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Need Sharepoint deployment suggestions!

I have one client who owns two companies (A and B, 50 and 15 users) which are on different locations and different domain networks.

Company A already has a Sharepoint site based on WSS 3.0

Company B needs Sharepoint to be deployed. Company B has two old servers running Windows 2003 x86 (file server and DC, out of warranty) and two new servers running Windows 2008 x86
(file server and DC)

Here are a few options i can think of
- Connect both location via VPN, "merge" Company B Sharepoint to the existing Sharepoint site in Company A.
This can be the quickest solution but I hesitate to create user accounts from Company B in Company A's domain

- Deploy WSS 3.0 or WSS 4.0 (Sharepoint 2010) in Company B. This brings a few questions as below
1. WSS 4.0 is 64bit, can I install it on a 32bit server?
2. Can I install Sharepoint on the new DC? The Sharepoint site is sort of a wiki site, light use.

- Any other options?

Thanks a lot!

Rainer Jeschor

Hi,

you can not install SharePoint 2010 (Foundation or Server) on a x86 bit system - they are just available as 64-bit applications.

The deployment depends a little bit on the Active Directory trust settings.
If there is a two-way trust between the two domains (or at least a one-way where domain A trusts domain B) then I would utilize the existing SharePoint infrastructure, just adding a second web application for domain B with a proper DNS name.
If there is a trust you would not have to create additional accounts in domain A.

HTH
Rainer

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ASKER

Thanks Rainer.
Company A is running SBS 2003, I believe I cannot make the trust.
Any other thoughts?

Thanks

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