Workgroups DaVinci is the most significant upgrade to MetaCommunications' flagship product since its inception and will have a major affect on how modern project management is viewed and utilized in organizational and production settings. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MetaCommunications announced the release of its all new Workgroups DaVinci suite, their most powerful all-in-one project management and workflow automation solution. The new version comes with hundreds of new features, and has been redesigned from the ground up as a plug and play solution allowing for adding or removing system functionality based on the various industries and use requirements desired by a client, including:

• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Brand Management
• Marketing Resource Management
• Creative Design Management
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Packaging Design Management
• Publishing & Editorial Management

Live demonstrations will be available throughout the conference.

"The HOW Design Conference brings together the world’s most innovative thinkers in the creative industry," said Robert T. Long, President of MetaCommunications. "We couldn't think of a better place to discuss the possibilities, as well as gather feedback from the most valuable source — people who work in the industry on a daily basis."

The new release comes with hundreds of new features including:

• Visual dashboards with built-in and customizable widgets
• Customer & vendor portals for project intake, management and procurement
• Fully built-in CRM capabilities or optional integration with SalesForce.com
• Enhanced workflow & scheduling with resource management
• Shared file workspaces with version control
• Enterprise-based organization structure
• Interactive trafficking
• HTML5-based online proofing & review tools for industry-standard desktop and mobile devices
• Enhanced multi-file proofing capabilities
• Microsoft Office integrated editorial workflow
• Web pages and online documents proofing
• Integration with Esko Packaging tools
• Integration with SAP and Oracle
• Built-in Web Services API integrations

About Workgroups DaVinci

Workgroups DaVinci is a highly configurable all-in-one project management solution available for on-premise installation or hosted under a subscription model. Workgroups DaVinci includes the following main modules with can be tailored and assembled in any combination:

• Project Management
• Online Approvals, Proofing, and Review
• Digital Asset Management
• Financial Productivity Management

Pricing and Availability

Workgroups DaVinci is available immediately to new customers and will be rolled out along with training to existing customers over the coming months. The on-premise installed version starts at $4,995. The online hosted versions of Workgroups DaVinci start at $49/user/month plus an additional annual server fee.