New ActionThis Release Coming Soon
Posted on 26 June 2009 by Tim HowellActionThis is receiving a minor update in the next couple of weeks, designed to improve notification amongst our users.
The key change relates to email notifications, which will now work more consistently through both the Outlook client and the ActionThis web application. Here’s how:
- If the owner of an action item adds a comment or updates the item, then whomever the action item is assigned is notified via email;
- If the assignee adds a comment or updates the action item, the owner of the action item receives an email; and
- If someone else adds a comment or updates the item, then both the owner of the action item, and the person to whom the item’s been assigned will receive email messages.
This release ensures all updates are treated in a consistent way, making it easy for our users to keep track of activity.
The update will occur at 11pm on Saturday 4 July (PST). Users of ActionThis will need to update their Outlook client from the Downloads section (https://my.actionthis.com/private/Downloads.aspx) following this release.
If you have any questions, please contact our Support team at support@actionthis.com.
View comments (0)Microsoft publishes ActionThis case study
Posted on 22 May 2009 by Tim HowellAs much as we like to highlight ActionThis as a leading example of a Software Plus Services solution, it’s always gratifying to get confirmation from other sources.
Software Plus Services (S+S) remains a significant strategy for Microsoft, particularly as the upcoming new releases of Microsoft Office and Windows look to embrace this model even further.
ActionThis has once again been recognized by Microsoft as a leader in this area, with a case study that has been published on Microsoft.com this week.
You can read the case study here, which encapsulates how and why we have embraced S+S. (Note: Microsoft Silverlight is needed to access the case study content.)
We remain thankful to Microsoft for their support – here in New Zealand and in the US – and this case study is just the most recent example of how they support ISVs like ours.
View comments (0)Updated ActionThis Client for Microsoft Outlook
Posted on 16 March 2009 by Tim HowellWe have just released an update to the Microsoft Outlook client for ActionThis.
The release fixes a number of Office client-related issues, including ActionThis email messages that are shown with attachments named ‘winmail.dat’ when using Exchange 2007, and the inability to Accept, Bounce back or Reassign ActionThis action items using Microsoft Outlook.
To install this update, uninstall ActionThis Extensions for Office 2003/2007, and then download and install the latest Outlook client from https://my.actionthis.com/private/Downloads.aspx.
If you’re using the Outlook client, we recommend you download this latest release. If you have any questions, or need assistance, please contact support@actionthis.com.
View comments (0)New ActionThis Package Deals
Posted on 16 December 2008 by Tim HowellAs a tool focused on helping teams work together, we want to reduce the barriers to working with other people, while letting everyone take advantage of all the features ActionThis has to offer.
We’ve also listened to your feedback that – for some of you at least – having to pay monthly can be an inconvenience. Now, for the first time, we’re offering a range of plans that should give you the flexibility you need when choosing how to use ActionThis.
We’re still offering our existing Premium and Free single user plans. These plans are great if you want to use ActionThis primarily for your own personal task management, or, in the case of the free Personal version, if you don’t need the Microsoft Office features (which are only available with the Premium versions).
Given our users get the most value out of ActionThis when they use it with others, we’ve added some new annual plans that provide significant discounts when you use ActionThis with your team. Here’s a matrix of the different plans on offer, and what discounts are available if you sign up for 12 months.
| Account type | Users | Per month | Annual Fee |
| Personal (Web-only) | Single User | Free | Free |
| Premium (includes Microsoft Office capabilities) | Single User | $10 per user | $80 – save 33% |
| Premium - 10 users | 10 users | $100 | $800 – save 33% |
| Premium - 25 users | 25 users | $250 | $1,500 – save 50% |
| Premium - 100 users | 100 users | $1000 | $5,000 – save 58% |
These changes are in effect from now and are available for both new and existing customers. As always, pricing is in US dollars. Changes will be made to our pricing table in the near future, but in the interests of time we’ve posted them here first. If you have any questions, please contact our Support team at support@actionthis.com.
Filed under: General , Product View comments (0)ActionThis Release on 19 August
Posted on 20 August 2008 by Tim HowellYou may have noticed that we have made some changes to ActionThis. The following changes were released last Sunday.
Improvements to the Project area:
- The Project and Action Item pages have been merged. The new Project page has an Action Item and a Details tab. The Project page functionality can be found on the Details Tab, while the Action Item page functionality can be found on the Action Item tab.
