Office 2007 boosts project management

Microsoft announced the line-up of its upcoming 2007 Microsoft Office system products, previously code-named Microsoft Office "12," including new and improved suites, applications, servers and services to be available by the end of 2006, according to HardwareZone.

The upcoming release will expand the system with new solutions for sharing, analysing and managing information. Microsoft is introducing a range of new servers that will integrate solutions across collaboration, enterprise content management and forms, business intelligence and enterprise project management scenarios.

Specialised servers such as Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server 2007, and Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007 will deliver project and portfolio management and electronic forms management solutions, respectively. In addition, Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 will provide the centralised management, data relay and data integration capabilities customers need to deploy Office Groove 2007 across the enterprise.

Projistics, a provider of Web-based project management and collaboration solutions, has announced that its Projistics enterprise project management software has successfully achieved "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" status.

Projistics manages project lifecycle and logistics seamlessly by facilitating collaboration between various teams, the company says in a press release. The certification has been awarded under the Powered by SAP NetWeaver Partner Programme. SAP provides a set of integration technologies that enable third-party vendors to integrate their software with SAP solutions for more customer satisfaction.

Through regional SAP Integration and Certification Centres, SAP offers integration and certification services, such as an interface certification programme, consulting, and access to test systems.