The economic downturn has decimated 2009 budgets, but Office Sharepoint Server -- and its recently launched cloud-based counterpart, Sharepoint Online -- look poised to continue growing. That's because Sharepoint is viewed as a way to reduce travel costs while facilitating communication between vendors and supply chain elements, making the product more strategic than ever.
Delivering Sharepoint as a service is one way for Microsoft to bring Sharepoint to more small and mid-size companies, and it's possible that Microsoft could tailor an offering to the specific needs of these firms, says Ken Winell, CEO of Expertcollab, a Sharepoint-focused solution provider in Florham Park, N.J.
