So what is echo for SharePoint 2007?

A super-tool for SharePoint administrators to manage the SharePoint platform:

It allows them to replicate changes and settings to multiple site collections and farms, such as between Development, Staging and Production environments.

It can manage your migration from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2007 by provisioning your new Site and Metadata taxonomy, importing content to the new structure and deploying design, workflow and web parts.

If SharePoint is a productivity tool for users, echo is the productivity tool for administrators.

What's new in this version?

echo for SharePoint 2007 has been re-written and re-architected from the ground up to help the IT professional  powerfully update, test, deploy and configure the SharePoint platform. It has additional features to deal with new aspects of SharePoint such as Workflows, Content Types, Features and Solutions.

How does it work?

It is based on a series of wizards. You can point it at a source site and push changes made there to settings, security, design, content types and workflow out to multiple other sites. You can even push these changes out to remote farms. and to environments like from development to test to production. You can also batch and schedule tasks together.

Can echo help me migrate to SharePoint 2007?

Yes, echo does a great job helping you migrate content from file shares, Lotus Notes, SharePoint 2003, and even SharePoint 2007 instances. You can find out more information here.

Can echo help me manage my SharePoint 2007 software development lifecycle?

Yes, echo is extremely useful to anyone looking to formally change management their SharePoint portals. You can find out more information here.

Does echo break SharePoint?

It does no harm to SharePoint or the Database as all it does is replicate changes you have made yourself via the UI.

Can I see an online demonstration with your technical staff?

Yes, we hold regular free one-hour online webinars every Thursday at 1PM PST / 4PM EST in North America, and regularly in Asia-Pacific and Europe. You can register for this here. And we will soon have a number of White Papers on how to use it in your SharePoint deployments!

What does it cost?

Full pricing information is available from our online store. For a formal quote, please call our Sales team on:

+1 206.357.9443 in North America; +61 2 9929 6333 in Asia-Pacific; and +44 208 002 9028 in
Europe.

What is the latest version?

echo for SharePoint 2007 was released in October 2007. Our official public launch coincided with our top tier sponsorship of the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in March 2008.

Our current public build is 1.3.22 as of June 2008. We are constantly improving the product in response to our client feedback. Look for the latest build on our Support Forum here.

Register for echo for SharePoint 2007 Trial.