Enterprises and Government Agencies can now securely share MOSS 2007 sites and documents outside their boundaries using a Microsoft Certified Partner product
Bethesda, Maryland –September 03, 2008 – Epok Inc., a leader in the access control and authorization management software industry, was named a 2008/2009 Microsoft Certified Partner for the ISV/Software Solutions Competency. The title of Microsoft Certified Partner is given to companies that demonstrate a proficiency in Microsoft products and deliver a great service to their client base. Epok Inc. has displayed this proficiency throughout its history as an identity and access management software provider.
"We are very proud to have achieved the title of Microsoft Certified Partner," stated Fred Giordano, Epok’s President and CEO. "The Epok Edition for Microsoft SharePoint deploys with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, as well as other Microsoft and Windows based applications to enable our customers to securely extend access to external users in other organizations. By improving the security and IT controls for external user authorization for MOSS 2007, our customers are able to expand the benefits of this powerful collaboration and content management platform to partners, outsourcers, dealers and other external users without breaching security and compliance requirements. Achieving Microsoft Certified Partner status will allow us to penetrate a broader global market."
According to the Microsoft Program, "Partners enrolled in the ISV/Software Solutions Competency have shown proficiency in developing and marketing packaged software solutions based on Microsoft technologies." To obtain Certified Partner status Epok’s software had to pass several certification tests, including operating systems and platform components, and had to provide multiple references from its customer base.
Errin O’Connor, President of Houston-based EPC, a leading provider of enterprise SharePoint implementations, said that Epok’s award, "Recognizes a high level of technological proficiency and a robust extranet security solution that fills an important need for our SharePoint customers."
Epok has been delivering authorization management solutions to public and private sector customers for Information Sharing for the past three years. With the advent of Microsoft SharePoint 2007 and the explosion in extranet collaboration and information sharing the need for security and compliance solutions has been growing at an unprecedented pace.
About Epok
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, Epok, Inc. is a privately funded software company. Epok’s federated access management software lets organizations securely extend application access across organizational boundaries leading to improved extranet flexibility, lower cost of operations, and enhanced compliance and security. Epok’s products are sold to commercial, government and non-profit organizations. For more information, please visit www.epok.net. |
