Press release December 18, 2006 - Provider of user-friendly project business solutions that support real-time operation, PlanMill Ltd has delivered to Mermit Business Applications Oy a new generation browser-based PlanMill PSA (Professional Services Automation) solution, which fulfills the current needs and the growing needs of the near future. The new integrated PSA solution replaces previously used work hour tracking and monitoring systems and complements the current project management process. With the real-time PSA system, Mermit streamlines its processes related to planning, monitoring and management of operative project business, work time management of the project teams, and reporting. Additionally, the solution supports uniform operating methods in a networked business environment.
According to the CEO of Mermit, Mika Helenius, the company was looking for a user-friendly, centralized, scalable and cost-effective system for managing its demanding development, consulting and delivery projects. At the same time, the company wanted to make sure that the selected PSA system would be able to fulfill customer-specific business requirements of a networked business environment also in the future as the company's operations in Finland expand more and more to the area of project management.
The integrated PSA solution of PlanMill stood out among the alternatives due to its openness (100% Java & XML), modular nature, and user-friendly, browser-based approach. The decision was also supported by PlanMill's flexible and cost-effective implementation model, says Mika Helenius.
- The cooperation we have started with Mermit, which is currently growing fast, further strengthens PlanMill's position as a provider that has 100 percent focus on professional service and project business solutions. In the ICT field, among the organizations producing software and professional services, we are one of the leading providers of PSA solutions in Finland. The cooperation means that Mermit's innovative mobile work solutions will be integrated as part of the PlanMill's PSA solution, says Thomas Hood, the CEO of PlanMill Ltd.
Additional information:
CEO Thomas Hood, PlanMill Ltd
Tel. +358-40-558 5138 or thomas.hood@planmill.com
CEO Mika Helenius, Mermit Business Applications Oy
Tel. +358-50-64432 or mika.helenius@mermit.fi
PlanMill in brief
PlanMill Ltd is a leading provider of user-friendly, real-time Online and On-Premise PSA (Professional Services Automation) solutions. Browser-based PSA solutions by PlanMill help to improve the control of customer relationships, projects and business processes, which in turn improves the customer companies' productivity and profitability. PlanMill solutions have been deployed to more than 60 leading service companies and IT and R&D divisions of companies in more than 10 countries. Its customers include Digita, Fifth Element, Ilmarinen, Mermit Business Applications, Nordea, Raiffeisen Informatik, Raiffeisen Solution, Sofia Digital, Tieto-X and UNIQA. The company has established an authorized dealer network to Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. Additional information www.planmill.com
Mermit Business Applications in brief
Mermit Business Applications Oy is a private company specialized in project management, planning and business consultation for large business information systems. Mermit builds a Finnish community of top specialists to improve the quality and profitability of large information system projects. Mermit's customers include companies in the fields of finance, industry, service and trade and an increasing number of different public administration organizations. Mermit's operations cover the entire Finland and the company has offices in Espoo, Tampere and Turku. Mermit is one of the fastest growing private companies in Finland. Additional information: www.mermit.fi
This is a translation of the original Finnish release. In case the translation differs in meaning from the Finnish version, the Finnish version takes precedence.
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