<s>
Project.net	B-Language
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
,	O
enterprise	B-Application
scale	O
project	B-Application
management	I-Application
application	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Unix	B-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project.net	B-Language
is	O
commercial	B-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
and	O
training	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
Project.net	B-Language
Inc	O
.	O
of	O
Bedford	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project.net	B-Language
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1999	O
to	O
develop	O
project	O
collaboration	B-Application
applications	O
using	O
Internet	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
initial	O
focus	O
was	O
building	O
and	O
deploying	O
a	O
collaboration	B-Application
engine	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
public	O
and	O
private	O
web-based	O
exchanges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
awarded	O
Project.net	B-Language
with	O
the	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
award	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
web-based	O
project	B-Application
management	I-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project.net	B-Language
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Integrated	O
Computer	O
Solutions	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
launched	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
version	O
of	O
net	O
’s	O
project	O
and	O
portfolio	O
management	O
(	O
PPM	O
)	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Open	O
Source	O
Business	O
Conference	O
awarded	O
three	O
open	O
source	O
projects	O
(	O
including	O
Project.net	B-Language
)	O
as	O
"	O
ones	O
to	O
watch	O
"	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project.net	B-Language
is	O
currently	O
used	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
50,000	O
people	O
worldwide	O
to	O
help	O
manage	O
their	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
University	O
Business	O
Magazine	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
Project	O
and	O
Portfolio	O
Management	O
that	O
reviews	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
Project.net	B-Language
in	O
the	O
facilities	O
department	O
at	O
Cornell	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project.net	B-Language
is	O
the	O
first	O
Open	O
Source	O
PPM	O
Application	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
Gartner	O
's	O
:	O
Magic	O
Quadrant	O
for	O
IT	O
Project	O
and	O
Portfolio	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project.net	B-Language
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
report	O
ID	O
Number	O
:	O
G00200907	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project.net	B-Language
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Gartner	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
Report	O
MarketScope	O
for	O
IT	O
Project	O
and	O
Portfolio	O
Management	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project.net	B-Language
is	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
or	O
a	O
commercial	O
license	O
if	O
preferred	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Project.net	B-Language
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
without	O
an	O
Oracle	B-General_Concept
database	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
product	O
.	O
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