Spar selects CA Clarity PPM

Retail group Spar Austria has chosen project and portfolio management (PPM) software, CA Clarity PPM, from CA Technologies, says PR Newswire.

Contec-X, Platinum partner of CA Technologies, implemented a custom-built PPM IT solution. Active in six countries, the retail chain is using CA Clarity PPM software to systemise all project processes, including: selection, prioritisation, detailed planning, comprehensive control, and monitoring.

Contec-X first rolled out CA Clarity PPM in the Spar headquarters based in Salzburg, and then instituted it stepwise in Hungary, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Italy.

Daptiv has entered into an agreement to sell its assets to Parallax Capital Partners for $12.6 million, says TechFlash.

The deal - already approved by Daptiv's board - would be a disappointing outcome for the13-year-old maker of project management and collaboration software. Founded as eProject, the Seattle company raised $30 million in venture capital financing and was on track to do $20 million in recurring revenue this year.

According to M&A documents sent to shareholders, the corporate entity known as Daptiv is expected to dissolve following the completion of the asset sale, with an affiliate of Parallax known as Daptiv Solutions serving as the purchaser.

A new resource available as a free download from Microsoft is designed to streamline the migration from older versions of Project Server to the latest iteration of the product, writes Softpedia.

The 'Project Server 2010 upgrade paths' guide is currently available through the Microsoft Download Centre, offering customers a document describing the options at their disposal when upgrading from Project Server 2003 or 2007 to Project Server 2010.

Customers that download the guide will essentially get a poster which will guide them through making the jump from any of the two predecessors of Project Server 2010 to the latest release offered by Microsoft.