NEW YORK, March 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- IntraLinks(R), the leading provider of critical information exchange solutions, today announced the release of IntraLinks Connector for SharePoint(R), an integration tool specifically designed to offer secure and seamless communication between the IntraLinks platform and SharePoint. The IntraLinks Connector for SharePoint enables organizations to maximize their investment by extending the reach of SharePoint beyond their firewall with a cost-effective, on-demand solution for collaboration.

Secure access to business critical information is a fundamental part of today's business processes and is a key requirement for any organization that has extended its value chain to customers, suppliers and partners. The new IntraLinks Connector for SharePoint provides the safe transfer of information into the hosted IntraLinks environment and synchronizes security and access permissioning. This addresses the immediate business needs of the enterprise by enabling cross-organizational teamwork while lowering the cost, cycle times, leakage risks, and effort associated with externalizing SharePoint.

IntraLinks provides the fastest and most protected way to enable valuable collaborative activities while meeting legal and regulatory requirements, said Fahim Siddiqui, executive vice-president of product development and operations for IntraLinks. With IntraLinks Connector for SharePoint, our customers will maximize existing investment in SharePoint without the need to install expensive hardware and software and will speed up the strategic decision-making process by sharing key information more rapidly with stakeholders.

About IntraLinks

IntraLinks provides on-demand solutions for businesses to securely collaborate, communicate and exchange critical information inside and outside the enterprise. For more than a decade, 750,000 professionals from more than 90,000 organizations have relied on IntraLinks to accelerate workflow, optimize business processes and realize new profit potential. IntraLinks counts 800 of the Fortune 1000 as clients, including AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and the FDIC. For more information, visit http://www.intralinks.com or http://blog.intralinks.com

For more information: Anna Roberts, IntraLinks Tel: +44-20-7549-5256 Email: aroberts@intralinks.com

SOURCE: IntraLinks

CONTACT: For more information: Anna Roberts, IntraLinks, Tel:+44-20-7549-5256, Email: aroberts@intralinks.com