Press release
• JULY 11, 2006Eurocom strengthens project management with Hansoft
Hansoft, the Swedish project management and collaboration software vendor, today announced that the 235 staff strong and expanding UK independent games developer Eurocom Entertainment Software has implemented Hansoft across its organisation.
“Eurocom has established a strong track record for time-critical projects, and is actively recruiting for a number of exciting projects on next and current generation platforms. Hansoft’s fast and easy state-of-the-art functionality strengthens our project management capabilities and enhances our studio efficiency,” says Hugh Binns, Director, Eurocom.
“Eurocom has one of the most solid track records in the market and a history of focusing on good project management practices,” says Hansoft Managing Director Patric Palm.
“We are proud to provide Eurocom with a tool that will help them put stress away from management and empower their teams to deliver even faster on desired quality and budget,” says Patric Palm.
Hansoft recently also announced its 3.2 release with project history analysis and enhanced functionality for involving publishers and outsourcing partners in the project.
“We believe tighter collaboration will be increasingly important but also more difficult. Hansofts integrated solution will leverage the growing teams to their full potential,” says Patric Palm.
About Eurocom Entertainment Software
Eurocom was founded in October 1988 by current owners Mat Sneap, Tim Rogers, Neil Baldwin, Ian Sneap and Hugh Binns. Eurocom has steadily expanded to cover all the major consoles and handhelds, and has developed over 70 titles in that time. Eurocom’s development team of 235 talented staff is based in Derby, UK. Previous Eurocom developments have included many of the biggest selling titles in the industry including games based on James Bond, Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Batman, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Tarzan. Eurocom’s last published game is Ice Age 2 : Meltdown, released in March 2006 by Vivendi for PS2, Gamecube, Xbox and PC. Eurocom’s most recent announced project is the development of next-generation games based on the Pirates of the Caribbean for Buena Vista Games, due for release in 2007.
