The association uses SharePoint for collaboration at a variety of levels, ranging from simple tasks such as time-and-data entry to building and developing an application with a team.  According to the project manager, the organization didn’t know how much collaboration was taking place, just that a lot of people–more than a thousand–were being given access.  Only one Web portal was being used, and as a result the association’s external internet was exposed to the outside world and its server was vulnerable.   The association needed a software product that would enhance collaboration, provide proper security and make it easer for external users to manage their accounts.

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