KVS Inc., trying to stave off rivals that are bulking up through acquisitions, is readying a new version of its archiving software, one that could help bring the startup to its next level.
KVS's Enterprise Vault 5, set for announcement next week, offers a single interface for all emails, file system documents, instant messages, and SharePoint documents. KVS CEO Mike Hedger says the product also comes with a new building-block approach, whereby customers buy the pieces they want rather than paying for a complete program and using only part of it.
The upgrade is noteworthy, since would-be investors have been eyeing KVS as a candidate to go public once the IPO market opens up (see Window of Opportunity). KVS has raised $37 million since its 1999 inception, with $17 million coming last September. Improving products is part of becoming profitable -- though it's not clear whether that's happened yet for KVS, and Hedger won't say.
He will say KVS's upgrade was driven in part by customers's need to comply with new regulations for data storage and retrieval, both in the U.S. and Europe. Hedger says KVSs 4.5 million user licenses are split about 50-50 between Europe and North America, but the American portion of the business is growing faster.
Were seeing two buying trends, Hedger says. In Europe, compliance is not as critical as in the United States. Customers buy our product for storage reduction. In America, its more driven by legal and financial compliance.
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