STANDPIPE STUDIOS RELEASES VERTABASE PRO v3.6 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL

Version 3.6 offers on-demand video training knowledge center, support for Quickbooks and project planning mode. Vertabase Pro 3.6 extends the product's suite of easy-to-use project management and analysis tools by providing a new video-based Learning Center with both specific Vertabase Pro usage tips and general project management advice, support for Intuit, Inc.s QuickBooks financial software, a new project planning mode for project whiteboarding" and other usability updates.

(PRWEB) July 14, 2004 -- Standpipe Studios, L.L.C. announced today that it has upgraded Vertabase Pro, its top-rated Web-based project management application, to Version 3.6. Vertabase Pro 3.6 extends the product's suite of easy-to-use project management and analysis tools by providing a new video-based Learning Center with both specific Vertabase Pro usage tips and general project management advice, support for Intuit, Inc.s QuickBooks financial software, a new project planning mode for project whiteboarding" and other usability updates.

The new Learning Center goes far beyond the current industry standard for software help functions. It is designed to complement Standpipes existing live customer support and documentation. In addition, the Learning Center includes project management tips and best practices on using Vertabase Pro delivered via short videos through the Vertabase Pro client.

Timesheet data can now be exported from Vertabase Pro for use in Intuits popular QuickBooks financial software, eliminating the need for repetitive data entry practices for billing, payroll or other financial management purposes.

We are saving over 10 hours per week with the new QuickBooks integration feature," said Kelly Earle, bookkeeper at Bailey Engineering Corp., a Jupiter, Florida based building science and mechanical engineering firm. Thats a substantial cost savings with this one feature alone." Commenting on Standpipes commitment to its customers, she said, Its a feature we wanted and Vertabase Pro delivered. They have shown time and again that they are totally committed to making the product fit their customers and that their customers get the most out of Vertabase Pro."

The video Learning Center is part of our dedication to our customers" said Mark Phillips, CEO of Standpipe. We want to make sure our customers can get the most out of their purchase of Vertabase Pro. The video Learning Center is an extension of our all inclusive training and customer support. We wanted to make valuable information available to our clients without them having to spend money on additional training, consulting or classes. Its part of our all-in-one approach."

The new project planning mode allows project managers to use Vertabase Pros planning and management features by creating a project and setting up its elements without actually starting the clock on a project.

The new features were the result of Standpipes constant solicitation of user feedback and its commitment to maximizing the value of a customers purchase of Vertabase Pro. Vertabase Pro continues to deliver valuable features that couldnt be simpler to use" said Bailey Engineerings Earle.

Vertabase Pro customers include Siemens Westinghouse, ABN AMRO, FISERV and The City College of New York. More than 2,000 users worldwide depend on Vertabase Pro for their project management needs.