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After gaining steam with Google Docs, Google’s Web-based alternative to Microsoft’s traditional Office suite, the Menlo Park giant rolled yet another Microsoft competitor onto the Web on Thursday. Google Sites challenges Microsoft Sharepoint by offering a simplified way to build team Web sites where groups can easily collaborate and share information with one another.

“Creating a team web site has always been too complicated, requiring dedicated hardware and software as well as programming skills,” said Dave Girouard, Google’s vice president of enterprise, in a statement. “Now with Google Sites, anyone can create an entirely customized site in minutes and invite others to contribute. We are literally adding an edit button to the web.”  Read more...