ASG intros ASG-Total Content Integrator

NAPLES, USA: In a move that enables organizations to lower content storage costs while optimizing enterprise content usage, ASG Software Solutions has announced the general availability of its ASG-Total Content Integrator for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (ASG-TCI for MOSS).

ASG is the originator of ASG's Business Service Portfolio (BSP), a leader in business solutions for global enterprises, and a Gold Certified Microsoft partner.

With ASG-TCI for MOSS, organizations can better manage and share data from multiple sources using the pervasive SharePoint interface. More specifically, ASG-TCI for MOSS allows organizations to employ information lifecycle management policies through consistent interfaces, improved data access, and centralized content management while addressing scalability and compliance concerns.

John W. Graham, senior product manager, Microsoft Business Marketing Organization said, "Given Microsoft Office SharePoint Server's pervasiveness and customer adoption, user experience continues to be top of mind for us and our customers. Partners such as ASG, who create solutions for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, provide greater value to that experience and also demonstrate the extensibility of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server."

ASG-TCI for MOSS delivers enterprise benefits by:

* Extending Microsoft SQL Server's archiving with larger volume and longer retention, essential for complying with increasingly common e-discovery investigations

* Eliminating scalability and reliability issues for Microsoft SQL Server databases by offloading permanent storage to ASG-ViewDirect® - the "repository of record"

* Addressing content diversity-in effect, integrating and managing all enterprise data

* Federating content across multiple, disparate repositories

* Fostering organizational collaboration and saving employees time by eliminating tedious, multi-environment searches across disparate repositories

* Helping organizations meet regulatory requirements through comprehensive control and long-term retention of content with an expanded choice of media and storage technology

* Providing transparent search and retrieval for virtually any type of information format, including documents, reports, images, multimedia files, and even wireless information--a prerequisite for practicing enterprise content management (ECM).