Office Sharepoint 2010

I know these days , this is the hottest topic in sharepoint world. Lot of predictions, rumors , expectations from the new baby ( about to arrive ).

So let me share what I know.

-- Its a baby boy.. :-)

-- 64 Bit only

-- Windows Server 2008 only , IIS 7.0

-- 64-bit versions of SQL Server 2005 or 2008 only

-- IE 7.0 /8.0, Firefox 3.0 supported

-- Silverlight 2.0 support and some bare minimal controls

-- .Net Framework 3.0 only, but i think should not be difficult to use 3.5/4.0

-- Powershell

-- Social Networking and Enterprise 2.0

-- Better support for Wiki's and Blog Template

-- Mobile Support , I am sure they cant skip IPhone support.

-- Tagging , Tag cloud

-- Rich media support , not sure PODCAST kit might be it

Some guesses:

-- Bi-directional BDC support

-- Chart controls

-- Performance point server integration

-- FAST should still be a separate product but easier to install

-- Microsoft Portfolio Server should look more like Microsoft now

-- Improved support for bigger lists

-- Permission improvements , more discoverable options

-- More JQuery stuff

-- Claims-based authentication ( may be in 2010 SP1 )

-- Better client integration support for Form Authentication

-- Url Rewiting support

-- XHTML-compliant output

-- MVC framework ( Doubtful )

Article:
http://blog.sharepointproducts.com/archive/2009/05/12/microsoft-sharepoint-2010-news-from-teched-us-2009.aspx