With the introduction of OnTime 2008's new Wiki functionality, we are extremely excited about the collection of tools that OnTime provides for managing projects in a single application suite:

• A Team Wiki allowing teams to collaborate on document creation and sharing
• A central Project Repository for any documents that are related to a project
• A central Bug Tracking tool for all projects
• A central Requirements Management (Features) tool for all projects
• A central Incident Tracking system for support
• A central Task Tracking system for all team members

These are tools we consider to be instrumental (or the "Core Functionality") that any team needs in order to successfully build and manage software projects (or any project for that matter).  Having these tools in a single application can significantly boost productivity.  No more Shared Network folders and Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, random emails with tidbits of information, etc. to track what's going on in a project.  Now everything can be tracked in one place.

How does that information relate to OnTime Express?

As the creators of OnTime, we get a large part of our personal satisfaction from the adoption of the tools we have built.  We feel a great sense of pride knowing that companies like Verifone, Lego, Medtronics or Pitney Bowes rely on Axosoft's OnTime for their development efforts.  In fact, there are over 6,000 other teams worldwide that do just that.  Many of these companies create products that most of us use on a regular basis in one way or another.  That intertwining contribution to the wheels that makes the world go around is immensely gratifying.

So internally, we often debate on how we can bring the adoption of OnTime to an even greater number of teams who are  developing exceptional products.  One of our ideas has been to reduce the cost of entry.  To facilitate and accelerate a large adoption of OnTime 2008's suite of tools, we are introducing OnTime 2008 Express at a significant discount to the normal price. 

In fact, our pricing for OnTime 2008 Express might come as a bit of a shock when you consider what you get.  First, lets take a look at the new pricing:

What's the catch?

There will be some feature limitations in OnTime 2008 Express, but fortunately, we believe the limitations we have placed are relatively minor for teams that operate with basic (or no) structured processes.  OnTime Express will still include the core functionality of Wiki, Bug Tracking, Requirements Management, Task Tracking and HelpDesk Incident Tracking!  You will find that most competing products don't offer the features that we consider "basic" and include in OnTime 2008 Express edition.  So when comparing OnTime with a competing system, you'll find that often times OnTime Express provides even more functionality than other systems you may have been considering. 

Lets take a look at specifically what's different between OnTime 2008 Express and Professional Editions:

One of the real benefits of OnTime 2008 Express is that your investment is safe.  If you decide to upgrade to OnTime 2008 Professional edition within 1 year of your purchase, you can get a full credit towards the purchase of OnTime 2008 Professional (even your maintenance will be prorated and applied towards your new purchase).  When you upgrade to OnTime 2008 Professional from Express, it'll be seamless.  No physical upgrade (uninstall/re-install) is necessary since they share the same code.  We simply change your key information and you are good to go.  Your data is in place and your upgrade can be done in a matter of seconds.

Existing Customers who have maintenance will all receive upgrades to OnTime 2008 Professional edition.

With the introduction of OnTime Express, we have covered the barrier to entry problem better than ever before with substantially reduced prices for small teams.  Therefore, the price for OnTime 2008 Professional Edition's 5-User Starter pack will increase from $495 to $795, although additional users will remain the same at $199 per user.