[gnulinuxinasia] INDIA-linked firm launches OpenProj, replacement for Microsoft Project
- From: "Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरोनया]" <fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 01:05:30 +0530
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Projity Launches Beta of OpenProj, the Open Source Replacement of
Microsoft Project
Projity, a leader in on-demand software for the enterprise, SME and
SMB markets announced today that the public beta of OpenProj, a
complete open source desktop replacement of Microsoft Project, is now
being beta tested in over 400 customer sites comprising over 5000
seats. OpenProj, an important component to the open source ecosystem,
takes the risk away for customers and allows them to use the product
as needed, on demand.
San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) August 8, 2007 -- Projity, a leader in on-demand
software for the enterprise, SME and SMB markets announced today that
the public beta of OpenProj, a complete open source desktop
replacement of Microsoft Project, is now being beta tested in over 400
customer sites comprising over 5000 seats. OpenProj, an important
component to the open source ecosystem, is a complete replacement of
Microsoft Project and available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows.
Since over 28 million users have Microsoft Project installed on their
computers, OpenProj offers another opportunity for project managers
and anyone trying to manage any type of project. Instead of a $1,000
license fee for Microsoft Project, Projity customers can download
OpenProj for free and available on multiple platforms. "The Projity
team has received tremendous feedback from key industry leaders, who
are already using OpenProj to satisfy their desktop needs," said Marc
O'Brien, CEO, Projity. "We have been working on this launch for a
while. The Proijty team is excited to provide worldwide usage of a
free and open source project management solution that is a complete
replacement of Microsoft Project and other desktop solutions.
OpenProj's familiar user interface and ability to open existing native
Microsoft files makes migrating both free and seamless"
OpenProj addresses an important customer need -- the availability of
an open source application for project management. As more users
migrate to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and OpenOffice.org, these
users will be seeking tools like OpenProj to help them complete their
daily business tasks.
"OpenProj is an exciting addition to the range of professional desktop
applications that are available on the free software desktop today.
It's increasingly possible to run your business on an entirely open
Linux platform, with full compatibility across free software
applications and your legacy documents. Congratulations to the Projity
team for this milestone release!" said Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu CEO
OpenProj builds upon Projity's SaaS release, Project-ON-Demand.
OpenProj offers a seamless migration for Microsoft Project files which
open easily, and features a simple user interface. OpenProj's value
for the Linux, Unix, Mac, Windows and open source communities is
compelling.
"Projity's release of OpenProj is an important addition to the open
source marketplace. The project management area now has a full
equivalent to the commercial software market. OpenProj is a terrific
addition for users of OpenOffice and other open source solutions,"
said Larry Augustin, SourceForge founder and venture capitalist. Free
downloads are also available at http://www.projity.com/openproj
About Projity:
Projity is a Silicon Valley and French company with offices in San
Mateo, Paris and India. The company founders have been instrumental in
the development of the project management software industry, dating to
the mainframe and DOS solutions. Projity was founded with a mission of
providing SaaS and open source alternatives to existing legacy
solutions. Projity currently has three solutions: Project-ON-Demand
(SaaS), Projity Enterprise and OpenProj (open source). There are
currently over 100 companies using Project-ON-Demand to manage their
projects. There has been tremendous worldwide interest with users in
China, Russia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Korea, Japan,
Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, South Africa
in addition to the many U.S. and European companies.
Projity, OpenProj and Project-ON-Demand are trademarks of Projity
Incorporated. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Industry Testimonials
"Projity's release of OpenProj is an important addition to the open
source marketplace. The project management area now has a full
equivalent to the commercial software market. OpenProj is a terrific
addition for users of OpenOffice and other open source solutions"
Larry Augustin, Sorceforge Founder and venture capitalist
"OpenProj is an exciting addition to the range of professional desktop
applications that are available on the free software desktop today.
It's increasingly possible to run your business on an entirely open
Linux platform, with full compatibility across free software
applications and your legacy documents. Congratulations to the Projity
team for this milestone release!"
Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu CEO
"We are very excited by the OpenProj software: it clearly fills a gap
and we are glad there is now a robust and complete solution for
project management from the open source community, we look forward to
incorporate it in our distro and make it available to our users"
Francois Bancilhon, CEO Mandriva
"Novell supports all community efforts to bring more applications to
the Linux desktop," said Justin Steinman, director of marketing for
Linux and Open Platform Solutions at Novell. "OpenProj addresses an
important customer need -- the availability of an open source
application for project management. As more users migrate to SUSE
Linux Enterprise Desktop and OpenOffice.org, these users will be
seeking tools like OpenProj to help them complete their daily business
tasks."
Justin Steinman, director of marketing for Linux and Open Platform
Solutions at Novell
"OpenProj is one of the applications that IT Professionals, Project
Managers and every other Open Source businesses all around the World
would want. Freedom to share, freedom to deploy, freedom to use. This
is what Market wants. Every day a new brick towards the Open Source
platform completeness is put, and this is a big one."
Fabio Erculiani, CEO Sabayon Linux
"OpenProj looks very promising. I have no doubt it will soon seduce
people and we'll see individuals and companies switch to OpenProj the
same way they previously switched to projects like Firefox or
OpenOffice."
Clement Lefebvre, LinuxMint
"Project managers now have a high quality, cross-platform project
management solution available with an open source business model.
Projity's OpenPROJ is not only compatible with the format used by the
most widely used project management tool, but also offers an easy
migration path for those who want to explore its features with their
existing project data."
Tony Wasserman,
Director, Software Management Program, Carnegie Mellon West
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