Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
Altran, a European leader in innovation consulting, and Metalogix
Software, a leading provider of solutions for Microsoft SharePoint
migration, management, and archiving as well as Exchange® migration
and archiving, today announced a partnership for the joint delivery of
SharePoint solutions in Scandinavia. To launch their new partnership,
the companies will be hosting seminar programs on June 16 in Copenhagen,
Denmark and June 17 in Oslo, Norway to share best practices and tips for
optimizing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 deployments.
“Metalogix is a leading provider of solutions for Microsoft SharePoint
migration, management and archiving and we are pleased to be partnering
with them,” said Magnus Skebäck, Business Manager, Altran. “Our
extensive SharePoint experience together with Metalogix migration
software gives our customers an exceptional value.”
“SharePoint users are eager to enhance collaboration and optimize their
document access and communication to make full use of the power of the
SharePoint 2010 platform,” said Miguel Nhuch, vice president of
International and Business Development, Metalogix. “Our partnership with
Altran allows us to pair leading technology and expertise to help
organizations get the most from their SharePoint investments.”
The Metalogix / Altran seminars have been designed to explore best
practices for migrating to and managing SharePoint 2010. They will be
held in Altran’s offices in Copenhagen and Oslo in June.
The SharePoint 2010 Seminar in Copenhagen will be held on June 16 from
12:00 to 15:00 at Rued Langaards vej 7. To register, please send
correspondence to: info@altran.dk.
The SharePoint 2010 Seminar in Oslo will be held on June 17 from 12:00
to 15:00 p.m. at Østensjøveien 32. To register, please send
correspondence to: info@altran.no.
Metalogix is the innovation leader in solutions that migrate content
into SharePoint, keep SharePoint environments running smoothly, manage
the content throughout its lifecycle, and archive content for compliance
and e-discovery. Metalogix products empower organizations to securely
and automatically migrate more ECM systems than any other vendor into
SharePoint 2007 or 2010 on-premise or in the cloud. The Metalogix
product suite is 100% Microsoft compliant because all products interact
with SharePoint only through supported APIs.
Metalogix selects partners, like Altran, who are passionate about
technology and are committed to supporting the local market. Metalogix
supports partners in all areas of the business so that they are
self-sufficient in assisting the local businesses and organizations
directly with sales advice and technical support. Altran is part of a
growing list of companies that have recently joined the Metalogix
international partner ecosystem. For more information, please visit: http://www.metalogix.net/partners/metalogix-partner-program.
About Altran
Altran is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, with more than 350,000
hours of SharePoint experience. Altran has a strong position on the
Scandinavian market within Enterprise Content Management, including
solutions for Document Management, Business Intranet & Communications,
Web Content Management, Case Management and Quality Assurance.
Furthermore, Altran delivers custom solutions and fulfill specialist
roles to meet clients' needs.
Altran is Europe’s leading consultancy business in IT, technology and
management. For our customers, this means access to worldwide
cutting-edge expertise. For our consultants, it means that they can
bounce ideas around with some of their 18 500 colleagues. For more
information, please visit www.altran.se.
About Metalogix Software
Metalogix Software delivers award-winning content migration, management
and archiving software that enables organizations to migrate, manage,
archive and recover enterprise content to ensure availability,
regulatory compliance, efficiency and cost effectiveness. It supports
its more than 5,000 customers worldwide from eight office locations;
Boston, Dallas and Ann Arbor (U.S.), Vancouver and Halifax (Canada),
London (UK), Bratislava (Slovakia), and Schaffhausen (Switzerland).
Originally founded in 2001, Metalogix of Canada merged with the
archiving business of H & S Software in 2008. The company is profitable
and privately held. Metalogix’s investors include Insight Venture
Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners. Metalogix is a Microsoft Gold
Certified Partner.