On SharePoint and collaboration

Unified Communications Alert NetworkWorld.com | Software Research Center | Update Your Profile On SharePoint and collaboration By Michael Osterman A recent article on Microsoft SharePoint discussing a study that we did on its penetration might have led some to believe that our conclusion was that SharePoint would become the de facto collaboration platform for almost all messaging users. However, despite the fact that SharePoint is growing in popularity, the real conclusion from that study was that SharePoint is becoming the de facto collaboration platform in Exchange-enabled organizations, not in all organizations. Read full story For webinars or research on messaging, or to join the Osterman Research market research survey panel, go here. Osterman Research helps organizations understand the markets for messaging and directory related offerings. To e-mail Michael, click here. 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