AvePoint Named Among Top Finalists for Three 2013 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards

Awards recognize best-in-class solutions built utilizing Microsoft technology; AvePoint was named a finalist for Collaboration and Content Partner of the Year, Office/SharePoint App Developer Partner of the Year, and Public Sector Partner of the Year – Public Safety/National Security

AvePoint (NASDAQ: AVPT), the global leader in data security, governance, and resilience, today announced it has been selected as a finalist for three Microsoft Partner of the Year 2013 awards – Collaboration and Content Partner of the Year, Office/SharePoint App Developer Partner of the Year, and Public Sector Partner of the Year - Public Safety/National Security.

“We’re honored to receive this prestigious recognition from Microsoft, which is a testament to our dedication to providing products and solutions that address the most important challenges businesses are facing today,” said Dr. Tianyi (TJ) Jiang, AvePoint Co-Founder and Co-CEO. “At AvePoint, we believe that challenge is collaborating with confidence. By ensuring that they can integrate their enterprise technology and social platform investments, we help organizations improve worker efficiency and access to information while maintaining control over data security, privacy, and compliance.”

Awards were presented in 44 categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 3,000 entrants from 106 different countries worldwide. The award finalists and winners were selected from nominations based on their commitment to customers, their solutions’ market impact, and exemplary use of Microsoft technologies.

“We are pleased to recognize our 2013 Partner Award finalists for their dedication in solving today’s most vital technology challenges facing our mutual customers,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “Their unwavering commitment to quality and innovative solutions earns their place among our best Microsoft partners. Congratulations to this year’s finalists. We are excited to see the exceptional work you’ll deliver in the year ahead!”

AvePoint has helped more than 10,000 organizations across 63 countries achieve SharePoint success since its founding in 2001. With robust protection, management, compliance, reporting, and migration capabilities, as well as true, global 24/7 live support, AvePoint is the leader in governance, compliance, and management solutions that enable organizations to collaborate with confidence.

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the past year.

About AvePoint

Securing the Future. AvePoint is a global leader in data security, governance, and resilience, and over 21,000 customers worldwide rely on our solutions to modernize the digital workplace across Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and other collaboration environments. AvePoint’s global channel partner program includes over 3,500 managed service providers, value added resellers and systems integrators, with our solutions available in more than 100 cloud marketplaces. To learn more, visit https://www.avepoint.com.