Press Releases AvePoint Further Aligns with Global Privacy Community through Centre for Information Policy Leadership Membership

AvePoint Further Aligns with Global Privacy Community through Centre for Information Policy Leadership Membership

Underscoring its continued commitment to helping organizations solve data privacy challenges, AvePoint will work with CIPL members to connect policy, process, and technology solutions to information privacy and data security issues

Jersey City, NJ – November 11, 2015— AvePoint, the established leader in enabling enterprise collaboration across platforms and devices, today announced it is a corporate member of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL). CIPL is a global information policy think tank that works with business leaders, regulatory authorities, and policymakers to develop global solutions for privacy and the responsible use of data to enable the modern information age.

As a member of CIPL, AvePoint joins leading organizations in healthcare, information services, technology, financial services, as well as retail and consumer products with significant experience in business and compliance, government, regulatory policy, consumer advocacy, and technology. The organizations will work together to develop solutions to information policy issues that are practical, innovative, and grounded in a deep understanding of technology as well as evolving business processes.

“The data privacy landscape changes each and every day as new breaches occur and impact organizations worldwide and across all industries,” said Dana Simberkoff, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer, AvePoint. “Joining the Centre underscores AvePoint continued commitment to delivering privacy management and data security best practices, as well as contributing to the overall privacy policy creation process on an international level.”

The 2015 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award Winner in Content and Collaboration, AvePoint technology solutions are trusted by more than 14,000 organizations worldwide. With robust protection, management, compliance, reporting, and migration capabilities, as well as true, global 24/7 live support, AvePoint is the established leader in enabling enterprise collaboration across platforms and devices. AvePoint technology provides global companies with best practices, concepts and technology solutions for risk management and compliance.

CIPL leads public policy initiatives that promote responsible information governance necessary for the continued growth of the information economy. Founded in 2001 by leading companies and Hunton & Williams LLP, CIPL develops innovative, pragmatic approaches to privacy and information security that take into account the requirements of business processes and address the concerns of individuals about the protection of their information.

“We are excited to count AvePoint among the diverse mix of CIPL member companies,” said Bojana Bellamy, President, Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL). “Data privacy and information security require a collective and holistic approach within organizations as they and their leaders grapple with the tremendous challenges of the modern information age. AvePoint’s participation in CIPL will help foster the necessary internal synergies and dialogue to effectively tackle information governance. I personally look forward to collaborating with AvePoint in pursuing that goal.”

For more information on AvePoint and how it helps mitigate risks from the moment data is created through its entire lifecycle, please visit our website.

About AvePoint

Securing the Future. AvePoint is a global leader in data management and data governance, 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.

About the Centre

The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) leads public policy initiatives that promote responsible information governance necessary for the continued growth of the information economy. CIPL was founded in 2001 by leading companies and Hunton & Williams LLP to develop innovative, pragmatic approaches to privacy and data security policy that take into account the requirements of business processes and address the concerns of individuals about the protection of their information. Collaborating with industry leaders, consumer organizations and government representatives, CIPL develops information policy that fosters privacy and security, while balancing economic and societal interests. More details about CIPL can be found at www.informationpolicycentre.com.

About Hunton & Williams LLP

Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since its establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. Its practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, and our experience extends to practice areas including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and cybersecurity.