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  • Adding to OpenProj Success

    Hello OpenProj Community,

    Serena PPM 2009 R1 with OpenProj Integration

    The Serena Team has been working hard over the last year to take the best in class Microsoft Project equivalent project scheduling functionality of OpenProj and integrate it into our Serena Project Portfolio Management (PPM) product. We are proud to announce that we have successfully released Serena PPM 2009 R1 with the integrated OpenProj functionality including the ability to import OpenProj (.pod) project files into Serena PPM. This means you can still use OpenProj to build project schedules offline on your desktop and import your OpenProj project files into our online web based Serena PPM product to collaborate with team members and provide stakeholder visibility. Please signup for a free trial of Serena PPM to try it out.
    Serena PPM Free Trial: http://www.serena.com/pages/campaigns/10nappmsaas-ppmfreeonlinetrial/app_download.html?Campaign_Id=49410&Activity_Id=11761

    Contributing to OpenProj Success

    Both our Serena PPM and OpenProj products are key to Serena moving into 2010. In order to keep building on the success of OpenProj we need you the community to help us. Serena is looking for developers to join our project and submit your defect fixes and new features. The current list of reported defects and feature requests can be accessed via our Project Tracker. If you would like to join the project or wish to contribute and have questions please send an email to Shane Watts (swatts@...) or Greg Harder (gharder@...).
    Project Tracker: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=199315
    Join the Project: https://sourceforge.net/project/memberlist.php?group_id=199315
    Contribute: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openproj/develop

    OpenProj Support

    Support is available for OpenProj using our online support community.
    Support Community: https://sourceforge.net/projects/openproj/forums/forum/708856

    Thanks,
    Your Serena Products Team

    2009-12-29 15:12:13 PST by gharder

  • OpenProj hits 500,000 download milestone

    Projity Hits 500,000 Download Milestone with OpenProj

    Open Source replacement of Microsoft Project is now being used in over 142 countries and is the fastest growing project application

    San Mateo, CA June 16, 2008 -- Projity, the leader in SaaS and open source project management software announced today that over 500,000 copies of OpenProj have been downloaded. OpenProj is the fastest growing application in the project marketplace with over 60,000 new downloads monthly. The OpenProj solution is replacing commercial applications in over 142 countries around the world. The usage in both small business and Fortune 500 companies is accelerating rapidly around the world. Projity's new users this quarter included AIG, Analog Devices, Atos Origin, BAE Systems, Bank of America, BearingPoint, Bell Helicopter, Cap Gemini, CH2M Hill, Cisco, EDS, Fujitsu, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell, IBM, Martin Marietta, Nortel, Oracle, SAIC, Siemens, Sonoco, Sun Microsystems, Toshiba, Wipro and many others.

    “The Projity team is very pleased OpenProj has now been downloaded over 500,000 times since our launch earlier this year. The Projity impact is reaching users in companies of all sizes and in over 142 countries. Our global users have a free and open source alternative that is a complete replacement of their proprietary desktop solutions. Projity's open source and SaaS model is disrupting commercial project software vendors” noted Marc O'Brien, CEO Projity.

    OpenProj usage is increasing rapidly and has now been translated into over a dozen languages. The OpenProj replacement of commercial project management applications is highly disruptive for existing vendors and important to the entire industry. Project management software is installed on over 7% of all Office desktops. OpenProj completes the alternative Office suites so companies can now replace their entire Office suite with open source and SaaS alternatives. Projity's solutions seamlessly open native Microsoft Project files so migrating is immediate. OpenProj is available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows so users can also choose their platform. Companies are now migrating their entire Office suite to either SaaS or open source with the addition of Project-ON-Demand and OpenProj.

    About Projity:

    Projity is a Silicon Valley and French company with offices in San Mateo and Paris. Projity currently has two solutions: Project-ON-Demand (SaaS) and OpenProj (open source). Projity solutions are used by over 500,000 project managers in over 142 countries around the world. Projity, OpenProj and Project-ON-Demand are trademarks of Projity Incorporated. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.

    2008-06-16 12:20:41 PDT by openproj

  • Star Office now includes OpenProj in Europe

    OpenProj is now being included in Star Office boxes in twelve European countries. The addition of OpenProj is important as Star Office competes with Microsoft Office and others in the desktop Office marketplace.

    OpenProj is a complete replacement of Microsoft Project which is installed on 7% of all Office desktops. This has been a major competitive advantage until the release of OpenProj which is free and available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows. This is significant as Project retails for $999 and is installed on 7% of all Office desktops. The OpenProj solution has been downloaded more than 400,000 times in over 142 countries. A recent InfoWorld review noted "OpenProj performs all the essential tasks you'd do with a desktop project management application. That, and cross-platform availability, would justify Projity charging even a portion of Microsoft Project's $999 price tag. But with OpenProj's free access, it's just one more compelling case for going open source on the desktop."

    OpenProj's inclusion with Star Office is important validation as the leading open source project management solution.

    Star Office box with Projity http://projity.fileburst.com/images/StarOffice_Projity_Box.jpg

    2008-04-22 08:53:37 PDT by openproj

  • OpenProj surpasses 400,000 downloads

    OpenProj has now surpassed 400,000 downloads! The OpenProj solution is replacing Microsoft Project and other commercial project management software programs. The impact is accelerating quickly with OpenProj now being used in over 142 countries and has been translated into a dozen languages.

    The OpenProj solution is being recognized as the leading open source project management solution. The feedback has been tremendous with users simply opening existing native Microsoft Project files and continue working in OpenProj on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows.

    2008-04-21 16:55:49 PDT by openproj

  • OpenProj hits 300,000 download milestone

    OpenProj has now been downloaded over 300,000 times with deployments accelerating around the world. OpenProj is now being used in over 142 countries and has been translated into French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Persian, Swedish, Russian, Korean and Chinese.

    The OpenProj solution is being recognized as a complete replacement of Microsoft Project. The feedback has been tremendous with users simply opening existing native Microsoft Project files and continue working in OpenProj on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows.

    2008-03-04 16:11:24 PST by openproj