Metalogix updates Replicator for Sharepoint

Metalogix Software, the trusted provider of content lifecycle management solutions for Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange and Cloud platforms, has announced the general release of Metalogix Replicator for SharePoint 5.0. The new version meets the operational needs of multi-server SharePoint infrastructures that need the synchronisation of content or immediate failover availability at wire speed for disaster recovery. 

In March, Metalogix acquired Syntergy’s SharePoint business, including the market-leading Replicator for SharePoint, which is a Web-based solution used to synchronise and manage business intelligence in real-time across multiple SharePoint environments.

Replicator for SharePoint provides for two-way data synchronisation by replicating content and settings back and forth between server farms, even if they are not identical.

“The functionality to synchronise between two locations is a key benefit for local organisations that have remotes sites or branches, especially those with operations in remote regions that make use of Satellite and have limited bandwidth,” says Chris Hathaway, director at Soarsoft Africa, distributor of Metalogix in the African region.

“We have seen these requirements regularly in the mining, retail and financial services verticals. Other scenarios include customers using SharePoint for document management across multiple geographies and regions.

“Metalogix’s ongoing commitment to continuously improving its offering is clearly evident in this development and ensures SharePoint users’ ongoing needs and requirements are anticipated and met.”

Replicator for SharePoint 5.0 features improved, patent-pending compression that reduces network overhead costs more than any other replication solution on the market.

By utilising Replicator for SharePoint 5.0, organisations with multiple SharePoint servers can have uninterrupted access to content that enhances employee productivity and efficiency and improves company performance globally.

The release of Replicator for SharePoint 5.0 includes a number of new features including adaptive replication, which provides changing environments, such as military installations, with the fastest access to their SharePoint.

The solution automatically adapts to changing network conditions, and allows prioritisation of specific content, to identify and use the most efficient route based on user-specific criteria. Adaptive replication also minimises network traffic through its patent-pending micro-messaging system.

“The patent-pending features in Replicator for SharePoint 5.0 differentiates our solution from other SharePoint products and further demonstrates our team’s innovative leadership to create and develop breakthrough SharePoint solutions for organisations to move and manage content,” says Steven Murphy, CEO, Metalogix.

“The 5.0 version of Metalogix Replicator for SharePoint allows organisations to address the rapidly growing needs of their multi-server SharePoint infrastructure while dramatically reducing network and administrative overhead as part of our strategy to continue to enhance the use and performance of our customers’ SharePoint platform investment.”

Soarsoft delivers updated Exchange monitoring and reporting features with ENow’s Management System 4.7

Soarsoft Africa, a specialist in archive, migration, collaboration and messaging services, has recently announced the availability of ENow’s Management System 4.7 product suite for Exchange, Active Directory, and SharePoint management. ENow is a Microsoft Independent Software Vendor specialising in the development of software to simplify Microsoft system management.

ENow's Mailscape Exchange Server product is used in over 35 countries by enterprise companies, including Facebook, NYSE, DirecTV, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and CB Richard Ellis. The product features a dashboard with red, yellow, and green lights indicating the health of each monitored server. The Mailscape solution enables IT support staff to proactively monitor servers in real time. It also provides mobile device reporting for iPads, iPhones, Androids, Blackberries, and other mobile devices.

The ENow Management system is comprised of Exchange, Active Directory and SharePoint modules. The Exchange module, Mailscape, is an innovative tool that combines all the key elements for Exchange reporting and monitoring in a single solution. ENow’s Compass product is a Microsoft Active Directory management solution, and ForeSite is designed to help organisations proactively monitor their SharePoint infrastructure.

ENow Management System 4.7 includes new enhancements to help IT administrators. Some of the highlights in this release include enhanced Exchange DAG monitoring features that will make it easier for administrators to ensure their high availability Exchange 2010 servers are functional. Several new Active Directory reports were added that will give Active Directory administrators the ability to track down potential security issues and to better understand their topology. In addition, this new release includes a brand new SharePoint module that automatically tests critical SharePoint services, such as Site Availability, Timer Jobs, Search & Index service and content databases. All of SharePoint’s underlying core technologies including IIS, Active Directory and SQL are also monitored with ForeSite.

Says Chris Hathaway, Director at Soarsoft Africa, distributor of ENow solutions: “ENow’s Management Suite 4.7 is ideal for local companies to proactively monitor and react to the ‘health’ and status of their organisations Exchange, and Active Directory platforms in an easy and intuitive manner, improving uptime and providing the ability to resolve issues quickly. The extended functionality of being able to monitor and manage SharePoint services delivers additional value and further assists to resolve issues before they impact the organisation’s ability to access documentation and data, especially as SharePoint becomes more and more prevalent as a critical business system.”