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The Gloves Come Off in The Box.net vs. SharePoint Challenge

Source: readwriteweb

Jun 30, 2009

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Plenty of enterprise 2.0 companies have set their sights on replacing SharePoint. But so far, not one has shown the gumption of Box.net, the filesharing and collaboration service which has launched the Box.net vs. SharePoint challenge.

Based on the premise that "sharing should be simple" and implying that SharePoint is anything but, Box.net's campaign sees the gloves really start to come off in the conflict between hungry young startups and Microsoft over who will dominate business collaboration in the years to come.

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The Gauntlet is Thrown
So how does the challenge work? Enterprises will sign up for a free, 14-day trial of the Box.net Business Edition. If they're not happy after giving Box a spin, they'll get three months of SharePoint paid for.

But if they stick around and buy a year's worth of service, they'll get the same three months free on Box.net. Note that in order to get either, users have to perform a predetermined set of tasks during their free trial, so be sure to read the fine print.

Box.net doesn't just feel confident pitting its services

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