Google Wave, PM software integrated

Wrike has integrated its project management SaaS with Google Wave to help distributed teams increase their productivity through a mix of collaboration and project management features, reports TMCnet.

Thanks to this integration, people will be able to convert ideas discussed in The Wave into actionable items in Wrike. In turn, Wrike's comprehensive project management features will help Wave users collaboratively track their task's progress through completion.

"For years, e-mail has been the medium for project communications used by millions of teams worldwide. In 2006, Wrike was the first on the market to offer its project management software integrated with e-mail. Today, Google Wave is challenging e-mail," says Andrew Filev, the CEO at Wrike.com.

Intelligent Software Company (ISC) has released its planning software especially conceived for small businesses and is also offering freeware to celebrate this event, says Newswire.

The CEO of ISC, Frederic Dufour, says: “We are proud to offer Express Premium as a real professional planning solution for small businesses. They really needed something professional and affordable.”

Express Premium is the latest in a range of project planning programs including Program Manager and Portfolio Planner, which are more oriented towards big companies. Many small businesses don't have a dedicated project manager.

IPadBeta.com is a free service that connects iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch developers with beta testers for their apps, offering the tools and help needed to easily run a great beta test, reports Beta News. The aim is to help developers create apps with less bugs, better reviews, and higher sales.

App developers are each given their own private projects, which include bug and feature tracking, custom surveys, discussion forums, custom wikis, build distribution, tester participation monitoring, reporting, and other features. iPadBeta.com will also recruit app testers matching the developer's market; or they can invite their own friends and customers.

IPadBeta.com is accepting both app testers and developers. Signing up is free and requires only a few minutes to complete a profile. The service was developed by Centercode, a long-time beta test management software and services company.