AvePoint and IOZ Partner to Offer Enterprise-Class Governance AvePointSolutions Offers for Microsoft Free 100® GBSharePoint Migration® to SharePoint Server 2010 New agreement expands the delivery of AvePoint’s SharePoint governance and infrastructure management solutions as well as IOZ’s services throughout

Munich, — January 12, 2012 — AvePoint, the leader in governance and infrastructure management solutions for Microsoft SharePoint, today announced a partnership agreement with IOZ, a leading technology solution and services provider based in Switzerland. IOZ will serve as a value-added reseller of AvePoint technologies, and both companies will work together to integrate their complementary product offerings and services for customers throughout Switzerland.

“The fast growing SharePoint community in Switzerland requires a solution that simplifies the deployment, monitoring, management, and enforcement of governance policies,” said Nathan Trenzinger, AvePoint Vice President of North America & EMEA Alliances. “The combination of AvePoint’s solutions and decade of dedication to SharePoint with IOZ’s software and services will enable even more businesses to maximize the business value of the platform.”

AvePoint's award-winning DocAve Software Platform is the enterprise-class management platform for SharePoint governance. With a unified, browser-based user interface and a fully distributed architecture, DocAve offers more than 30 independently deployable modules for SharePoint data protection, administration, repl ication, migration, archiving, deployment management, reporting, storage optimization, and content lifecycle management.

Switzerland -based IOZ, a Microsoft Gold Certified Portals and Collaboration Partner, offers comprehensive and customized solutions for SharePoint by working closely with customers’ to analyze their existing business processes and needs. Additionally, IOZ offers training, hosting, and prototype and test environments for clients’ SharePoint projects.

“We have been focused exclusively on SharePoint for the last several years, and in our many customer projects we have often relied upon third-party tools to optimally serve our customers,” said Josua Müller, CEO of IOZ. “Our partnership with AvePoint is an excellent way to continue helping our customers increase their return on investment with SharePoint.”

“SharePoint projects are organizational projects. The combination of AvePoint’s solutions and IOZ’s eight years of experience in the SharePoint sector brings immense benefits to our customers,” said Daniel Schnyder, Head of Project Management, IOZ. “We are convinced that this partnership will offer customers the maximum possible value for their SharePoint investment.”

To learn more about the partnership, or about the products and services offered by AvePoint and IOZ, please visit AvePoint at http://www.avepoint.de and IOZ at http://www.ioz.ch.

About AvePoint

AvePoint is a global technology company and proven software leader. Since its founding in 2001, AvePoint has become the world’s largest provider of enterprise-class governance and infrastructure management solutions for

AvePoint and IOZ Partner to Offer Enterprise-Class Governance Solutions for Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft SharePoint. Propelled by the world’s largest SharePoint-exclusive research & development team, AvePoint helps more than 8,000 customers – including many Fortune 500 companies and government agencies – meet their specific business objectives utilizing the SharePoint platform. AvePoint, Inc. is headquartered and maintains its principal operational center in Jersey City, NJ, with wholly owned operational centers in the USA, Canada, , , United Kingdom, , Germany, , Switzerland, , , and . AvePoint is a Depth Managed Microsoft Gold Certified Portals and Collaboration Partner and Gold Certified ISV Partner as well as a US Government GSA provider via strategic partnerships.

About IOZ

IOZ is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and offers complete solutions for Microsoft SharePoint. Analyzing the processes and needs of enterprises, IOZ’s SharePoint experts create the optimal platform solution primed to meet clients’ dynamic business requirements. IOZ’s expertise, combined with its broad range of offers, includes SharePoint analysis, consulting, implementation, deployment, training, hosting, prototype/test environments, and migration to Microsoft Office 365.

AvePoint Media Contact:

Laura Sellmansberger – DACH Marketing Manager AvePoint Tel: +49 89 219 09 89 Email: [email protected]

IOZ Media Contact:

Manuela Auchli – Director of Marketing IOZ Tel: +41 41 925 84 17 Email: [email protected]

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AvePoint and IOZ Partner to Offer Enterprise-Class Governance Solutions for Microsoft SharePoint