Meridian Project Systems Acquires GigaPlan, Inc.
GigaPlan, award-winning leader in web-based planning and resource management applications, expands Meridian' current product line and customer base
FOLSOM, Calif. - November 12, 2001 - Meridian Project
Systems (Meridian), leading software and application service provider for comprehensive
project management applications, announced today it has acquired GigaPlan,
Inc., premier developer of collaborative, web-based project planning,
cost and resource management software designed to assist distributed teams
in defining and meeting their project goals.
"We are thrilled with the GigaPlan acquisition," said Meridian president
and cofounder John Bodrozic. "GigaPlan's extensive planning technologies
complement our current document management, cost control, purchasing and
collaboration solutions perfectly." By incorporating an interactive
scheduling element to its current project management applications, Meridian
is enhancing its powerful project management and collaborative products
and services. GigaPlan's web-based enterprise-wide, interactive planning
products provide real-time updating, resource management and interactive
Gantt charts in a simple-to-use Internet browser interface.
Neale van Streepen, cofounder and CEO of GigaPlan, started the company
to develop powerful, web-native project management software and services
that provide real-time updating and universal access to current project
information. "Our collaborative products give users the ability to
access and manage team members' schedules and resource allocation via
the Internet," van Streepen said. "Combined with Meridian Project
Systems' established expertise, GigaPlan's technologies will make for
the most comprehensive project management solution on the market."
Customers of GigaPlan's technology include Duke Engineering, Radian Communication
Services Corporation (formerly The LeBlanc Group), and MapInfo. Novato,
California-based GigaPlan, with offices in Oslo, Norway, and St. Petersburg,
Russia, will be incorporated into Meridian' operations with GigaPlan's workforce
converting to Meridian staff.
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About Meridian Project Systems:
Meridian Project Systems is a software and application service provider
specializing in comprehensive project management software. Founded in
1993, Meridian debuted on Inc magazine's INC 500 as the 56th fastest growing
company in the United States in 2000, and has appeared on the prestigious
list two years in a row. Meridian' 70,000+ users rely on the company's Internet
solution, ProjectTalk.com, or its commercially packaged software, Prolog.
Meridian is headquartered in Folsom, Calif. Visit www.MeridianSystems.com for further information.
About GigaPlan:
GigaPlan was established in April 2000 by a team with more than 35 years
of experience in developing and marketing project management software
and services. The company was based in Novato, California, with offices
in Oslo, Norway, and St. Petersburg, Russia. GigaPlan established international
relationships with partners in the UK, Norway, Australia and South Africa.
Its interactive planning products provide real-time updating, resource
management and interactive Gantt charts in a simple-to-use browser-based
interface.
Press Contact:
Mindy Matullo
1180 Iron Point Road
Folsom, Ca 95630
Meridian Project Systems
(916) 294-2066
mmatullo@MeridianSystems.com
