Release Night 20101005

This is a bit unusual for me, normally I write about the release on the actual night while the development and operations teams are busy deploying and testing. This release though, I'm off on a course for 4 days and I want to get ahead on my writing. I'm a little nervous, with almost a week left there's still a risk that some of this development will fail the final tests. So, soon release... Now onto writing about it:)

New Version of Netviewer
We are finally moving over to our partner Netviewer's SaaS solution which means that our customers will get the latest version of Netviewer. This includes some features that makes me really excited, especially since I'm a Mac user at home.

• Mac users can now start - moderate - online meetings. This has been sought after for a while by our users and it's nice that this will be working.
• The Mac client for Netviewer is new and now includes VoIP, chat and webcam interface. Here's a preview of the new interface:

• The maximum number of participants is increased to 100
  
• Netviewer will be easier for users who do not have the Projectplace Plug-in installed, especially those who have Java installed. Previously these users would have to download a file to their local computer but this will now be handled by Java instead.
  
• It's SaaS:)
  

New Version of the Projectplace iPhone App

We have submitted an updated version of the Projectplace App for iPhone to the App Store. We hope that it will be approved and available in conjuction with the release. The main improvement is that you get the conversations on the Project Overview in the iPhone App aswell. This will replace the old Chatter function in the current version of the app.

Improvements for New Users

And for those of you who invite new members to your projects. There will be a tool tip for each tool in the service that will show up for new members and for everyone who starts their first project. We believe that this will lower the threshold for new users and get your project members up to speed quicker.

Projectplace for iPhone - New Labs Edition Teaser

The Projectplace Labs Crew have done it again. There's a new app for the iPhone! Out in a special Labs Edition in an app store near you sometime soon...

I'm testing it out and I think it's great! Here are some of the things I love about the new app:

Increased collaboration: a personal guestbook - or wall - and a pm/chat function. Also all your contacts (other members in your projects) are in here, with a special section for your favourites.

Notification You get a ping for everything that happens in the app, when something is assigned to you, when someone writes in your guestbook. And with this version you can also choose to follow individual documents in projectplace. Then you get notifications whenever something happens to that document.

And the notification list is wonderful, like a mini history of the things I need to know about in my projects.

The Interface is nice and clean, I especially like the red star for favourites...

Of course there are still some things that could be improved...and a few bugs to get rid of. All in all though, I have to say that for me it's already hard to understand how I could do without this app.

It looks like it might come out in the app store soon-ish ... maybe even in the next couple of weeks. When it does we will ask for feedback, as much as possible, on Projectplace Ideas.

Oh, while I'm in the process of teasing you, here are some more screen shots from the new app:

What a day; A golden opportunity!

Yesterday, and continuing today there are masses of new ideas and loads of activity in Projectplace Ideas. I am super busy trying to reply to everyone:) Take the opportunity when the activity is up to enter your idea, or comment/vote on someone else's; today, you have more say than ever before!

The Projectplace iPhone app is no 1 fee business app in Sweden! Thanks everyone who dowloaded and made the app such a success. There's a special category on Projectplace Ideas for the iPhone app. Please leave your feedback for the app there.

We're humbled and excited that so many people want to help us test the new visual interface (or are you all that desperate for an iPhone?) The beta was full after only 29 minutes!

Tomorrow I will announce this month's top contributor to Projectplace Ideas. Contributions that count are new ideas, votes on someone else's idea, comments and tags. But only while you're logged in. If you have left anonymous votes and comments, please log in and you will be asked to verify that they are made by you. That way I can see them and they will count towards your contribution. Share on Facebook

PROJECTPLACE LAUNCHES IPHONE APPLICATION

Projectplace launces an iPhone version of their Project Management tool. The application is free to install and use and gives you access to documents, contacts and 500 MB storage space. The launch is part of Projectplace's strategy to provide a collaboration platform in the cloud for their users. The application will be developed according to user feedback.
Now, Projectplace users can search for and read documents, access meetings, issues and project milestones in their iPhone. Via a dynamic contact list you can call, text message or e-mail your project group. You can even use the GPS function to locate your colleagues.

- It is primarily the social functions from Projectplace that we have made available easily via an iPhone. The selection was made with people on the go in mind, people who need to get hold of a colleague, send a message or read up on a document before a meeting, says Peter Strömberg, resposible for Projectplace Labs. 

The application is released in English only and will be available for users on all of Projectplace's markets. User feedback will guide the future development of the application. 

- Our strategic goal is to create a collaboration platform for our users in the cloud, explains Pelle Hjortblad, CEO of Projectplace. Projectplace Labs, a development platform where our users can share the latest product information and test new applications and functions, was launched already during Autumn 2008. We also have a user forum, Projectplace Ideas, where you can suggest new or changed functionality in our service, like the iPhone application.

The iPhone application is free of charge for all Projectplace users, even for users of Free – the free version of Projectplace - and is the first application where users get access to half a GB of free storage space. To install the application, search for Projectplace in the application store or go to www.projectplacelabs.com. 

For more information or contact: 
Anna Ålenius Mathson, Press Relations 
phone: +46708930246, email: anna.alenius.mathson@projectplace.com  

Since 1998, Projectplace International has developed and provided Europe's leading web tool for project collaboration. The company, with around 90 employees, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, with local offices in Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, and The UK. For more information, please visit www.projectplace.com.

iPhone, Lynx and more things that make me happy

When it rains, it pours:) The Projectplace iPhone App is finally approved and available for download from the app store. Download is free and available via iTunes or just by searching for Projectplace straight from your iPhone. Great news for Projectplace users and I know that a lot of you have been waiting for this opportunity.
Visit Projectplace Labs for more information.

We have also got a few people who have told us that they like the concept of Lynx. This makes me happy of course. I know that a lot of people contact us with big and complex project plans that they find cumbersome to update in Projectplace. My advice to you is; Try our Lynx and if you like it please tell us so in the Lynx category on Projectplace Ideas. Don't forget to vote for Lynx integration if you would like it.

Last months special thanks goes to Joachim Schirra, both for his many contributions on other people's ideas and for his own. Thanks Joachim! I hope you feel appreciated.

Until next time, stay well and good luck with your projects. What can we do to make you successful? Tell us at Projectplace Ideas and don't forget to read, comment and vote on other people's ideas.