AvePoint and Portiva Partner to Bolster Microsoft SharePoint Deployments in the Netherlands Deal combines AvePoint’s award-winning DocAve 6 Software Platform with Portiva’s proven track record of SharePoint success London, United Kingdom — January 28, 2013 — AvePoint, the leader in governance, compliance, and management solutions for social enterprise collaboration platforms, today announced a partnership with Portiva, a leading portal development and implementation partner in the Netherlands. Portiva will become a premier value-added reseller, working with AvePoint to help customers in the region enhance business productivity and collaborate with confidence using the SharePoint platform.

“Collaboration is king in today’s business environment, and AvePoint wants to ensure that its customers are able to do so with confidence,” said Jan Tietze, Chief Operating Officer, AvePoint EMEA. “Portiva’s dedicated SharePoint reputation, team of experts, and strong client relationships make them an ideal partner for AvePoint’s leading governance, compliance, and management solutions. This partnership strengthens our ability to serve our customers throughout the Netherlands.” 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’s DocAve Software Platform is the leading enterprise-class management platform for SharePoint governance.

Portiva is a leading SharePoint implementation partner, with a focus entirely on the Microsoft SharePoint platform. With over 150 SharePoint implementations, Portiva is one of the largest SharePoint focused Microsoft Gold Certified Partners in the Netherlands. “This agreement with AvePoint brings together two companies with a tradition of excellence in the social enterprise collaboration space, specifically with Microsoft SharePoint,” said Yvo Van Wijk, Managing Director, Portiva. “I look forward to combining our expertise with AvePoint’s award-winning DocAve Software Platform to provide our customers in the region with the best possible collaboration solutions.” 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.

About Portiva Portiva is a leading Micrisoft SharePoint implementation partner centralized in the Netherlands. They are focusing entirely on the Microsoft platform where they specialize in Microsoft SharePoint. Portiva offers a pragmatic approach with their SharepointXD concept to enhance and extend a standard SharePoint platform. With a proven track record of dramatically improving business processes and bringing measurable value to clients, Portiva combines industry knowledge with demonstrated expertise to create unified, web-based solutions based on Microsoft’s technology platform. AvePoint Media Contact Christopher Musico – Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Global Communications AvePoint Tel: 201-793-1111 Email: Christopher.Musico@AvePoint.com Portiva Media Contact Yvo Van Wijk – Managing Director Portiva Tel: +31-85-4891008 Email: yvanwijk@portiva.nl All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.