Clarizen

Clarizen, Inc.
Type Privately-held
Industry Software
Founded 2005
Headquarters San Mateo, California
Products Project management software
Website http://www.clarizen.com

Clarizen, Inc. is a work management and project management software company based in San Mateo, California. The company was founded in 2005 and the software was first released for public use in 2007. Clarizen's primary product is an on-demand, collaborative project execution software.

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History

Clarizen was founded by Avinoam Nowogrodski and Tanya Epstein, formerly of SmarTeam Corporation.[1][2]

The software was first launched on October 16, 2007. Since then Clarizen has been recognized by American Venture Magazine as one of the "Most Promising Start-Ups" in 2008.[3] IDC named Clarizen in its Top 10 Most Innovative Applications Companies Under $100M to Watch in 2009.[4]

Software

Clarizen is a web based (SaaS) collaborative work and project management solution. Clarizen combines work management and team collaboration with real-time business execution in a cloud-based application. Notable among Clarizen's features are the ability of CAD designers attach CAD drawings to a project and to move between the project view and design view and an E-mail reporting feature.[5][6] There is also an open API for those who wish to integrate with existing project software.

The software allows its users to collaborate within their organization as well as with external organizations that are not necessarily signed up to the service. Using the ProjectMail function, users can update their progress on their work items without actually having to log into the system. In addition to collaboration tools, Clarizen offers project and work management tools including:

Awards and industry recognition

Notable awards for Clarizen include:

Competitors

News

References

  1. ^ "Avinoam Nowogrodski". Crunchbase. March 12, 2008. http://www.crunchbase.com/person/avinoam-nowogrodski/. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
  2. ^ "Tanya Epstein". Crunchbase. March 12, 2008. http://www.crunchbase.com/person/tanya-epstein. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
  3. ^ "Clarizen Named 2008 "Most Promising Start-Up"". Press release via accessmylibrary. 2008-01-14. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33772047_ITM. 
  4. ^ "IDC named Clarizen in its Top 10 Most Innovative Applications Companies Under $100M to Watch.". IDC. October 26, 2009. http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS22054809. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
  5. ^ "On-Demand Project Management". management.cadalyst.com. June 30, 2008. http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/product/productDetail.jsp?id=526921. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
  6. ^ "Clarizen Launches Vertical Markets Strategy with Open API in Version 2.1". Clarizen press release via reuters.com. June 30, 2008. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS125558+30-Jun-2008+BW20080630. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 
  7. ^ "Clarizen wins TopTenReviews Gold Medal for Online Project Management 2009 & 2010". 1 December 2010. http://online-project-management-review.toptenreviews.com/. Retrieved 14 December 2010. 
  8. ^ Daniel B. Stang, Michael Hanford (2 June 2009). "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management". Gartner RAS Core Research. Gartner. http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/hp/article8/article8.html/. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 
  9. ^ Daniel B. Stang (7 June 2010). "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management". Gartner RAS Core Research. Gartner. http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/microsoft/vol10/article12/article12.html. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 
  10. ^ "Project Management Software is Hot". RED Herring. 31 August 2007. http://www.redherring.com/Home/22701. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  11. ^ "CODie Winners 2010". SIIA. 2010. http://www.siia.net/codies/2010/winners.asp. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  12. ^ Tom Dunlap (2008-02-20). "Intranet Journal Announces 2008 Product of the Year Winners". Internet.com. http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200802/ij_02_20_08a.html. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  13. ^ "Lead411 launches "Hottest Silicon Valley Companies" awards". May 25, 2010. http://www.lead411.com/silicon-valley-companies.html. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 

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