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Dec 2005, Seattle, WA: BrightWork is pleased to announce that it has earned the elite status of Microsoft Gold Partner. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are Microsoft Business Partners who earn the highest levels of customer endorsement. Fintan Manning, BrightWork's VP of Engineering, stated that "Our software empowers organizations to effectively manage their work processes and achieving Gold Certification is a great accomplishment for our team because it highlights BrightWork's proven commitment, experience and skills in delivering critical solutions to customers". Gold Partner status also reinforces BrightWork's position as the leading provider of Work and Project Management solutions for SharePoint and is a globally recognized assurance that BrightWork's technology exhibits the highest quality and dependability available.

Nov 2005, Boston, MA: BrightWork has just released a free web part called My Alerts. This is an excellent tool that displays all of the alerts of the logged in user. Included in the download is a PDF file which will help users to install, configure and utilize the web part's functionality. My Alerts is fully functional in both Windows SharePoint Services & SharePoint Portal Server. For more information on this free web part click here.

Oct 2005, Bellevue, WA: BrightWork, the leading provider of work and project management solutions for SharePoint, today announced that it has achieved Windows Server 2003 Certification from Microsoft. This Certification compliments BrightWork's deep partnership with Microsoft and assures customers that BrightWork is secure and manageable with Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Testing for the Microsoft Windows Certification program was conducted by VeriTest, a widely respected software testing company and the sole provider of independent testing for the Microsoft Certified for Windows Program.

“VeriTest congratulates BrightWork for achieving the elite Certified for Windows Server 2003 status for BrightWork 2.5,” said Steve Nemzer, Vice President, IT, Global Development and Testing Solutions, VeriTest. “This designation identifies enterprise solutions that have passed Microsoft’s stringent interoperability and reliability requirements, and is evidence of BrightWork’s strong commitment to their customers who run on Microsoft operating system platforms.”

Certification testing was conducted by VeriTest, the testing division of Lionbridge Technologies (Nasdaq: LIOX), and the authorized testing provider for Microsoft's "Certified for Windows" program.

For more on Windows Certification at VeriTest, please visit www.veritest.com/certification/ms/cfw.

Oct 2005, Coventry, United Kingdom: BrightWork is delighted to announce that it has entered into partnership with Trinity Expert Systems plc to extend BrightWork's presence in the UK market. Trinity is a leading provider of IT-led business solutions, having deployed significant numbers of SharePoint based portal and EDRM solutions across the UK. They are a prominent Microsoft Gold Partner and a highly respected member of Microsoft's Partner Advisory Council for Collaboration and Portals. Their extensive technology skills and highly experienced specialists combine to manage and deliver solutions that encompass all stages of the IT life cycle.

Sept 2005, Seattle, WA: BrightWork's IT Work Manager for SharePoint Portal Server 2003 has been featured on Microsoft Office Systems Solution Directory as a leading solution for managing IT workloads. BrightWork IT Work Manager has extended SPS 2003 to enable organizations to manage issues, business, IT deployment and software in one place. This has empowered many firms to make immense strides in business intelligence, collaboration, knowledge management and report generation. Click here to view this solution.

Aug 2005, Seattle, WA: Microsoft, in conjunction with its partner United Training, have announced the launch of a series of SharePoint Portal Server Training Seminars. These 2 day events, beginning in October, will be hosted by United Training and occur in more than 30 US cities over a 3 month period. Numerous SharePoint experts will be present, including book authors, trainers and internal Microsoft Consultants.
Every attendee will receive:

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 eval - 120 day
• "SharePoint Products & Technologies" technical resource book - $70 value
• 5 FREE licenses of BrightWork's IT Work Manager for SPS 2003 solution + 1 yr support - $1,170 value

The first training seminar is scheduled for October 13th. Don't miss out! To receive a discount on offer to Brightwork subscribers register here.

Aug 2005, Boston, MA: BrightWork today announced the upcoming release of BrightWork 2.5, the award winning Work and Project Management solution. This version will deliver an IT Work Manager solution for SharePoint Portal Server 2003. Critically, this release will allow the List Item Report web part to run from Sharepoint Portal Server and thus vastly improve the reach of BrightWork.

Aug 2005, Boston, MA: AbsolutePoker, an innovator in the field of online gaming, have selected BrightWork to facilitate the implementation of a new Agile Process for their IT Projects. They opted for BrightWork because it provided the extra functionality and integration needed to help them achieve their mission: "To continue to be the best and most trusted". AbsolutePoker's Chief Technical Officer, CJ Lee, stated that he believes the List Item Report Web Part, detailing overdue work, will prove essential for their future Project Management.

July 2005, Redmond, WA: In an interview with news.com, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer cited BrightWork for its integration of presence functionality (a knowledge of how someone can be reached) into their SharePoint based project management solutions. Ballmer: "Presence relates to one of the big things that both (Microsoft Chairman) Bill (Gates) and I have been talking about this year, which is how the world of work is evolving. Presence is part of this trend. It empowers people. It's already being integrated into business applications, along with instant messaging and call control, by partners like Siebel, OSISoft and BrightWork." [more]

July 2005, Galway, IRELAND: BrightWork today announced the release of a new version of the BrightWork solution for Agile Software Development. The solution is available for customers to download and will enable them to better manage software projects with SharePoint and MSF v4 Agile. Customers should contact support@brightwork for more information and download instructions.

