AvePoint Honored as Finalist in Four Categories of 2013 GOVTek Awards

ARLINGTON, Va. - May 13, 2013 - PRLog -- AvePoint Public Sector, Inc (http://www.avepointpublicsector.com/)., an independent subsidiary of AvePoint, Inc., the leader in governance, compliance, and management solutions for social enterprise collaboration platforms, today announced it has been selected as a finalist in four categories for the Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) 2013 GOVTek Awards (http://gtra.org/govtek-awards-nominees). GOVTek Awards winners will be announced Sunday, June 2 at the GOVTek Awards Gala in Cambridge, MD.

AvePoint was nominated as an industry solution provider in the categories of Best Collaboration Solution, Best Security Solution, Excellence in Government Service, and Excellence in Industry/Government Collaboration. Each nomination resulted from a customer success story:

Best Collaboration Solution: AvePoint helped a key Seattle trade agency (http://www.avepoint.com/assets/pdf/Case_Study_Port_of_Seattle.pdf) ensure optimal collaboration across the entire organization by ensuring end users always have access to the most up-to-date information needed to perform their duties.
Best Security Solution: AvePoint enabled a New Zealand public sector organization (http://www.avepoint.com/assets/pdf/Case_Study_Hawkes_Bay_...) to protect its valuable data with full system, granular, and incremental backups, as well as swift restoration of lost or deleted content.
Excellence in Government Service: With AvePoint, a local government in Illinois (http://www.avepoint.com/assets/pdf/Case_Study_City_of_Blo...) was able to migrate approximately one gigabyte of data with full fidelity, allowing it to remain compliant with the court system. The migration was completed in one business day, four days sooner than expected.
Excellence in Industry/Government Collaboration: A public sector technology services company (http://www.avepoint.com/assets/pdf/Case_Study_Dell_Servic...) was able to save $25,000 and reduce data on its content database by 88 percent.

“AvePoint has a long history of working with various government agencies to ensure that their compliance, governance, and collaboration needs are met. With the amount of sensitive data that our customers have, it has always been AvePoint’s priority to keep their information safe and secure while enabling collaboration with confidence,” said Chris Foreman, CEO, AvePoint Public Sector. “To receive these nominations is a testament to the service we provide to our public sector customers, and we are proud to be recognized as one of the most trusted solution providers in the industry.”

Award winners will be chosen by an evaluation from GTRA Council Members in conjunction with a public vote from the community. Votes can be cast at the GTRA voting website (http://gtra.org/govtek-awards-industry-voting).

About AvePoint Public Sector

AvePoint Public Sector, Inc. is an independent subsidiary of AvePoint, the world's largest provider of enterprise-class governance, compliance, and management solutions for social enterprise collaboration platforms. With its flagship solution, the DocAve Software Platform, AvePoint Public Sector works extensively with customers in every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, Federal Civilian and Intelligence agencies, as well as State and Local Government to meet their mission-critical business objectives utilizing SharePoint. AvePoint Public Sector is headquartered in Arlington, VA, and is a U.S. Government GSA provider via strategic partnerships in addition to certifications, including U.S. Navy Application & Database Management System (DADMS) and U.S. Army Certificate of Networthiness. For more information, please visit www.avepoint.com.

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