ThinkTank(R) and cOrdin8 Collaborative Innovation & Execution Software

           combine to create centralized information environment.



    DENVER, Aug. 5 /EMWNews/ -- GroupSystems, the global leader in team

collaboration for innovation, decision-making, leadership and a pioneer in

the Group Intelligence segment, today announced that it has signed a

partner agreement with cOrdin8 Technologies, LLC. cOrdin8 is a provider of

browser-based, Collaborative Innovation & Execution software that enables

customers to transform their strategic management and execution processes.

As a result of this agreement, customers can acquire both ThinkTank and

cOrdin8 to support their strategic and program management operations making

them more efficient and effective.



    



    GroupSystems' ThinkTank is the only comprehensive Software-as-a-Service

or installed application delivering an interactive team-space for

brainstorming, analysis and decision-making. ThinkTank provides project

managers and their teams with a structured methodology to schedule,

conduct, mediate and document innovation sessions. Use ThinkTank any time

teams of people need to meet, discuss, decide and innovate.



    "GroupSystems is an ideal partner for cOrdin8's Collaborative

Innovation & Execution software," says Brad Jackson, CEO, cOrdin8

Technologies, LLC. "Providing our customers with the ability to use

ThinkTank throughout the project lifecycle enhances their ability to

effectively execute projects," continues Jackson.



    By utilizing cOrdin8's software, Strategic Management offices, New

Product Development groups, Portfolio & Program Management offices and

project teams are able to maintain and manage information in a centralized

environment. In doing so, the organization creates, within cOrdin8, their

"Mission Control" that links strategic objectives defined by their

executive teams to the initiatives, programs and projects which deliver on

that strategy. The linkage between program and project performance data and

the executive dashboards enables real-time status reporting and continuous

collaborative discussion, both of which are competitive necessities for the

twenty-first-century organization. The combined offering of cOrdin8 and

ThinkTank gives customers standardization and innovation -- key to

achieving improved results from project initiatives.



    "Project managers are a 'must have' skill set for companies

implementing innovation and new ideas. These critical employees need a

comprehensive set of tools in order to succeed in their mission," says Jim

Godsey, GroupSystems Vice President of Marketing and Channels. "By

combining cOrdin8's Innovation & Execution software along with

GroupSystems' ThinkTank group collaboration and team decision-making

software, project managers around the globe finally have the tools they

need to successfully manage their critical projects," continues Godsey.

    About GroupSystems



    Founded in the 1980s by a joint research project between University of

Arizona and IBM Corporation, GroupSystems is a globally recognized leader

in team collaboration for innovation, decision-making and leadership.

Creating the Group Intelligence segment, GroupSystems focuses on the

processes and technologies to harness the collective wisdom of many. With

both SaaS and on-premise installed software, the company supports the

largest global customer base in Group Intelligence from Corporate,

Government, Defense and Education market segments. GroupSystems' global

customer base represents roughly 75 percent market share of the Group

Intelligence segment of collaborative computing. Major partners include

WebEx, Microsoft, and IBM. Additional information may be obtained at

http://www.groupsystems.com.



    About cOrdin8 Technologies, LLC



    Founded in 2005, cOrdin8 Technologies are a pioneer in the use of

collaborative technology to transform innovation and execution processes

for the twenty-first-century organization. Customers around the world have

utilized cOrdin8 to define and manage strategic objectives and their

associated programs and projects in order to facilitate making their vision

a reality. Additional information may be obtained at

http://www.cOrdin8.com.