SchemaLogic Signs Partnering Agreement with Concept Interactive

PR Log (Press Release) – May 05, 2009 – Mississauga, Canada - Concept Interactive Inc., an award-winning Gold Certified Microsoft Partner and leader in Microsoft Office SharePoint solutions, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with SchemaLogic, the leading provider of metadata management software for enterprise content. As a result of the agreement, Concept Interactive will be a solutions provider for SchemaLogic’s MetaPointTM Software in Canada.

MetaPoint provides enterprise metadata management and document tagging capability, allowing companies to greatly reduce the cost of managing the content lifecycle from the point of creation in Microsoft Office Applications to the back-end repositories in Office SharePoint Server 2007.  

MetaPoint allows customers to model corporate vocabularies and SharePoint metadata structures and synchronize the metadata model to SharePoint sites and desktops across the enterprise.  MetaPoint automates the content tagging process at the desktop making it easier for information workers to consistently store and retrieve information in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. “MetaPoint integrates with Microsoft Office applications (such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to tag and classify documents automatically when they are created and suggests to the user where documents should be stored in Office SharePoint Server”, said Jeff Dirks, SchemaLogic President and CEO, “Our MetaPoint product helps employees find and share information more effectively while improving corporate information governance and regulatory compliance”.

Concept Interactive will provide training and integration services for medium and large enterprises in addition to the sales, marketing and support services in Canada for SchemaLogic’s complete suite of products.

“Concept Interactive is a valuable partner with more than 12 years industry experience in both Public and Private sectors. This partnership allows us to extend our reach in Canadian market,” said Dirks.   “Concept Interactive’s expertise in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server solutions and its rich client base across Education, Media and Entertainment, Financial Services, Municipalities, Life Sciences, Healthcare, and other verticals is important to this partnership. Combining Concept’s expertise in Enterprise Content Management solutions with SchemaLogic’s industry leading MetaPoint software affords both organizations a strong partnership.”

“Through this partnership, companies in Canada now have access to the combination of SchemaLogic’s industry leading software and our extensive Microsoft Solutions expertise,” said Christopher Federico, President and CEO of Concept Interactive Inc. “With the growing interest in taxonomy and metadata management solutions, it is critical for us to align ourselves with a technology that has comprehensive metadata management capabilities and that also integrates seamlessly with our Microsoft ECM offerings, ensuring data consistency and integrity. SchemaLogic offers a much needed solution for organizations in an emerging technology area of the world. We are pleased to be the exclusive provider of SchemaLogic’s solutions in Canada and look forward to introducing and supporting SchemaLogic throughout Canada.”

About SchemaLogic
SchemaLogic is the leading provider of metadata management software for enterprise content.  Our software automates the content tagging process at the desktop making it easier for information workers to consistently store and retrieve information in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and other leading Enterprise Content Management systems.    Information-centric organizations benefit by ensuring that all content and information assets can be readily found, shared, and stored according to corporate information management guidelines.  

Our customers include leading multi-national corporations, including Pfizer, Chevron, Kaiser Permanente, The Boeing Company, Associated Press, Amgen, Astra-Zeneca, Reed Business Information, and Thomson-Reuters.  The company is located in Kirkland, WA.

To learn more, please visit www.schemalogic.com

About Concept Interactive Inc
Concept Interactive is a Gold Certified Microsoft Partner specializing in Information Worker Solutions, Business Process Integration, and Custom Development. With over 12 years of experience in both Public and Private sectors, Concept has the ability to help organizations to overcome business challenges by delivering targeted information and services to all stakeholders. Concept clients include CIBC, Upper Canada District School Board, Peel District School Board, Addax Petroleum, Ontario Power Generation, CanWest, Bloorview Kids Rehab, and more.

Concept’s specializations and core competencies have resulted in consistent recognition from Microsoft and other award bodies. Since becoming a Gold Partner, Concept has been nominated for, and awarded numerous awards. In addition to previous global awards, Concept was recently announced as a 2008 Information Worker Solution of the Year Finalist.

To learn more, please visit www.conceptinc.ca