AtTask
Encyclopedia
AtTask, Inc., founded in 2001, is a web-based project
and work management software that features task management, issue tracking, document management, time tracking and portfolio management. Founded by Scott Johnson, company headquarters is located in Orem, Utah
with offices in Beijing, Tokyo and EMEA.
In February 2007, Joe Cardenas, former Senior Vice President and CIO of Salesforce.com
joined AtTask's board.
In June 2007, AtTask raised $7 million of venture funding from OpenView Venture Partners. The funding was earmarked for further product development and expanding marketing efforts.
based event model, Cluster configuration, i18n compliance, SaaS
options, and Web Services for product integration.
Project management
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
and work management software that features task management, issue tracking, document management, time tracking and portfolio management. Founded by Scott Johnson, company headquarters is located in Orem, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
with offices in Beijing, Tokyo and EMEA.
History
AtTask began in 2001 when a group of software developers, working from various geographic locations on a variety of projects, needed a collaborative solution that could aid in project planning, project status reporting, and could keep clients in their feedback loop. The result of this initiative was @task, a browser-based project management solution.In February 2007, Joe Cardenas, former Senior Vice President and CIO of Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is an enterprise cloud computing company headquartered in San Francisco that distributes business software on a subscription basis. Salesforce.com hosts the applications off-site...
joined AtTask's board.
In June 2007, AtTask raised $7 million of venture funding from OpenView Venture Partners. The funding was earmarked for further product development and expanding marketing efforts.
Software
In 2006, AtTask released a complete rewrite of its product. The rewrite delivered new technologies such as: an "approachable" simplified user interface that utilizes AJAX for responsiveness and shorter page loading times, a JMSJava Message Service
The Java Message Service API is a Java Message Oriented Middleware API for sending messages between two or more clients. JMS is a part of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition, and is defined by a specification developed under the Java Community Process as JSR 914...
based event model, Cluster configuration, i18n compliance, SaaS
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...
options, and Web Services for product integration.
News
- Carr, D. F. (2011, September 21). Social software that improves project management. Retrieved from BrainYardNews
- Amodio, M. (2011, April 14). Collaboration software: Top collaboration apps. Retrieved from TMCnet