Planview Offers its Market-Leading Portfolio Management Solution in SaaS Delivery Model

Planview Enterprise On Demand complements existing on-premise and hosted offerings; delivers comprehensive functionality with fast implementation and shortened time to value

Austin, TX — December 10, 2008 — Planview®, the leading independent provider of enterprise-wide portfolio management solutions, today announced a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model for the industry-leading Planview Enterprise application suite, complementing its existing on-premise and hosted models for maximum customer flexibility.

With Planview Enterprise On Demand, organizations of all sizes and process maturity levels can realize portfolio management benefits quickly, to drive maximum value from projects, services, and products with negligible impact on infrastructure and budget. The scalable solution grows with customer needs, enabling them to take full advantage of the market's most comprehensive resource, demand, and financial management tools over time.

According to Gartner, the time is right for organizations to look at SaaS PPM solutions as a viable alternative — in economic downturns, driving maximum value from work is more critical than ever. "It can take less time to reach return on investment (ROI) with SaaS PPM because the overhead cost typically is much lower than other PPM deployment options. A lower ROI target is undoubtedly a more achievable ROI target," said Daniel Stang, principal research analyst, Gartner. "Additionally, effective SaaS PPM systems fit nicely into a good risk mitigation strategy."

"Customers today have a broad range of demands being put upon them, including time-to-market concerns, resource constraints, and economic pressures," said Patrick Tickle, executive vice president of products, Planview. "To be responsive to these needs, we have invested in the ability to deliver our market-leading applications in whatever form best fits a customer's business environment. From on-premise, to hosting, to pay-as-you-go SaaS, Planview is able to provide the true 'what you need, when and the way you need it' portfolio management solution."

Planview has collaborated with SunGard Availability Services to host the new Planview Enterprise On Demand virtualized hosting infrastructure.

"SunGard specializes in delivering highly available systems that help minimize application downtime and we are pleased to assist Planview in making sure its customers have uninterrupted access to the information systems they need in order to do business," said Dave Colesante, senior vice president and general manager, Managed Services, SunGard Availability Services.

An extension of the Planview commitment to exceeding customer expectations, Planview Enterprise On Demand enables organizations to quickly realize benefits from the comprehensive feature set of Planview Enterprise with minimal demands on people and money resources. Learn more about Planview Enterprise On Demand at www.planview.com/ondemand.