Updated: July 9, 2020 (February 26, 2007)

Past Content Management Server Versions

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Content Management Server(CMS) has been effectively replaced by SharePoint Server 2007 and the SharePoint Designer tool. This chart outlines life cycle support dates as well as initial release and service pack histories for recent versions of Content Management Server (CMS). Note that the original CMS 2002 was renamed CMS Enterprise Edition when CMS 2002 Standard Edition was released in Oct. 2003.

Customers with current CMS upgrade rights can generally convert CMS licenses to licenses for SharePoint Server and SharePoint Designer, but existing CMS sites will not migrate automatically.

Product	Current Service Pack	Mainstream Support Ends	Release History
CMS 2001	SP1: Jan. 9, 2002	Apr. 9, 2007	Released: Aug. 2001
CMS 2002 Enterprise Edition	SP2: Nov. 8, 2005	Jan. 8, 2008	Released: Nov. 2002 SP1: July 2003 SP1a: Nov. 5, 2003
CMS 2002 Standard Edition	SP2: Nov. 8, 2005	Jan. 8, 2008	Released: Oct. 2003 SP1a: Nov.

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