Qtask Announces New Features to Make Collaboration and Project Management Even Easier

Qtask Announces New Features to Make Collaboration and Project Management Even
Easier
Outlook Synchronization, Drag-and-Drop File Capability and a User-Friendly
Wiki Editor Makes Collaboration More Intuitive for Broader User Base

BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Qtask, the developer of a
comprehensive and unified, SaaS-based collaboration and project management
environment that adds transparency and accountability to everyday tasks, today
announced an update to the Qtask platform. Designed to make integration with
existing productivity tools even more intuitive, these enhancements include
Outlook Synchronization, WebDAV support, a WYSIWYG wiki editor and
compatibility with the most recent versions of the four most popular Web
browsers.

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"Qtask is at its most powerful and effective when it is easy to adopt and
integrate throughout an entire organization, and each of these features has
been added with that in mind," said Baron RK Von Wolfsheild, Chief Architect,
CTO and co-founder of Qtask. "The beauty of being Web-based, is that we can
stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and compatibilities, then roll them
out instantly to our users."

The new Outlook plug-in enables users to sync their Outlook calendar with
their global Qtask calendar and vice versa. By synching Outlook and Qtask
calendars, users can ensure important meetings or deadlines aren't missed.
This feature helps users coordinate with other people within an organization
or project such as vendors or clients, who may not be using Qtask yet while
maintaining the communication history within the project. The Qtask Outlook
plug-in allows Qtask features, such as the ability to assign a meeting to a
specific project and to define meeting roles amongst attendees to appear in an
Outlook meeting, while capturing the history of the meeting in Qtask. Access
to Outlook email through Qtask and import of Outlook contacts were already
available, as was access to any email directly supporting IMAP.

In its latest update, Qtask has integrated support for WebDAV (Web-based
Distributed Authoring and Versioning), enabling users to access and share
files with drag-and-drop ease to and from Qtask via a network folder. For
example, if Qtask users are utilizing the Windows operating system, they can
simply add a Qtask folder to their Windows file manager, and then
drag-and-drop multiple files from a local machine to Qtask, and vice versa.
For further timesaving, this feature also makes it possible to print or upload
files directly from a WebDAV-compatible copier or scanner. More importantly,
WebDAV provides access to files located in Qtask that were previously
inaccessible from an iPhone or other smartphones such as Word, Excel,
PowerPoint or PDF. In addition to easy and mobile access to all important
files, WebDAV provides a quick and effective way to upload and download
multiple files while keeping key Qtask features such as version control,
locking and history intact.

Another new Qtask feature that removes barriers to document collaboration and
information sharing is the addition of a WYSIWYG editor for wikis within
Qtask. Now it is easy to create and format wikis with this rich text editing
interface without the use of wiki mark-up language. The new wiki interface
provides common formatting tools similar to those in other popular word
processing programs, making wiki creation more intuitive for a wider scope of
individuals. Companies can leverage this simplified tool to build, share and
archive institutional knowledge at every level of their organization. This
wiki 2.0 feature also has a lock mechanism to avoid editing conflict.

Qtask is also one of the first such collaboration platforms compatible with
the latest versions of all four leading browsers: Internet Explorer, FireFox,
Chrome and Safari. Additionally, Qtask runs a system diagnostic each time a
user logs into the system, informing users of browser updates and offering
tips for optimal or fastest performance. Qtask even offers iQtask - a
simplified or mobile interface - offering Qtask users the freedom to work on
any PC or Mac when the connectivity is poor, or from any browser-enabled
mobile device.

"Collaboration is more critical than ever in this economic climate as a means
of reducing costs and increasing worker productivity. To ensure maximum
adoption, new products and services need to integrate with existing tools and
be accessible across entire organizations," said Mark Levitt, analyst,
blogger, and business strategist for collaboration, social media and emerging
technologies. "Qtask's new features strike a welcome balance between
integration with popular tools such as Outlook and introducing new
capabilities such as drag-and-drop and WYSIWYG editing in intuitive ways that
move people forward."

These new and enhanced features are available today in the latest version of
Qtask, which will update seamlessly when Qtask users log into the site.

About Qtask
Founded in 2007, Qtask delivers an integrated, Web-based collaboration and
project management environment. This comprehensive, highly secure SaaS
platform keeps all communications, tasks, documents and meetings permanently
organized and available in the context of a project. Qtask enables teams
within a company - and its outside partners, to better share and manage all
information and activities, collaborate more effectively and achieve greater
results. Providing an unparalleled level of flexibility, mobility,
transparency and accountability; Qtask serves companies and organizations in
professional services, education, technology, media, communication, real
estate, legal, health care, manufacturing, and other sectors. Located in
Burbank, California, Qtask is a privately held company.

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Press Contact: Elizabeth Olson
PR@Qtask.com
(650) 302-4776

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