AvePoint to Host Second Annual SharePoint User Conference Japan

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Collection of Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals will share best practices and guidance for successful deployments of Microsoft SharePoint with the growing Japanese SharePoint community

Tokyo — March 13, 2013 — AvePoint, the leader in governance, compliance, and management solutions for social enterprise collaboration platforms, today announced it will host the second annual SharePoint User Conference Japan (SPUC) on April 18, 2013 in Tokyo. SharePoint User Conference Japan will feature a collection of renowned Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) worldwide sharing tips and proven practices that will arm attendees with the knowledge necessary for maximizing the success of their SharePoint deployments.

“According to a recent IDC survey AvePoint sponsored with Microsoft in Asia, 80 percent of businesses in this region want to adopt enterprise social platforms including Microsoft SharePoint in the next 18 months, but are wary of data leakage, security, and compliance concerns,” said Ken Shiomitsu, Chief Operating Officer, AvePoint Japan. “The need is greater than ever to give organizations here the tools and knowledge necessary to address the dichotomy of collaboration and security. The collective wealth of knowledge of this group of Microsoft MVPs is second to none, and we’re very excited to continue bringing only the best and brightest minds in the global SharePoint community to Japan to help enterprises collaborate with confidence.”

Topics to be discussed at SPUC Japan include: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), compliance, customizations and development for SharePoint 2013, document management, mobile computing, new functions of SharePoint 2013, project management, and social and cloud.

Speakers include:

• Ken Shiomitsu, COO, AvePoint Japan
• Michal Gideoni, Director, Product Management – Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.
• Dux Raymond Sy (PMP®), Innovative-e, Inc., SharePoint MVP
• Atsuo Yamasaki, PiecePoint Inc., SharePoint MVP
• Kazuhiko Nakamura, Simplesso Consulting, Office 365 MVP
• Hiroaki Oikawa, Advanced Solution Co., Ltd, SharePoint MVP
• Yuki Izukura, JBS Solutions, Inc.
• Masaki Nishioka, Infoshare Inc., SharePoint MVP
• Rie Okuda, Crie Illuminate Inc., InfoPath MVP
• Ai Yamazaki, Office i corporation, SharePoint MVP
• Maki Kaneko, AvePoint Japan

SharePoint User Conference Japan is a free event for developers, IT pros and business users from organizations currently using, or planning to deploy, Microsoft SharePoint. For more information about SharePoint User Conference Japan, please visit AvePoint’s Japanese-language microsite. To learn more about some of the organizations in Japan that have found SharePoint success with AvePoint, please visit the Case Studies page on AvePoint’s website.

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, compliance, and management solutions for social enterprise collaboration platforms. AvePoint helps more than 10,000 customers – including many Fortune 500 companies and government agencies – meet their specific business objectives by enabling collaboration with confidence. AvePoint, Inc. is headquartered and maintains its principal operational center in Jersey City, NJ, with wholly owned operational centers in the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, and China. AvePoint is a Depth Managed Microsoft Gold Certified Application Development Partner and Gold Certified Collaboration and Content Partner as well as a US Government GSA provider via strategic partnerships.

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