Trackersuite.Net 3.0 released

Automation Centre, a provider of advanced team collaboration software, has released TrackerSuite.Net 3.0, an update of its Web-based project management and virtual office platform, says CMS Wire.

The product allows project managers, IT administrators, purchasing managers, HR personnel, financial executives and others to collaborate from a central enterprise database, integrated with other core systems in real-time.

Users can also exchange and analyse information from most anywhere as well as customise a plethora of features from widgets to e-mail integration.

A recent survey by SearchCIO.com found that seven out of 10 large enterprises report having a project and portfolio management (PPM) discipline, but only 38% use PPM software in pursuing their strategy, writes SearchCIO.com.

Moreover, only one-third ranked IT portfolio management features as very important in their PPM software choice, compared with project management features, which are very important to almost 60% of respondents. The survey was conducted in May and drew 304 respondents.

Organisations do not necessarily need IT portfolio management software to enact a portfolio management strategy, and many instead rely on a mixture of other software programs. But in either case, they must have a strong IT portfolio strategy or set of processes to guide project planning, prioritisation, purchasing and resource allocation, experts and practitioners agree.

Intervals, the online project management software from Pelago, has recently reached $330 million in work managed by its customers, reports CSRwire

As a Web-based service accessible from anywhere with a Web browser and an Internet connection, Intervals is currently in use by small businesses in 90 countries.

Collectively, they have used the software to track over 48 000 projects, 282 000 tasks and 2 900 000 hours.