Hagenberg Software Quality Award

This year's main price for innovative software developments of exceptional quality goes to Planforge

Planforge, a leading vendor for project and portfolio management software (PPM) with headquarters in Graz, Austria, was handed the Softwarepark Hagenberg Award for their innovative product Planforge yesterday. The award, originally initiated by well-known computer scientist Prof. Bruno Buchberger, the founder of Softwarepark Hagenberg and the RISC research institute, was created to honor innovative software developments of exceptional quality.

Planforge is a commercial open source software solution that is focused on integrated single and multi-project planning, tracking, monitoring and controlling. The software is available in multiple languages and runs on all major computer platforms. Planforge's PPM solution is especially known to be fast to deploy and easy to use. Thus, it not only appeals to IT departments, but also to other project-oriented departments such as, e.g., research, development and marketing.

"The whole team is very proud that we were selected by the jury for the main prize. The Hagenberg Award sets a standard for innovation and quality in Austria and also beyond the borders," says Gerald Mesaric, CEO of Planforge. "We will continue to work hard to sustain or further extend the level of quality we have reached with Planforge 8."

About Planforge

Planforge is the first project and portfolio management vendor offering both an on demand and an installed Web 2.0-based solution for the extended enterprise. Unlike traditional PPM software, Planforge is known to be integrated, real-time, open, easy-to-use and fast to deploy. Planforge enables project-oriented companies and departments to increase project and portfolio transparency, shorten project lead-times, automate best practices and reduce project risks. The ROI period of Planforge is usually well below 12 months.

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