IT infrastructure, content management and cloud computing software offerings provider for global enterprisesASG Software Solutions has acquired RiverGlass, provider of eDiscovery, advanced information collection, data management and analysis offerings.

The combination of RiverGlass’ intelligent search technologies with ASG’s content management offerings will provide ASG customers with improved capabilities in data collection, management of structured and unstructured data, and access to meaningful analytics, said ASG.

With ASG Software offerings customers can achieve a flexible, agile IT environment ready to drive business forward and with ASG Content Management organisations of all types and size can reduce IT complexity by managing enterprise-wide content to optimise information management processes.

For timely query, reporting, analysis, classification and distribution both structured and unstructured data can be accessed from virtually any data source across multiple systems (mainframe, distributed, and Web-based) and brought directly to the desktop.

Core products in the Content Management offering suite are ASG-Cypress and ASG-Records Manager.

ASG president and chief executive officer Arthur Allen said ASG mission is to help customers optimise their IT environments by providing offerings to enhance efficiency, minimise risk and manage costs.

"By integrating RiverGlass’ technologies into our portfolio, we can help our customers gain control and better visibility into their business data," said Allen.

RiverGlass CEO Kirk Dauksavage said ASG provides RiverGlass a platform for growth and expansion in eDiscovery and corporate governance through their strong relationships with the Fortune 5000.

"In return, our current customers and partners can benefit from ASG’s software solutions in other key areas, such as cloud computing, applications management and infrastructure management," said Dauksavage.