AvePoint is ready to offer the fully mapped transfer of application content from SharePoint 2003 and 2007 to SharePoint 2010 via its DocAve Migrator.

AvePoint's DocAve Migrator for SharePoint 2010 will be available for trial and purchase the same day of the GA release of SharePoint 2010, expected in the first half of 2010.

"As part of the Microsoft Office TAP [Technology Adoption Program, AvePoint has worked closely with Microsoft to ensure that our solutions will fully support SharePoint Server 2010 immediately upon release," said Dr. Tianyi (TJ) Jiang, AvePoint's chief operating officer.

"As more organizations turn to SharePoint 2010 for enterprise content management and other vital business initiatives, it is critical they have a comprehensive migration tool to seamlessly transition to the new platform, as well as the protection, management, and optimization tools needed to fully leverage the platform for success. DocAve is the only software solution out there that delivers on all fronts."

With DocAve Migrator, companies using prior versions of SharePoint (including Windows SharePoint Services v2 and v3, SharePoint Portal Server 2003, and MOSS 2007), or even companies using various legacy data platforms, will have the ability to perform a secure and lossless migration to SharePoint 2010. While Microsoft allows a bulk upgrade of SharePoint 2007 to 2010 at the farm or database level, DocAve Migrator provides numerous additional options:
Swiftly migrate and map all of your content, metadata, customisations, and configurations created in your SharePoint 2007 environment to SharePoint 2010
Reorganize, remap, and create new folders upon migration to clean up existing clutter
Migrate an entire instance or just an individual content item. Granular or bulk content migration and flexible job scheduling limits the negative impact on production environments
DocAve's Pre-Migration Scanner will detect and notify you of any elements that must be mapped in order to ensure a successful migration

Under the currently available methods from Microsoft, without a tool like DocAve, SharePoint 2003 users would have to first migrate to SharePoint 2007, then to SharePoint 2010. DocAve Migrator allows administrators to "cut out the middle man", by providing full support for a direct migration from 2003 environments to SharePoint 2010.

DocAve Migrator will also support comprehensive migrations to SharePoint 2010 from a variety of other systems, including: Oracle/Stellent, Lotus Notes, Documentum eRoom, File Systems, Exchange Public Folders, Open Text LiveLink, and Vignette.