The new offerings, which include Microsoft and Varonis applications, provide collaboration; file synchronization and sharing; document security and governance capabilities in an all-inclusive, cost-effective cloud offering.

The latest enhancements to Eze Managed Suite include Microsoft's Lync® platform for unified communications and Varonis' DatAnywhere and DatAdvantage tools for enterprise-class file sharing, synchronization and governance. The enhanced Eze Managed Suite gives hedge fund and investment firm users all the communications and security capabilities they need to compete in a rapidly evolving market.

The addition of Microsoft Lync adds new collaboration capabilities to Eze Managed Suite allowing users to seamlessly:
• Conduct online meetings, send instant messages and collaborate with colleagues;
• Place audio and video calls from the desktop and mobile devices, including Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows devices;
• View presence and availability information for colleagues;
• Enhance collaboration with screen and application sharing capabilities;
• Participate in one-on-one or group IM conversations; and
• Achieve full messaging compliance from the office, home and mobile devices.

The Varonis DatAnywhere tool offers seamless and secure collaboration and file sharing across devices, so firms and third parties can access and sync documents via desktop clients, mobile devices or the Web. Meanwhile, DatAdvantage for Exchange allows users to remove the risks associated with email based permissions and auditing, and easily prove security integrity to regulators.
"For hedge fund and alternative investment firms with dispersed workforces and clients, the ability to collaborate via the cloud is essential to productivity and agility – both critical to growing profitable organizations," said Bob Guilbert, managing director of Eze Castle Integration. "Eze Managed Suite continues to evolve to stay ahead of our customers' needs for companywide, unified communications that comply with their stringent data governance requirements."

Eze Managed Suite is a fully managed IT solution for hedge funds and alternative investment firms that provides flexibility and simplified IT operations. The solution combines a robust, highly secure private infrastructure via the award-winning Eze Private Cloud with key business applications and professional IT management.