<p>Microsoft has just added some new functionality to SharePoint Online that will enhance its ability to share information not just around the enterprise, but also outside the firewall. The new functionality should also help it combat the rise of file sharing applications. The File Sharing Threat</p><p>News of the added functionality appears on the Microsoft blog in a post by Mark Kashman, senior production manager with SharePoint. Starting now and rolling out internationally over the coming days, users will be able to share documents from SharePoint libraries, create anonymous guest links directly from Office 365 and share with everyone in email contact lists with a single click.</p><p>The enhancements, available through Office 365 or SharePoint Online, could make it easier to share content with collaborators.</p><p>One of the biggest problems with doing this has been the security issues of opening up enterprise networks to external users, but this new functionality addresses this by enabling enterprises users share content outside in a way that will make even network administrators happy.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/document-management/microsoft-introduces-simple-external-file-sharing-for-sharepoint-online-023271.php">Keep reading...</a></p>