New Microsoft-commissioned studies are busting out all over

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Just because Microsofts "Get the Facts site has been replaced with a supposedly less vitriolic "/Compare one doesnt mean that Microsoft-commissioned studies are a thing of the past.

In fact, on August 27, Microsoft released two brand-new studies, both ordered and paid for by the company.

One is a study that pits SharePoint Server vs. open-source collaboration/portal alternatives. That one was based on information from CMP's Institute for Partner Education and Development (IPED), plus "a series of in-depth business-focused interviews with top management from solution providers across North America and Europe."