<p>The new 2013 version of SharePoint, Microsoft's all-purpose enterprise collaboration server, packs many new and improved features, including a redesign of the user interface, the addition of SkyDrive Pro for enhanced storage and sync of documents, better task management, a revamped search engine and sharper e-discovery features.</p><p>SharePoint, used primarily by enterprises to build intranets, public sites, forums, blogs and wikis, as well as for storing, searching and managing documents, now generates about $2 billion in annual revenue, and Microsoft is naturally pushing this new version hard.</p><p>However, experts say gaps and questions remain around key areas such as mobile and social.</p><p>With more viable alternatives to SharePoint increasingly coming to market, CIOs need to take a critical look at the product and make sure they will get what they need from Microsoft.</p><p><a href="http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=255870CB-EA73-BCB2-0D3AFF2C21EAB8C1">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://redmondmag.com/blogs/the-schwartz-report/2013/03/clamor-for-yammer.aspx">Do SharePoint Users Clamor for Yammer?</a> (Redmondmag.com (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d97797uyoCbzvxMQ5G8ecjUagldtM&ned=us">3 additional articles.</a></p>