Serena Software has acquired Projity for OpenProj, its free, open source desktop project management software and project-on-demand as a Service (SaaS)-based project management software.
With this aquisition, Serena significantly bolsters its Serena Mariner Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) offering, a company statement said.
Serena Mariner was rated by Forrester as a leader in the The Forrester Wave, Project Portfolio Management Tools, Q4 2007 (December 2007) with "top-of-the-line portfolio management software, rodust reporting, and a unique implementation road map proces, it said.
Serene Mariner provides total visibility into project and portfolio status and metrics to ensure the right people are on the right projects at the right time, ultimately delivering more value to the business.
With the addition of the Projity offerings, Serena Mariner gains both an alternative to Microsoft Project as well as high fidelity bi-directional integration.
Openproj is an open source desktop management application available under the Common Public Attribution License (CPAL) for individual project managers to download free of charge.