Epicor spreads project management with Microsoft link

The company says customers will now be able to extend project portfolio management (PPM) to a much wider range of workers than those typically provided with Epicor’s own portfolio management capabilities. Both the Epicor and Microsoft solutions are built on the Microsoft .Net platform and make use of Microsoft SharePoint for collaboration and a consistent user experience. “Epicor provides an enhanced experience for project-orientated information workers by delivering seamless and end-to-end service optimisation that makes the Office EPM functionality more of a high-use resource for a wider pool of users – not just project managers,” explains Irwin Rodrigues, director of project marketing for Microsoft Corporation. Malcolm Fox, senior product marketing manager for Epicor, agrees: “The strong, bi-directional integration of the Office EPM Solution with Epicor for Service Enterprises provides users with the best of both worlds. They can continue to undertake project planning within Office Project while leveraging essential enterprise functionality within Epicor, such as CRM, time, expense and materials management and billing.”