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Gantt for .NET(TM) 3.0 offers server-side and client-side support with Project Management option for designing user interface and scheduling engine that adds project scheduling capabilities. Through seamless integration with Visual Studio .NET, developers can modify data connection, scheduling algorithms, user interface, and interaction, as well as rapidly configure and deploy appropriate project management solution.
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ILOG Launches the First Gantt Chart Graphics Tool With Custom Project Management Features for Microsoft .NET
New Gantt for .NET 3.0 Includes Scheduling Engine for Custom Application Development
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and PARIS, Aug. 2 -- -- ILOG(R) (Nasdaq: ILOG; Euronext: ILO; ISIN: FR0004042364), a leading provider of enterprise-class software components and services, today announced ILOG Gantt for .NET(TM) 3.0, the industry's first Gantt chart graphics tool for the .NET environment with a customizable pre-built project management capability. The latest addition to its award-winning ILOG visualization suite, ILOG Gantt for .NET 3.0 will give developers new levels of flexibility in the creation of custom, feature-rich project management applications that best meet the budget and business requirements unique to every organization.
Today, thousands of organizations rely on project management applications for planning and scheduling of projects, allocation of resources, and reporting of information. To deliver these applications, developers have been relying on pre-built, off-the-shelf solutions that may not adapt to their unique organizational needs or budgets; or have been forced to build home- grown solutions that can be costly and time-consuming. ILOG Gantt for .NET 3.0 was developed to help meet this important market need.
Custom Project Management
The new "Project Management Option" in ILOG Gantt for .NET 3.0 provides a comprehensive tool set for designing a visually-rich user interface and a scheduling engine that adds project scheduling capabilities to a Gantt chart. This functionality provides the foundation for a pre-built project management application that can be deployed across the entire enterprise "as-is" or customized to the organization's own specifications in Visual Basic or C#. It also allows developers to rapidly create and deploy custom project applications in a more cost-effective and time-efficient manner. For example, a developer can easily implement a new way of managing custom calendars for special working hours and days (i.e. vacations, holidays), so that tasks are automatically adjusted and assigned to available people.
Through seamless integration with Visual Studio .NET, developers can now modify the data connection, scheduling algorithms, user interface and interaction and rapidly configure and deploy the appropriate project management solution. The "Project Management Option" in ILOG Gantt for .NET 3.0 also includes server-side and client-side support allowing deployment to the Web or the desktop, so the application can be shared with customers, partners, or suppliers -- a feature not available in the off-the-shelf applications.
More Intuitive and More Interactive Gantt Charts
In addition to the custom "Project Management Option", other key new features in ILOG Gantt for .NET 3.0 include flexible "TreeTables" -- a new interface option which makes the grouping of tasks easier because users can group rows according to user preferences. In addition, new workforce scheduling and reservation controls allow resources to be aligned with available working hours and project time. The new version also includes more expressive styles, for example when the project reservation unit takes less than 100% of the assigned resource the activity bar can become semi- transparent, making it clearer for the end-user.
More Services with Less Code
Interactions in the Gantt chart are now based on the style definition enabling easier editing of data with less code. For example, when a style defines a bar for displaying the "PercentComplete" property, no code is required to edit this property, the interaction is set automatically. In addition, ILOG Gantt for .NET 3.0 now enables user-defined properties to be added to the model so that it is automatically supported by the SDXL format. This facilitates easier localization of the final application so when it is deployed to different countries, the provided resource files can be translated with a tool that automatically creates the satellite assemblies for that location.
W2G, a leading provider of building design software, developed a new construction management application, Integra(TM), using ILOG Gantt for .NET to chart and schedule every aspect of the complex building process.
"ILOG's Gantt for .NET significantly reduced the time and cost required to build the Integra application," said W2G Development Manager, Paul Usher. "In addition to the product's rich functionality, ease of use, real-time charting capabilities and overall quality, we've been able to save at least six months' development time just in not having to worry about doing feature control. It's an absolutely awesome product!"
ILOG has invested more than a decade creating sophisticated graphics tools and engines that enhance decision making speed and ability by making vast quantities of complex data more comprehensible and manageable for users. Through its Java, .NET and C++ graphics libraries and components, ILOG provides the industry's most comprehensive set of graphics tools that support everything from air traffic control and homeland security, to ensuring the reliability of the most demanding telecommunications networks. With each of ILOG's visualization products, developers can save 50 to 80 percent of development time in creating user displays.
Launched in January 2004, ILOG Gantt for .NET was the first Gantt chart available for the C# programming language. ILOG Gantt for .NET 3.0 is available immediately. For more information please visit http://ganttnet.ilog.com/.
About ILOG
ILOG delivers software and services that empower customers to make better decisions faster and manage change and complexity. Over 2,500 global corporations and more than 465 leading software vendors rely on ILOG's market- leading business rule management system (BRMS), optimization and visualization software components, to achieve dramatic returns on investment, create market- defining products and services, and sharpen their competitive edge. ILOG was founded in 1987 and employs more than 650 people worldwide.
NOTE: ILOG is a registered trademark and ILOG Gantt for .NET is a trademark of ILOG. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Sarah Johansen of ILOG, +1-650-567-8128, or sjohansen@ilog.com