June 2005, Orlando, FL: BrightWork had a very successful Tech Ed - Click here to see an interview with our CEO at our TechEd booth.

June 2005, Seattle, WA: BrightWork recently participated in an Irish Presidential Trade Mission to Seattle, WA led by President Mary McAleese. The Trade Mission featured top executives from Irish companies within the aerospace, enterprise technology and telecommunications industries who met with their U.S. and Canadian counterparts to discuss partnerships, procurement and development opportunities.

June 2005, Winnipeg, MB: BrightWork today announced that the Louis Riel School Division, has chosen BrightWork's Work & Project Management Tools to extend the capabilities of their SharePoint deployment. The Louis Riel School Division is comprised of a network of 32 elementary schools, eight high schools and three administrative facilities that have standardized on the Microsoft-based platform to deliver improved and standardized resources and services to teachers, administrators and students.

May, 2005, Boston, MA: BrightWork, a leading supplier of software for managing work and projects on SharePoint, recently announced the availability of 5 "out of the box", pre-built solutions that enable organizations and teams to manage their work and projects more effectively. The solutions are: Issue Manager, Business Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Agile Software Development and Work and Project Management. Click here for more information on the BrightWork solutions package.

May 2005, Seattle, WA: Skanska USA Building, one of the largest contractors in the U.S., and the name behind many of today’s most advanced and prestigious facilities. Their expertise spans the construction industry spectrum, from small renovations to billion-dollar projects. Skanska chose BrightWork to implement a new, agile process for all their IT projects. BrightWork provides an “out of the box,” SharePoint-based solution that enables the company to manage their IT projects more effectively by providing the infrastructure and business project templates. Click here to learn more about the Agile Software Development Solution from BrightWork.

May 2005, Burbank, CA: Release Management Services (RMS) provides turnkey production services to the music industry for packaging and marketing materials required to support a new music product launch. Major and Independent labels employ RMS to facilitate on-time product releases and on-time delivery of supporting marketing materials resulting in high quality, predictable results. Using the work management tools provided by BrightWork, RMS created a hosted SharePoint solution for managing multiple album launches. The RMS virtual project workspace centralizes all relevant documents and information during production. The system retains and protects the latest information or editorial version for accurate review and approval. It reduces paperwork and streamlines information inflow and outflow by encouraging easy and immediate information input and providing convenient and continuous information access. BrightWork List Item Reports and other BrightWork web parts provide executive, manager and owner reports online, in real time, 24/7/365.

April 2005, Boston, MA: BrightWork today announced the release of BrightWork 2.0. BrightWork 2.0 extends the capabilities of Windows SharePoint Services, enabling organizations to manage IT and business projects more effectively."BrightWork 2.0 has a host of features that really extends what you can do with BrightWork, it transforms BrightWork from an MSF Implementation tool, to a solution on SharePoint to manage many types of work and projects" said Eamonn McGuinness, CEO. A data sheet, giving an overview of BrightWork 2.0, is available here for download.

April 2005, Allentown, PA: Computer Aid, Inc (CAI) have selected BrightWork 2.0 to manage business and IT projects. CAI is a professional systems development and support firm providing software development, maintenance outsourcing, e-commerce, and other Web-related services to Fortune 1000 companies, as well as federal, state, and local governments. The company provides solutions in over 35 major metropolitan areas worldwide and has more than 1,400 associates.

March 2005, Boston, MA: BrightWork has today announced the upcoming release of BrightWork 2.0. The latest release, available in March 2005, adds significant support for organizations wishing to manage work more effectively on Windows SharePoint Services. "BrightWork continues to bring significant value to our customers, allowing them to leverage the power of Windows SharePoint to manage work more effectively," said Fintan Manning, BrightWork's Vice President of Engineering. "This release of BrightWork takes WSS to the next level, making it easy for project teams to work less and deliver more".

March 2005, Seattle, WA: BrightWork has announced that will be exhibiting, along with its partner Microsoft, at the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference, March 7-10 in Seattle WA. The Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Conference is the world's leading annual conference and exhibit showcase for process improvement. Now in its 17th year, the conference brings together international representatives from government, industry, and academia for a global perspective on process improvement activities and results.

February 2005, Redmond, WA: BrightWork has been invited to present at the first annual Microsoft Office System Developer Conference, in Redmond Washington, February 4th 2005. This three day event, with a special keynote by Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, is designed exclusively for Professional Developers and Architects from ISVs, SIs and Enterprise Customers who want to learn how to build enterprise class solutions using Microsoft Office System products and enabling technologies. BrightWork CEO Eamonn McGuinness will be presenting our SharePoint based solution for Project and Work Management.

January 2005, Boston, MA: BrightWork today announced their intentions to expand their partner program. Building from previous success in 2004, the expanded partner program will seek to develop relationships with a limited number of key regional partners in 2005. Organizations interested in becoming a BrightWork partner should contact info@brightwork.com.

January 2005, Bellevue, WA: BrightWork today announced the opening of a new office in the Seattle area to service the growing demand for BrightWork products and services in the Pacific Northwest region.