eProject Launches eLounge, an Online Community for Portfolio, Program and Project Management

eProject ( www.eproject.com ), the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS ), onDemand PPM with 375 customers worldwide, today announced eLounge ( http://elounge.eproject.com ), an online community for anyone involved with portfolio, program and project management to share information, ask questions, research the latest tool, or just browse the many resources offered including: original content and articles, white papers, job postings, and software downloads. Visitors will also enjoy Guest blogs, forums, and libraries.

"We've created the premier destination site for portfolio, program and project managers who want to interact with industry peers, share knowledge, learn best practices, find out what's new, or just get up to speed quickly on the topics and issues most important to them," said Christian Smith, eProject vice president of sales and marketing. "eLounge is unmatched in the industry in terms of original content, downloads and the stature, knowledge and experience of our guest bloggers," continued Smith.

eLounge is open for browsing to all visitors; but users must secure a user ID and password to post or download information.

eProject is the leading provider of on-demand PPM. According to an October, 2005 IDC ( www.idc.com ) Insight Report, "A Case for On-Demand Project and Portfolio Management," eProject "offers a full-blown project management capability on a multi-tenant basis" and "is most likely the largest on-demand PPM provider in terms of revenue and customer count."

As first-to-market with an on-demand, SaaS platform, eProject redefines how PPM software can be deployed: no longer just for IT and governance, eProject is used by hundreds of companies to manage resource planning , project management , processes , collaboration , and knowledge-sharing for projects throughout the enterprise (IT, HR, operations, marketing, R&D, sales, etc.) and dashboard reporting for C-level execs, stakeholders, managers, and project team members.

eProject was recently awarded a "Buy Recommendation" for its on-demand project and portfolio management (PPM) platform in a product review by the prestigious CRN Magazine Test Center ( www.crn.com ). In the review, eProject was lauded as a PPM vendor "transitioning complex project features and process workflows into customizable features that all business users can understand and use without a steep learning curve."

About eProject

eProject ( www.eproject.com ) delivers the only Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), on-demand project and portfolio management solution for the extended enterprise. eProject OnDemand PPM is an intuitive, unified platform that enables users to maximize project ROI by compressing project cycle times, identifying best practices and optimizing resource allocations, with rapid deployment and quick adoption. eProject is used by more than 375 companies worldwide including BASF, BP, Cushman and Wakefield, Dow Chemical, Honeywell and T-Mobile.

Contact for eProject Martin Levy Martin Levy Public Relations Email Contact www.martinlevypr.com 206.851.7256