- A team member can leave a project they are signed to by going to the Details tab and clicking “Remove me.”
- We have created the “(Other)” project that will display all Action Items assigned to you from Projects you are not a member of.
- A new tick box to allow the viewing “Show Closed Action Items” instead of the two “View Open” and “View Closed” text.
Parent/Sub Action Items on Action Profile Page:
- A Sub Action Items can now be created in the Action Profile Page by going to the Sub Action Item section and clicking “Add Action Item."
- Rollover command functionality (from Project page) is also available.
- When viewing a Parent Action Item you can navigate to a Sub Action Item by selecting it in the Sub-Action Item section.
- When viewing a Sub Action Item the Parent Action Item is displayed below the “Status:”
- When viewing a Sub Action Item you can navigate to a Parent Action Item by selecting its display name.
Outlook Client:
- When working offline the changes to an action item's workflow are now reflected correctly in the Workflow buttons (e.g. Accepting an Action Item off-line now causes the “Accept” button to be greyed out when the item is next opened and the action is recorded in the item's history).
- A Sub Action Item can now be created by right-clicking on the Parent Action Item and selecting “New Sub Action Item."
- Action items can now be dragged to different projects or even be moved to be a Sub Action Item of another Action Item.
If you have any questions or feedback please email support@actionthis.com.
Thanks for your continued support.
The ActionThis Team
Filed under: General , Product View comments (0)ActionThis wins gold at Microsoft awards
Posted on 18 August 2008 by Ed Robinson
 | A fantastic night on Thursday where ActionThis won the Software + Services solution of the year at the Microsoft New Zealand Partner awards. Congratulations to the core team - Aaron, Blair, Derek, Glenn, Jeff and to our totally awesome interactive designer Mark. Thanks to Randy Burns from Dallas City Hall for the great customer feedback. I'd also like to recognize the other nominees for this award: CNS Treasury Enlighten Design PolyMEDIA Each of these companies have also brought to market truly world-beating solutions and are great examples of software+services. |
Visit us at the 2008 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference
Posted on 11 June 2008 by Ed RobinsonWe’re exhibiting at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, Texas July 7-10.
Visit us at Booth 120. We've just started signing ActionThis resellers - if you're an IT solutions company, project management or change management consultancy email us (or visit us at the conference) and we'll give you details on the reseller program.
Its great to be invited to exhibit at Microsoft's premier partner event. We're also proud to include four other New Zealand based companies: ActiveDocs, IPFX, Mindscape and Voola.
Its going to be a great event. Thanks to Microsoft and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise for sponsoring the exhibition booth.
New Features May 18
Posted on 19 May 2008 by Ed RobinsonWe've added new features to ActionThis
- Layout changes on the website. We've moved the website to support a screen resolution 1024x768 or higher - this means the reports are better laid out and there is more space for working with action items.
- Team workload report. This will now show you the team member workload for all projects where you have the 'manager' role
- Organization memberships. Invitations to join an organization now appear on the Dashboard
- Office client installation. Both the Excel and Outlook clients are now included in a unified installer
- Outlook Explorer. We've added full offline support to the Explorer
- Outlook reminders. Due reminders have always shown in Outlook's reminder window - we've changed the reminder time, so they appear at 8am on the date they are due
Behind the scenes, we've also put plumbing in place to support blackberry and Windows mobile clients and Microsoft Project synchronization - we're working on these at the moment. The next major release will have the Microsoft Project synchronization.
Filed under: General , Product View comments (0)Getting Started Guides
Posted on 28 April 2008 by Ed RobinsonWe've just released new user guides:
- ActionThis 5 minute tutorial. How to use the web-based task management
- ActionThis Outlook Client user guide. How to use the clients for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007
- ActionThis User guide. How to set up your organization, work with projects and use reports.
These can be downloaded from the HowTo page: https://my.actionthis.com/Private/HowTo.aspx
Each guide is intentionally brief and to-the-point.
Filed under: Product View comments (0)New Features April 27
Posted on 27 April 2008 by Ed RobinsonToday we released some new features to make it easier to sign up and get started. Self-sign-up for new users is now simpler and quicker.
When you first sign in, you'll see a one-minute guided tour to help you get started.
You can access this tour at any time by navigating to the dashboard and choosing Show Tour from the top menubar. Yes - we'll be adding more tours soon
