9 Reasons Why TeamCompanion

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1. TeamCompanion connects developers and non-developers
   One of the most popular email clients today is Microsoft Outlook. TeamCompanion extends it and lets various project stakeholders (particularly business ones) to take part in Team System based projects, using the tool they are accustomed to. No need any more to have Visual Studio installed in order to be a part of the development team.

2. TeamCompanion lets you take your Work Items offline
   TeamCompanion features an offline mode that enables working with Work Items (in read-only mode) even when not connected to the Team Foundation Server.

3. TeamCompanion makes project communication and collaboration more efficient – it enables easy transition between emails and Work Items
   Use TeamCompanion to easily attach email based business requirements to Team System Work Items. This way emails will always be close to the subject of discussion, will never get lost in obscure folders, and it will be possible to track them down within Team System at any time. It is easy to create a work item from an email, or to create an Outlook task or a meeting invitation from a work item - TeamCompanion automatically copies information from the work item into a mail or a meeting request. This transition is, of course, highly configurable.

4. TeamCompanion offers familiar user interface along with Outlook productivity features
   TeamCompanion uses the same familiar user interface similar to Team Explorer for many features. On the other hand, it exploits a bulk of Outlook productivity features like grouping, filtering, customizable views and favorite folders. This together with complete Work Item content available even offline gives Work Item management in Outlook an additional edge and makes it efficient and easy to use.

5. Organize your team work using Work Items and organize yourself using Outlook
   Use Work Items to organize your project related tasks. For all other activities there are Outlook tasks and appointments at your disposal. TeamCompanion takes care of easy transition between both.

6. Integration with full-text desktop search
   TeamCompanion enables indexing of all work item information, thus making full text search of all fields of Work Items possible. This works both in Windows Vista and Windows XP. Windows Vista instant search integration gives additional level of ease of use and efficiency.

7. Easily configurable and adaptable
   The way a mail, appointment or task is created based on a Work Item is highly customizable.

8. TeamCompanion is easy to get going
   After straight-forward installation, connect to the Team Foundation Server and start managing Work Items right away.

9. Secured future
   TeamCompanion already supports all necessary features for successful work item management. But the development of further functionalities is far from finished. You can expect TeamCompanion to give you even more power and to cover other parts of Team System in near future, thus making TeamCompanion the best companion for your Team System!

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