eknow Expands Access Control Options for Integrator-based Program Offices

ARLINGTON, Virginia—eknow inc today announced expanded program office control options over user access to critically sensitive data managed in eknow's flagship product, eknow Integrator. Said eknow President, Founder and CTO Manuel Sanches, "With Integrator v11.0.3 we've added important new group- and organization-level access control options that our customers have requested. But we made the new options extremely simple to use. They work exactly the same way for every type of Integrator data."

eknow Integrator, initially developed in 1999, is the most mature, easy-to-use web-based tool for powering the M&A process from corporate development, through due diligence to post-merger integration.

eknow Integrator's built-in access control ensures that the proper visibility of any document, project, task, synergy, head count, or financial details is easily set and automatically restricted to the right individuals, with virtually no administrative overhead required. This simplicity and automation is the key to avoiding human error and increasing the productivity of all parties involved in the M&A process.

With one menu selection, client program offices or team leads can make items public, or securely restrict them to appropriate individuals. For example, access can be restricted to the named owners of an item, to all members of the associated team, to only team leads of that team, to all team leads on all teams, and other options. And for each of these options, one additional menu selection will further restrict visibility to only team members from one organization (i.e., the buyer, seller, law firm, or investment bank).

Integrator’s unique design and automation make it the easiest-to-use, lowest-risk, and most cost-effective means to execute M&A and restructuring. Integrator’s ease of use enables clients to begin using the system immediately, with no IT resources, little or no training for most users, and little or no consulting support. With Integrator, even the smallest program teams can now easily manage and track far more teams, plans, contributors, data, documents, and results — even across multiple simultaneous acquisitions — with vastly less effort.

For more information on eknow or our eknow Integrator service or to schedule an online demo, contact eknow’s EVP of Sales & Marketing, Ken Balog at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 703-875-9191.