Augeo Software launches Planzone, a new SaaS collaborative project management platform
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Web 2.0 concepts and technologies applied to collaborative project management Paris, June 18 2008 - Augeo Software, a leading European Project and Portfolio Management software vendor, announces the launch of Planzone, its new SaaS (Software as a Service) platform for collaboration and project management based on Web 2.0 concepts and technologies. Augeo Software designed the Planzone service to be a catalyst for collaborative and participatory project management involving all project team members, including cross-boundary resources and staff both inside and outside the company. Based on the foundations of Web 2.0 self-managed communities and Augeo’s expertise in project management, the platform implements the concepts of shared project workspaces and an interactive user community. Planzone – where teamwork begins – brings together, in the same secured Internet collaborative workspace, all data related to the life cycle of a project. Whether it be the schedule, the various tasks assigned to each project team member, the milestones or the resources and documents needed for the success of the project, all data are accessible to all team members from a Web browser. The Ajax interface offers the user intuitive ergonomics and elegant graphics design. An on-line multi-media collaborative notebook (Wiki), RSS feed management and automated e-mail notification of alerts and activity reports round out the product. Planzone addresses the new collaboration and project management challenges of a globalized economy in which project team members are increasingly geographically remote and also have to work more efficiently with each other. Planzone targets teams of managers and professionals working on cross-boundary projects and relying on internal and external resources to get things done: marketing campaigns, new business and product launches, budget validation cycles, customer services, event management, consulting assignments, etc. Planzone more specifically targets distributed project teams within “digital economy” companies such as communications agencies, consulting companies, software and technology vendors, service companies or freelancers – as well as company departments such as marketing, HR or finance. Planzone is also an ideal solution for associations and public administrations looking for a simple and affordable technical solution to better coordinate their activities. “Our experience with project management customer needs, gained through contact with our European major accounts, has allowed us to understand recent changes in the market”, remarked Simon Trudelle, VP of Products and Marketing at Augeo Software. “By taking into account these new expectations, integrating the potential of new Web 2.0 technologies, and implementing an agile development process based on an avant-garde technology framework, Augeo is differentiating itself and once again bringing innovation to the international market for project management software”, added Laurent Raynaud, President and CEO of Augeo Software. The Planzone platform embodies a new generation of enterprise software applications, developed in iterations, continuously tested and validated using resources and partners from many different backgrounds, both in Europe and overseas, inspired by the same vision and using Open Source technologies and components. Augeo Software already offers the Planzone product in 5 languages (French, English, German, Dutch and Russian) to make it accessible to as many users as possible. Planzone is available at attractive rates, with an unlimited trial offer and subscription plans starting at 9.90 Euros per month, including all taxes. Enterprise plans are also available.
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