SharePoint is bursting local boundaries, study says

Our SharePoint technology usage is exploding -- not just as a tool for collaboration within a department but also as a means of organizing content across the enterprise.

This was the summation of the findings of a study that will be released this month by IDC, a Framingham, Mass.-based market research firm. IDC surveyed 300 customers who were using versions of SharePoint released in 2001 and 2003 to learn how they were using the technology and what their plans were for the future. The study, "Microsoft SharePoint Server Ecosystem and Customer Usage Trends," identified two key findings. Read more.