the
various applications that make up this platform and about the different editions of Community
Server that are available. Many of these editions are available for purchase, and this chapter covers
how you can go about purchasing them. Furthermore, you will also be introduced to some of the
add-ins that are available for Community Server. This chapter is intended to provide you with a
good basis as well as a basic history of Community Server. The following list is an overview of
what is included in this chapter:

❑ Definition of Community Server
❑ History of Community Server
❑ Overview of available editions
❑ Feature roadmap