What is the main purpose of Microsoft Sharepoint 2010?

What is the main purpose of Microsoft Sharepoint 2010?

- Microsoft Sharepoint 2010 provides an application platform that allows building web content management systems.

- It allows the configuration to be done in an easy way and provide the solution areas for web applications and document management systems.

- It is a multi-purpose design that allows the use of design, management, scaling and provisioning to be done for business applications.

- It consists of layers that is managed and abstracted from the web server to enable the business users to take the advantage of the technical aspects of web development environment.

- Its purpose is to provide pre-defined applications with proper functionality like intranet portals, extranets, websites and file management applications.