<p>Cloud collaboration software supplier Huddle is on the verge of expanding into Australia, a movethat will put the company within reach of markets in Southeast Asia.</p><p>The company, which began in the UK in 2006, has grown rapidly in the US, with particular successin the government sector.</p><p>It now has four offices in the US and is about to set up operations in Australia, which,according to CEO Alastair Mitchell, is "a jumping off point for the Southeast Asia market".</p><p>Huddle provides cloud-based collaboration to corporates and is seen as a direct replacement forMicrosoft's SharePoint collaboration software. It is charged per user, can be accessed by anyperson with the relevant access rights, and requires no hardware to host it on the customer'spart.</p><p><a href="http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240209374/Huddle-The-UK-cloud-software-firm-that-grows-by-over-100-a-year">Keep reading...</a></p>