Vertabase Pro Software Crafts Faster and Better Project Management for Duncan Enterprises

Duncan Enterprises of Fresno, Calif, has successfully revamped significant portions of its project management functions in its Marketing division using Vertabase Pro. The company has saved over $700 per week on meeting time alone. The challenges and successes of projects managed using Vertabase are discussed in a pair of case studies available on the Vertabase Web site at http://www.vertabase.com.

MADISON HEIGHTS, MI (PRWEB) May 5, 2004 -- Duncan Enterprises, the largest hobby ceramics and craft paint and glue manufacturer in the world, has successfully revamped significant portions of its project management functions using Vertabase® Pro from Standpipe Studios L.L.C. Fresno, Calif.-based Duncan has implemented Vertabase Pro in its Marketing division with exceptional results. The challenges and successes of projects managed using Vertabase are discussed in a pair of case studies available on the Vertabase Web site at http://www.vertabase.com.

The case studies focus on the creation of a large catalog, a key sales tool for Duncan, as well as on the day-to-day resource and capacity planning for a corporate division.

One of the findings noted in the case studies from Duncans internal review is that Vertabase Pro has so successfully streamlined and automated internal communication there that daily, hour-long status meetings have been reduced to the point that Duncan is saving $700 per week, or more than $30,000 per year in one division alone, on manpower costs from eliminated meetings.

Were very pleased that Duncan Enterprises has had quantifiable success with Vertabase Pro and that they have been willing to discuss that success in case studies," said Standpipe Studios CEO Mark Phillips. They join a growing number of diverse organizations, from colleges to manufacturers to ad agencies to financial services providers to governments and beyond who have successfully streamlined their project management and increased project success rates with Vertabase Pro."

Other Vertabase Pro customers include Siemens Westinghouse, ABN Amro and The City College of New York.

About Duncan Enterprises:
Duncan Enterprises (http://www.duncancrafts.com) is the largest hobby ceramics and craft paint and glue manufacturer in the world, serving crafters, hobby ceramists and artists throughout the world for more than 50 years with an education program that throughout the years has evolved to meet the needs of its consumers by providing the most complete and up-to-date hobby ceramics program in the industry.

About Vertabase Pro:
Vertabase Pro is a top-rated project management application. It is entirely web-based, accessible using a web-browser. It allows companies to keep better track of their resources and facilitates effective communication on projects. The most recent version, version 3.5, was launched in December of 2003. It is written in Macromedia Cold Fusion MX 6.1 and uses a Microsoft (c) SQL database. Vertabase Pro is a product of Standpipe Studios, L.L.C.. More information on Vertabase Pro is available at http://www.vertabase.com.

About Standpipe Studios, L.L.C.:
Standpipe Studios, L.L.C. was founded in 1997 with the goal of making the world better through the effective use of web-technologies.    Founded as a web development shop, Standpipe diversified its offerings in 1999 with the launch of Vertabase Pro, a web-based project management system. Standpipe is based in Madison Heights, Michigan.

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