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Using web-based Primavera 6.0, project participants and executives can plan, update, and analyze projects anytime, anywhere. Program includes interactive Gantt charts and screen layouts, intuitive interface, and dashboards that deliver exact information needed for decision-making with full security and priority controls. With what-if scenarios, portfolio analysis, capacity analysis, and scorecards, organizations can manage thousands of projects in single database.



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Primavera® Releases Latest Version of the Industry's Most Powerful and Easy- To-Use Project and Program Management Solution



Primavera 6.0 (P6(TM)) Enables Project Participants and Executives to Plan, Update and Analyze -- Anytime, Anywhere

PHILADELPHIA, July 26 /-- Primavera Systems, Inc., today announced the immediate availability of Primavera 6.0 (P6), a new version of its flagship enterprise project and program management software. P6 is an integral part of the comprehensive Primavera solutions suite for project- driven organizations.

New features and functionality in P6 include:

o Web-Based project management: Fully Web-based capabilities enable quick deployment and use, and provide robust collaboration for planning and control.
o Highly interactive Gantt charts and screen layouts: Lightening fast drag-and-drop, timescale snap zoom, grouping and filters.
o An intuitive interface: Easy-to-use functionality that matches each user's role and level of experience.
o Powerful dashboards: Delivers exactly the information needed for decision-making with full security and priority controls.
o Advanced management capabilities: What-if scenario modeling, portfolio analysis, capacity analysis, scorecards, rich graphics and optimization functionality enable organizations to manage thousands of projects in a single database.
o Extended reporting and analytics: Produces operational reports and business intelligence using any third-party reporting tool.
o Enterprise-wide integration with SAP: Enterprises can integrate information across P6 and SAP systems for an accurate look at history and status (requires Primavera Inspire(R)).
o Risk management with Primavera PertMaster(R) v8: Enables users to create realistic risk scenarios and mitigation plans.

"P6 is an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use solution that enables our clients to manage the planning, execution and control of all of their projects, programs and portfolios," said Joel Koppelman, CEO of Primavera. "Planners, schedulers, executives and resource managers can use the software anytime, anywhere to collaborate and access the information they need to make decisions and do their jobs effectively. Tens of thousands of people can work on the same project or groups of projects simultaneously."

"Primavera uniquely leads the market with solutions that incorporate both deterministic and probabilistic perspectives on projects, programs, and portfolios; they can present customers with a realistic range of the most likely outcomes for a portfolio of projects, as well as a set of options to mitigate those risks," wrote R "Ray" Wang, principal analyst at Forrester, in a May 16, 2007 report, "Introducing Project-Based Solutions."

For more information on P6, including upcoming seminars and Webinars, please visit www.primavera.com/p6.

About Primavera
Primavera is a software company who provides business solutions for a project-driven world. The company helps organizations identify which projects are most important, and makes it easy for people to work collaboratively on those projects and deliver them successfully. Primavera solutions are industry-specific and role-based, with the power to support global enterprises. Primavera solutions have ensured the success of projects collectively worth more than $5.5 trillion, including the management of IT projects that span the globe, the construction of the world's tallest buildings, ongoing multi-billion dollar oil discovery projects, space exploration, and the efficient use of personnel at professional services organizations. For more information, visit www.primavera.com or call +1.800.423.0245.

Primavera and the Primavera sundial logo are trademarks of Primavera Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Jeff Miller of Primavera Systems, Inc., +1-781-418-2429, primavera@daviesmurphy.com

Web site: www.primavera.com/p6

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