Metalogix Acquires Axceler’s SharePoint Business

Metalogix Software, provider of content infrastructure software to improve the use and performance of enterprise content on SharePoint, Exchange and cloud platforms, has acquired Axceler Corp.‘s profitable SharePoint business, including the widely used and most powerful governance and administration product, ControlPoint for SharePoint Administration.

The acquisition of Axceler’s related products, employees, assets and brands, positions Metalogix as a fast growing SharePoint-focused Independent Software Vendor (ISV).

The addition of ControlPoint for SharePoint Administration to Metalogix portfolio of content infrastructure software establishes the company as a single source supplier of premier products for the management of the entire SharePoint lifecycle.

The expanded product portfolio delivers expanded visibility and proactive control over enterprise SharePoint environments. It also enables customers to manage the increasing scale of SharePoint deployments, growth in business content and the need to mitigate security risks. ControlPoint for SharePoint Administration enables organizations to manage their SharePoint platform and enforce governance strategies that protect business assets while driving employee adoption and productivity. The ControlPoint family of offerings, which have won more than a dozen awards, are used by over 3,000 organizations worldwide to manage more than 14 million SharePoint users.

"Today’s announcement is truly a game-changer in the SharePoint industry. The addition of the leading SharePoint Governance and Administration management product to Metalogix offering extends our range, reach and leadership in the strategic SharePoint governance market segment. This investment is another milestone in our strategy to provide customers the best-of-breed content infrastructure software to deploy, operate and protect their SharePoint platform, on-premise or in the cloud," said Steven Murphy, CEO, Metalogix. "SharePoint customers can now buy the premier migration, administration, storage optimization, and replication technology from a single source, Metalogix."

"Over the past four years SharePoint adoption has grown tremendously across enterprises of all sizes. As the market has matured, SharePoint has increasingly become a vital and complex asset for tens of thousands of operations," said Michael Alden, CEO, Axceler. "SharePoint administrators are increasingly seeking single-source technology providers who can provide exceptional technology and offer comprehensive, global 24×7 support. The integration of Axceler’s SharePoint business with Metalogix is a natural evolution of the market and will drive significant value for those managing contemporary SharePoint environments."

With over 13,000 customers, in 86 countries on 7 continents, Metalogix is a growing SharePoint-focused ISV. It is committed to integrating and enhancing the combined product portfolios to help customers enhance the use and performance of SharePoint. New and existing customers will benefit from the expanded reach, scale and resources of the new Metalogix, including its 24×7 support program, which manages the complex global issues.

Axceler’s non-SharePoint business will continue to operate independently supporting solutions for Lotus Notes, Yammer and other collaboration platforms.

Today, more than 7,500 customers rely on the Metalogix’s products to upgrade, migrate, organize, store, archive and replicate content on SharePoint, Exchange and cloud platforms. It has moved more than 50,000TB of content.