Project tasks streamlined.

The article presents news from the high technology industries. Microsoft Corp.'s Business Solutions division is enhancing one of its lesser-known business software suites with capabilities that should help users better manage projects through a more unified environment. Solomon 6.0, which was announced last week and is geared toward the smaller end of the small and midsize business sector, integrates a number of standard functions with capabilities from other Microsoft offerings for a more streamlined approach to project management. For example, this latest version of Solomon consolidates accounting and project tasks into one system for better accounting and payroll processes. In addition, the suite is now integrated with a handful of Microsoft environments, including Office Project, FRx and SharePoint Services, with enhanced integration to Microsoft Business Solutions Business Portal 2.5. The integration with Office Project enables users to be assigned to tasks within Solomon's Project Controller, rather than going outside to another application.