It was love at first type.

In search of a cost -effective project management and collaboration software, I came across ZOHO Projects. Weary from years of searching, testing and then abandoning software after software, I approached ZOHO Projects.

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It has been an exciting year that passed by which marked the release of Zoho Projects 2.0.

During the first two quarters we rolled out few enhancements, bug fixes and worked to make Projects 2.0 a feature-rich app packed with an easy-to-use interface. The new release was spiced up with few teasers to gear up the momentum. It was an instant hit and well received with an overwhelming response from our users.

Announcing Social Way to Get Things Done : Zoho Projects 2.0

Ah ! there were really encouraging tweets from users about ZP2.0 release like :

The one compared us with Basecamp

 So, Zoho Projects is basically a BaseCamp killer? Looks interesting. http://blogs.zoho.com/general/projects20 - samharrelson

Talks about the ease of use

 "I recommend Zoho Projects for Project Management Collaborations. Fast, Neat and Easy. Besides, its fun to shoot tasking arrows in there " - keizng

A real good compliment to cherish

 The best project management tool I came across lately http://projects.zoho.com/ - Pongra

   A Wow ! feel of the new Projects 2.0

 " Wow! New 'social' layout for @zoho projects - even has a search - so far so good! Thanks Zoho Team! " - officeassist

and more....

2009 has given a lot of value for our product. We got some good feedback about how the product helped customers expand their business even in midst of an economic slump. Zoho Projects 2.0 release was aimed towards getting things done (GTD) faster so you spend quality time at work which adds more value for a work-life balance.

Apart from the major 2.0 release we also added features like Collaborate via Email, Task Details Page, Developer API for Projects. Integrating various Google based applications has been a trend at Zoho and we too followed this by integrating Zoho Projects for Google Apps.

Announcing Zoho Projects Integration with Google Apps

This integration helped Google users to extend project management and collaboration capabilities of Zoho Projects within Google Apps which got a good coverage by web2.0 media blogs like TechCrunch, LifeHacker, WebWorkerDaily.

I would like to say thank you to everyone who have made it possible for us to reach where we are now and hope this trend continues even beyond 2010.

Here at Zoho Projects, we work towards simplifying your teamwork, run projects like a charm and collaborate with a geographically separated team with ease.

The list of important updates in 2009

Task Details and Overdue Milestones View

All Tasks List View and Few Enhancements

Add Task Notes, Log Time from My Timesheet and View Unread Chats

The blog mentions of 2009

LifeHacker :   Top 10 Web Collaboration Tools (That Aren't Google Wave)

Reuters : Zoho links Project Management Tool with Google Apps

The AppGap : Zoho Projects 2.0 Enhances the Social Side of Project Management

Ben McCallums Blog : Zoho Projects Review

WebWorkerDaily : Manage Projects Online Without Breaking the Bank Using Zoho Projects 2.0

PCMag.com : The Telecommuter's Tech ToolBox

Looking forward for an exciting 2010...