Sopheon upbeat on success of Accolade software

Enterprise innovation management software and expertise provider Sopheon said on Tuesday that advances in configurability and security were further strengthening its Accolade software to manage “increasingly varied” sets of portfolios across a customer's organisation.

The AIM-traded company said that was translating into added value for customers as they leverage their investments in the software for additional business applications.

“We were looking for a single, easy to use system to manage different types of projects and portfolios-some very complex-that would enable consistent cross-functional communication and visibility into both project health and progress,” said Jason Eckert, senior vice president of global research, development and quality at Leprino Foods Company - the world’s largest producer of mozzarella cheese.

“Accolade is a powerful platform that can support many use cases and corporate portfolios, which has allowed us to extend our initial investment for managing our new product development into other areas including IT project portfolios and electronic lab notebooks.

“Accolade enables these diverse applications in ways that are highly searchable, auditable, and easy for our users to adopt.”

Sopheon's said its product line now went “well beyond” its roots in new product development to support “nearly any type” of value creation effort across the enterprise, including corporate strategy execution, cost savings, IT project and portfolio management, mergers and acquisitions, capex, and intellectual property management.

Sopheon said it was continuing to develop the Accolade system to provide a secure, protected environment that reflected customer security policies for business data, IP and financial data.