Powerful Online Project Management Tool Brings Greater Transparency and Predictability to Legal and Business Projects
HOUSTON, Nov. 1, 2010 - Onit Software, LLC, a leading provider of online project and process management tools for business and legal professionals, today announced the launch of a new user interface and product enhancements. Onit is a light-weight online project management tool for lawyers and people that work with lawyers to centralize knowledge about legal and business projects, whether they are cases, matters, litigation, deals, transactions, etc. The new user interface was designed with simplicity in mind to allow for easy navigation and an enhanced user experience. The intuitive design offers a cleaner look and empowers users to control the information they display, whether it be project, team or task-related.
"We understand that people work differently," said Eric M. Elfman, co-founder and CEO, Onit. "We embraced this concept and created a new interface that is unlike any you are likely to have seen. Our dashboard empowers lawyers and business professionals to control what, when and how they want to see their projects. Our panel-centric approach lets you prioritize the data that is most important to you."
Application Gets a Makeover
The new interface includes a minimalist design that gives the power to the user to control their dashboard and select only the information they wish to display. This interface includes single click options for creating new projects, adding team members, updating project status and assigning tasks. Users now have the ability to prioritize their projects and see a cross project view of everything their colleagues are working on. Watch this short video to see a tour of the entire new interface.
Key Product Enhancements
Enhancing the overall design and usability of the Onit application doesn't stop with the application. Since our official beta launch in early February, we've been busy adding powerful new functionality to the application. Here's a short list of some recent improvements in the application.
- Simple document management with versioning and tagging. Adding documents whether they are legal or business contracts, transactions, briefs, depositions, etc. can be done with one click. Keeping track of all your documents in one central place has never been easier using Onit.
- Users can easily create and apply tags in projects and documents. Tagging not only makes project management faster and more efficient but it helps when searching for lost or missing files. Watch this screencast to see how it works.
- See multiple views of your projects by selecting from four filters (projects sorted by latest activity, projects sorted by name, projects sorted by tags, projects with stale activity in the last two weeks). This enables you to quickly see what projects need your immediate attention. Watch this screencast to see how it works.
- Comprehensive document versioning with labels and descriptions allows you to "edit" an existing document instead of uploading a new version. This feature also allows you to create a different display name than the document's original file name.
- Quickly add a note, document, or Project Plan item with a single click. You can also update your status, add or nudge a team member or create a new project in the same drop down box. Watch this screencast to see how it works.
- To watch more videos, visit our screencasts page on the website.
Growing Market Demand for Legal Project Management Technology
Onit addresses the growing market's demand for affordable technology to manage multiple projects, streamline business processes and reduce operational costs. With full project planning capability, document management and enterprise-class security, legal and business professionals can enjoy simplified collaboration and communication. Onit does not require any upfront IT investment and there is no software to install. To register for a free trial, visit www.onit.com.
About Onit
Onit was formed by legal software industry experts Eric M. Elfman and Eric Smith, co-founders of DataCert, a leading provider of enterprise legal management software. Launched in early 2010, Onit is a flexible, online tool for lawyers and people that work with lawyers. Onit provides business and legal professionals with project management, online document storage and other collaborative features. Because Onit is project-focused, all participants have the same view of project plans, notes, documents, financials and reminders. With Onit, legal and business teams can manage multiple projects — all within the same view, all at the same time. Onit is a valuable, easy-to-use technology that increases productivity and efficiency, and simplifies online collaboration. For more information, please contact 1-800-281-1330 or visit www.onit.com.