Axceler is seeking to raise the profile of its SharePoint administration and migration software in Australia and New Zealand, announcing a series of initiatives at the Australia SharePoint Conference.

Along with the opening of a new office in Sydney, Axceler announced the appointment of a new Channel Sales Manager for the Asia Pacific region.

Axceler's ControlPoint, the company's SharePoint administration software, helps enterprises simplify, optimise and secure their large and complex SharePoint environments, which increasingly span international borders.

"We've found two compelling sources of market opportunity that led us to make this move: SharePoint market potential in the Australia and New Zealand region, and the rising number of multinational organizations with extensive, global SharePoint deployments," said Michael Alden, President and CEO, Axceler.

"Enterprises across many industries are deploying SharePoint as a strategic and increasingly global platform. We're seeing overwhelming demand for SharePoint add-on products, particularly in the area of SharePoint governance. This year we expect our growth to further increase as more and more organizations make SharePoint a bigger part of their IT strategy."

Vijay Raghvani, who will be based in the new Sydney office, is the new Channel Sales Manager for the Asia Pacific region. Raghvani will focus on developing the Asia Pacific channel for Axceler products starting with Australia and New Zealand.

Prior to joining Axceler, he was working in the Microsoft channel for a leading SharePoint partner, and with Canon Australia in the solutions business.

The company's new Australian office is located at 100 Walker St, North Sydney, NSW 2059.