Both Artemis and Changepoint PM provide a personal dashboard for IT users that includes notifications of task assignments, pending approvals and request statuses. We were impressed with Artemis 7's inclusion of discussion feeds related to projects, as well as with what this feature added to the collaborative aspects of the product.
Unlike the competition, Artemis 7 comes with very few metrics. Artemis does have an advantage in its rule-building for metrics, as it uses a method similar to Microsoft's Query Builder to create metric calculations. Pacific Edge's use of MathML makes for a more flexible system, but may cause some users to panic at the thought of using an XML-based language to build metric rules.
Like Changepoint PM, Artemis 7 supplies simple work-flow features, such as approvals of time sheets and project requests. It was easy to add a number of approvers, who'd receive the requests in a specific order. After you log in as an approver, the investment shows up in your workspace. Once you approve the item, it's automatically routed to the next approver.
One Java app handles both customization and administration. That app, which is launched from the Web site, is accessible to all users. Menu options are limited to only what is allowed on a per-user basis. Security is accomplished via roles, and all user administration is manual.
Artemis indicated that the system can be integrated via XML and its Web services-based API; however, the vendor provides no means of integrating with any third-party application automatically except MS Project.
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