BrightWork Releases Version 8.0 of pmPoint: Practical Work and Project Management on SharePoint

Advanced reporting capabilities and new solution templates deliver unmatched project visibility and control

Boston, MA (PRWEB) November 5, 2009 –-

BrightWork, Inc. (http://www.brightwork.com), a leading provider of work and project management software on Microsoft SharePoint today announced the availability of version 8.0 of its flagship product, pmPoint. Ideal for work and projects of varying structure and types, pmPoint version 8.0 is highlighted by significant enhancements to its Gantt reporting, a new end user report editing capability, additional work and project management templates, enhanced scheduling, improved Microsoft Project integration and considerable productivity improvements.

Current pmPoint customers have been test driving version 8.0 and sharing their feedback.

Chris McNicholas, Senior PMO Analyst at Allianz Insurance comments, "The ability to customize the Gantt chart in pmPoint version 8.0 is a real bonus and combined with the new report editor makes this a great choice as a Portfolio Management tool."

Bob Kreha, Managing Partner at Fifth Discipline adds, “The new customizable Gantt chart added to pmPoint version 8.0, along with the new work and project management report editor for SharePoint, make pmPoint an extremely practical work and project management plug-in for the SharePoint platform.”

“Version 8.0 was developed in partnership with our customers”, says Eamonn McGuinness, CEO of BrightWork. “These customers are daily users of pmPoint, solving real world problems in highly competitive industries. They need to be able to efficiently manage the varying types of work and projects across their entire enterprise, and we support them by providing continuously improved product that is highly adoptable and affordable. The optional integration with Microsoft Project is proving very important to our customers.”

pmPoint is now available in multiple languages and serves customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Russia, and Australia. With pmPoint version 8 customers will benefit from the following capabilities:

• Rich and interactive Gantt reporting that includes the ability to render data from across sites and lists
• New Report Editor that enables report creation and customization without the need for coding
• Advanced project scheduling features that include enhancements to the built-in work breakdown structure, the ability to easily turn off features and columns through check boxes, and automated order numbering options
• New out-of-the-box work and project tracking templates to get started faster and leverage for future projects
• Custom Visibility Settings that allow users to hide columns from forms or views
• Project Site Filters where users can now limit the reported data to only those project site(s) work items they wish to see in a report

Next week there will be two live demonstrations of pmPoint Version 8.0.

For attendees based in Europe and International areas, join BrightWork on November 11th at 9:30am GMT/10:30am CET. Register Here: http://www.brightwork.com/forms/webinar_registration_form.asp?event=3

For attendees based in North America and Canada, join BrightWork on November 12th at 9am PST/12pm EST/5pm GMT. Register Here: http://www.brightwork.com/forms/webinar_registration_form.asp?event=4

Any organization that wants to learn more about this release today can visit the BrightWork TrialZone (http://www.brightwork.com/pmpoint/evaluate.asp) and take pmPoint version 8.0 for a test drive! For further information contact info(at)brightwork.com or US: +1 (617) 357-9000 Ext. 712, EU: +353 91 514 492.

Version 8.0 is available at no cost to all customers who are on a BrightWork Annual Support and Upgrades plan. Customers who wish to upgrade should contact support (at) brightwork (dot) com.

About BrightWork:
Since 1995 BrightWork has been perfecting collaborative work and project management on top of the world’s leading collaborative environments. BrightWork started developing on Microsoft SharePoint Server in 1999 before its initial release in 2001, making it one of the original Microsoft SharePoint Server ISVs. Today BrightWork is the leading provider of work and project management solutions on the SharePoint Server platform with optional integration to Microsoft Project. Leading companies and government organizations around the world rely on BrightWork pmPoint to help them better manage their work and projects.

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