eProject Adds Document Management and Microsoft Office Integration with PPM6 Summer ’07 Edition Release

June 25, 2007; 06:07 AM
eProject, the on-demand leader in collaborative project and portfolio management (PPM) software, today announced the release of its PPM6 Summer ’07 Edition, featuring new capabilities that enable users to easily go back and forth between eProject and everyday business applications and processes. The new edition is highlighted by eProject’s DeskDocs, a new way to access documents within eProject’s Web repository directly from a user’s desktop, tight integration with Microsoft® Outlook, timesheet enhancements and login improvements for greater security and ease of access. eProject PPM6 Summer ’07 Edition will be available in July as part of its on-demand model of ensuring all customers have immediate, automatic access to its latest features and capabilities.

With the release of the Summer ’07 Edition, eProject’s PPM6 now works in tandem with standard desktop productivity tools, combining desktop convenience, enterprise control and Internet portability to help companies quickly adopt and take advantage of the latest Web technologies throughout their organization. eProject’s flexible, on-demand solution makes it easy for companies and individuals to deploy and adopt at their own pace and with little up-front risk, investment or technical requirements.

eProject’s more than 650 customers are realizing that traditional project management is really about making all employees more efficient and fostering true collaboration through an easily-accessible, Web-based system. PPM6’s “do-it-yourself” Dynamic Applications capability also makes it easy for non-technical employees to build customized applets in minutes that suit their specific business and personal styles and requirements. (Note: Please see today’s announcement, “eProject Brings Do-It-Yourself Application Creation to Managing Business Projects.”)

“We have had great success deploying eProject’s PPM6; right off the bat it helped us better prioritize our projects, align activities with business initiatives and ultimately create a more collaborative and efficient work environment across our company,” said Tony Melton, engineering manager at Austin Hardware. “The new capabilities of PPM6’s Summer Edition will make our employees feel more comfortable integrating the Web into their everyday work activities. With the integration of Outlook and the opportunity to create shortcuts on user’s desktops that plug straight into eProject’s document repository, users will be sharing work and collaborating without even knowing it. eProject has made our business run much more smoothly and efficiently.”

“As companies continue to embrace Web-based software, eProject is focused on facilitating the transition by making it as easy as possible for users to work within their everyday processes, whether it involves document sharing and management, schedule-keeping or overall communication and collaboration with colleagues,” said Chris Lynch, vice president of technology at eProject. “We are constantly seeking new ways to enhance the power and utility of our platform and passing on the advantages of our unique, on-demand model to our customers. Our Summer ’07 Edition is a prime example of our commitment to constant innovation and adding capabilities that make business people’s daily lives easier and more manageable.”

eProject PPM6 Summer ’07 Edition includes:

• New integration with Microsoft® Outlook 2003 & 2007, giving users the convenience of managing time and information back and forth with PPM6 and being able to update tasks and manage eProject appointments from within Outlook.
• The introduction of DeskDocs, which combines desktop convenience and easy access to documents in the Web-based document repository. Users can keep shortcuts to the documents they work on the most on their desktop and know they are constantly working on the latest version when connected to the Internet, since the documents are constantly refreshed when changes are made to them. With simple drag and drop features, users can move them easily between their desktop and the PPM6 network and can access them with fewer clicks.
• Login enhancements that improve security and ease-of-access to the platform with new settings and capabilities such as admin controls enabling security questions, generating random temporary user passwords, and many other security features.
• Timesheet improvements allowing administrators to choose Estimate to Complete (ETC) or Percent Complete task update modes.

eProject delivers its PPM6 auto-updates via the Web, requiring no installation or re-configuration.

About eProject

eProject is the on-demand leader in collaborative project and portfolio management (PPM) software. Companies of all sizes are embracing eProject’s flexible, Web platform to improve day-to-day business processes and help employees get their jobs done faster. Unlike installed project management software, eProject’s solution is deployed with little to no IT involvement or management, and enables business managers to create highly customized Dynamic Applications on the fly within a single on-demand platform. eProject counts more than 650 customers and 100,000 individuals at companies such as BASF, BP, Chase Paymentech, Cushman and Wakefield, Dell, Fidelity, Honeywell, Merrill Lynch, Sprint/Nextel, QUALCOMM and RealNetworks. The company is funded by Bay Partners and Kennet Partners.