Smartlife

Product/Service Name

5pm

Brief Description

5pm offers a flexible approach to project management, by creating a central online location for everything from task management to time tracking. While there are a variety of project management web applications available, 5pm offers custom plans so that you can find a perfect fit for your organization’s needs.

Target audience: Any organization with a project to manage — and anyone who wants to get everything done by 5 p.m.

Volume of business: Users have been managing projects with 5pm since November 2007.

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