Axceler
{{Short description|Defunct American software company}}
{{Infobox company
| logo = Image:Axceler logo.svg
| name = Axceler, Inc.
| type = Private
| defunct = {{End date|2013|08|28}}
| location = Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
| industry = Computer software
| founded = {{Start date and age|1994}}
| homepage =
}}
Axceler, Inc. was a software company specializing in administration, governance, and migration software for Microsoft SharePoint and Lotus Notes. It was founded in 1994 in Woburn, Massachusetts and had over 2,000 customers worldwide.
Axceler's SharePoint assets were purchased by Metalogix Software on August 28, 2013, from parent company PowerTools Inc. The sale included ControlPoint for SharePoint Administration, ControlPoint for SharePoint Migration, and ControlPoint FileLoader, among others.{{Cite web|title=Metalogix Buys Out Axceler's SharePoint Business|url=https://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/metalogix-buys-out-axcelers-sharepoint-business-022272.php|access-date=2021-04-29|website=CMSWire.com|language=en}} The portion of the business that developed, marketed, and sold solutions of IBM Notes and for collaboration visibility became a new company named ViewDo Labs.
Products
Axceler's ControlPoint for SharePoint Administration was a governance and administration solution for SharePoint - on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment - that included a governance policy manager.{{Cite web|title=Axceler Adds SharePoint Governance Features With ControlPoint Update|url=https://www.cmswire.com/cms/document-management/axceler-adds-sharepoint-governance-features-with-controlpoint-update-016002.php|access-date=2021-04-29|website=CMSWire.com|language=en}}
Axceler offered two SharePoint migration tools - ControlPoint for SharePoint Migration (formerly Davinci Migrator) providing SharePoint migration capabilities{{cite web|url=http://cmsreport.com/articles/axceler-announces-davinci-migrator-2-0-for-sharepoint-2010-3289 |title=Axceler Announces Davinci Migrator 2.0 for SharePoint 2010 | CMS Report |accessdate=2013-02-05 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312045952/http://cmsreport.com/articles/axceler-announces-davinci-migrator-2-0-for-sharepoint-2010-3289 |archivedate=2013-03-12 }} and ControlPoint FileLoader which provided Windows file share migration into SharePoint.{{Cite news|title=Axceler Offers SharePoint 2010 File Migration|url=https://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/axceler-offers-sharepoint-2010-file-migration-011138.php|access-date=2021-04-29|website=CMSWire.com|language=en}}
In 2012, Axceler announced ViewPoint, an enterprise collaboration governance tool for platforms like SharePoint, Yammer and others.{{Cite web|title=Axceler Offers Yammer Views, Governance for SharePoint 2010 #spc12|url=https://www.cmswire.com/cms/social-business/axceler-offers-yammer-views-governance-for-sharepoint-2010-spc12-018198.php|access-date=2021-04-29|website=CMSWire.com|language=en}}
Axceler's ControlPoint won Best SharePoint Product of 2009{{Cite web|title=IT Pro|url=https://www.itprotoday.com/|access-date=2021-04-29|website=www.itprotoday.com}} from Windows IT Pro. In 2011, Axceler won the Best of Connections SharePoint Product award{{Cite web|date=2016-03-05|title=Axceler's ControlPoint 4.5 Named "2011 Best of Connections" Winner in SharePoint Category by Windows IT Pro and SharePoint Pro - Yahoo Finance|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/axcelers-controlpoint-4-5-named-125500282.html|access-date=2021-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305081445/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/axcelers-controlpoint-4-5-named-125500282.html|archive-date=2016-03-05}} as well as receiving the Windows IT Pro Editors' Best Choice award.{{cite web|url=http://www.windowsitpro.com/content1/topic/2011-editors-community-choice-awards-140879/catpath/readers-choice-awards/page/24 |title=2011 Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards - Page 24 |accessdate=2013-02-05 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127114203/http://www.windowsitpro.com/content1/topic/2011-editors-community-choice-awards-140879/catpath/readers-choice-awards/page/24 |archivedate=2012-11-27 }}