PlanView Announces Microsoft® Project Connector; Bi-Directional Interface Seamlessly Integrates Microsoft Project With IT Portfolio Management Software

Business Wire, Sept 19, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas -- PlanView, the leading provider of comprehensive IT portfolio management solutions, today introduced Microsoft(R) Project Connector, a fast, efficient, cost-effective way to integrate PlanView Enterprise(TM) solutions with Microsoft Project. The integration was created for companies that are actively using Microsoft Project for managing and scheduling work and seeking to integrate with PlanView's more robust resource and IT portfolio management solution. The solution was announced today at PlanView's Eighth Annual International User Group Conference to be held through September 21 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas.

Microsoft Project Connector is a web-based interface designed for organizations that want to utilize both PlanView Enterprise software and Microsoft Project. With custom field mapping to PlanView and a bi-directional interface, companies now have the ability to transfer time reporting, planning, baselines and resource assignments instantly from one application to the other. The solution is seamlessly integrated, easy-to-use and comes with a best practices guide for optimal results, based on PlanView PRISMS(TM) adaptive IT management best practices. Microsoft Project Connector is included as a standard tool with PlanView Enterprise and PlanView version 7.4.1.

"In an effort to accelerate customer implementation and greatly improve usability, PlanView is excited to offer Microsoft Project Connector," said Jane Holcomb, vice president of software development at PlanView. "Customers can augment Microsoft Project capabilities with the advanced resource and project portfolio management benefits of PlanView Enterprise to get an organizational perspective of work, priorities and resources."

Other features of the plug-in include:

--Feature-based grants that limit extent of access

--Table-based transactions that are stored in a centralized database

--Content management for storage and tracking of files for version control

--Email alerts based on transfer status

--Fast and easy set up

"This is just the solution we need to help project managers accustomed to using Microsoft Project take it to the next level with the PlanView software," said Ben Stivers, director, IT PMO at Ceridian Corporation, a leader in human resources management outsourcing solutions. "In addition, the PlanView PRISMS best practices guide will increase our productivity by bringing a seasoned perspective to topics such as managing resource pools and effective calendar usage."

About PlanView

Since 1989, PlanView has been a market leader and trusted partner in software for comprehensive IT management. Our flagship product, PlanView Enterprise, brings the most comprehensive IT management solution to the market, combining adaptive IT management best practices, best of breed resource management and portfolio management software. PlanView enables business leaders to integrate the decision-making process to improve alignment of IT resources with business strategies. We serve an active and growing global customer community of over 400 organizations in the financial, insurance, healthcare, government and other industries. PlanView is privately held and has been profitable for over a decade. For more information visit www.planview.com.

PlanView Enterprise and PlanView PRISMS are trademarks of PlanView Inc. Microsoft Project is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other product and company names may or may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.