Rational Retention Partners with Alfresco to Power End-to-End Document Lifecycle Management and e-Discovery Application

Automates enterprise-scale management of unstructured electronically stored
information (ESI) for litigation and compliance; dual benefits of open source
flexibility and cost control passed on to customers
LONDON--(Business Wire)--
Alfresco Software Inc., the leader in open source enterprise content management
(ECM), today announced a partnership with Rational Retention (RR), a leading
developer of document lifecycle management and e-discovery solutions. By tightly
coupling Alfresco content repository and RR, customers will be able to archive
and maintain full control over a range of e-mails, documents and enterprise
content which must be captured, retained and made available for compliance and
litigation purposes.

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RR`s solution enables policy driven control of documents and unstructured data
throughout its lifecycle; from creation, through preservation and production
during litigation and eventual destruction. The new solution using Alfresco
seamlessly connects RR`s control of distributed files with Alfresco`s rich
management of centralized content. By leveraging Alfresco`s implementation of
the Common Interface File System (CIFS) and WebDAV protocols RR can ensure that
wherever content resides it is controllable and can automatically be migrated to
Alfresco`s document and records management tools as required.

RR brings with it a number of functions, including e-discovery for
investigation, compliance or litigation and metadata collection for easy
organization and recall on tagged content. By integrating an open source
platform from Alfresco, RR provides customers with an end-to-end and highly
scalable solution that will demonstrate a fast return on investment,
particularly in comparison to litigious timescales. It will also closely follow
those processes and guidelines set out by regulators and provide remote access
for legal teams should an investigation or audit ensue.

"In complex litigation cases, a company`s ability to offer access to critical
legal documents across a range of groups - from defense teams to prosecuting
attorneys - is extremely critical. Compliance has become an expensive necessity
for many organizations, and the continued consolidation of software vendors in
this area - coupled with today`s challenging economic environment - has led
these enterprises to pursue alternatives that reduce costs," said John Powell,
CEO, Alfresco Software. "By working with Alfresco, Rational Retention is not
only adding choice to the market, but also leveraging the flexibility of open
source to provide customers with immediate ROI."

"Companies now recognize that by controlling documents from their inception,
they can save upwards of 50 percent on e-discovery and regulatory compliance. To
that end, RR is delighted to be working with Alfresco, the clear leader in open
source ECM," commented Michael McCreary, Chief Operating Officer, Rational
Retention. "By integrating Alfresco into RR`s unique information compliance
platform, we are delivering what is merely the promise of competitors such as
Autonomy. With enterprise scalability, auto-classification, preserve in place,
advanced analytics and integrated review and production, we provide a complete
solution at a fraction of what it would cost to cobble together point products.
RR`s deep knowledge of the litigation vertical, along with Alfresco`s expertise
in records and document management, offers the market a truly integrated
alternative to high priced competitors."

Alfresco and RR will also be demoing the new solution in a webinar on May 12,
2009, register here: http://www.alfresco.com/about/events/2009/05/webinar-rr

The new solution is available now for select customers and will be generally
available later in Q2. Contact information@rationalretention.com for further
information or visit http://www.rationalretention.com

For more information about the cost advantages of Alfresco, please download the
TCO whitepaper at http://www.alfresco.com/products/whitepapers/

About Rational Retention

Rational Retention transforms the way enterprises think about records management
and e-discovery. The Rational Retention software automates the enforcement of a
company`s retention policy to ensure in place control of all loose documents
across their entire life-cycle, regardless of where they reside.

With RR running, documents on the desktop, in email, file shares or document
management systems become centrally visible, and more importantly, fully
controllable. Organizations can know and manage where sensitive information
resides; retain, move or destroy information per retention policy; and hold,
analyze, collect, review and produce documents in the case of litigation - all
without disrupting the normal course of business.

No product on the market today offers the level of visibility, unprecedented
control and security as Rational Retention - without asking users to change how
they work. The result is both cost savings and risk reduction. For further
information please visit: http://www.rationalretention.com/

About Alfresco Software, Inc.

Alfresco Software, Inc. is the leader in the open source enterprise content
management market. The company couples the innovation of open source with the
stability of a true enterprise-class platform at a tenth of the cost. The
Alfresco content platform uses a flexible architecture to provide document
management, web content management and collaboration software to over 550
enterprise customers worldwide. Founded in 2005 by a team of content management
veterans that includes the co-founder of Documentum, John Newton, and former COO
of Business Objects, John Powell, Alfresco is based in London.

For more information, go to www.alfresco.com.

Alfresco Media Contacts:
Lois Paul & Partners
Susan McCarron
(001) 781-782-5767
Susan_mccarron@lpp.com
or
AxiCom
James Kennedy
+44 (0) 208 392 4091
james.kennedy@axicom.com
or
Rational Retention Media Contacts:
Lauren Kingsmore
(001) 202 641 8547
lkingsmore@rationalretention.com
or
Marissa Jorgensen
+44 (0)207 632 5047
mjorgensen@rationalretention.com

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