下表为关于SharePoint 2009的一些预测和一些已经确定的消息：
|
Feature |
Summary |
Probability |
Source(s) |
|
64-bit only |
The SharePoint v14 / 2009 will be shipped only as x64 installation |
CONFIRMED |
TechNet |
|
Silverlight |
Silverlight 2.0 webparts or UI will be present. |
MOST PROBABLY |
Speculation |
|
Super-Lists |
SQL tables-like behaviour for SharePoint lists |
PROBABLY |
Bill Gates |
|
Groove Integration |
If the user has Groove client installed, more options will be displayed for data synchronization, in more seamless way. |
PROBABLY |
Ray Ozzie |
|
Master Data Management |
Master data source for keeping only one version of the truth. This data can be surfaced as SQL Server views or SharePoint data. In essence, a rebranded and somewhat expanded version of Stratature product +EDM, now known as Codename “Bulldog”. |
MOST PROBABLY |
Wikipedia |
|
XHTML-compliant output |
SharePoint UI will produce clean XHTML-compliant output. |
PROBABLY |
Speculation |
|
FAST search integration |
FAST-based enterprise search as a Search replacement. Webparts that show FAST search results. |
MAYBE |
CMS Watch |
|
ODF and PDF support |
Custom filters won’t be necessary to index and extract metadata from ODF and PDF files. |
PROBABLY |
Microsoft |
|
CMIS support |
Content Management Interoperability Services will allow SharePoint to communicate with other ECMs via web services. |
MOST PROBABLY |
Microsoft |
|
Claims-based Authentication mechanism |
Decouples the authentication mechanism from its implementation. It will enable SharePoint to use any interoperable authentication mechanism to authenticate the users. |
MAYBE |
Network World |