Quest Software has launched AttachThis, a new tool that enables Outlook users to take advantage of SharePoint without changing their desktop context.
The new tool enables end users to adopt SharePoint for content collaboration without changing the way they work.
AttachThis will enable users to automatically upload attachments to SharePoint and replace the attachment with a link that is then sent to recipients from within Outlook.
According to Quest users can now simplify collaboration by using SharePoint to automatically consolidate edits from various team members into a single document, reducing time spent on searching for the right email attachment and eliminating out-of-space email alerts.
Quest’s new release will enable administrators to control where end users store their email attachments in SharePoint with identifiable smart tags, improve security by granting document access to email recipients only and perform statistical analysis of organisational usage of AttachThis.
SharePoint experts at Quest has also identified three reasons why IT needs to take the reins to help drive SharePoint adoption.
IT needs to take the reins to help drive SharePoint adoption as it needs to take a more active role in SharePoint governance, IT defines the technology experience and as users are turning more towards unauthorised collaboration tools that are not supported by IT.
Quest Software strategic product manager Chris McNulty said the new AttachThis and AttachThis Pro provide solutions that enable IT and SharePoint administrators to remove roadblocks.
"Organisations using these products will see users adopt SharePoint more readily, as they don’t have to change the context of how they work," McNulty said. "These same users also can be confident that they’re storing information in an easy-to-use, collaborative platform that’s secure and fully supported by IT."
Quest recently agreed a deal to be acquired by tech giant Dell, for $2.4bn. Quest will become part of Dell’s recently established Software Group, headed by former CA CEO John Swainson.