Open Workbench is an open source desktop application that provides robust project scheduling and management functionality. Already the scheduling standard for more than 100,000 project managers worldwide, Open Workbench is a free and powerful alternative to Microsoft Project.

Released in March 2006, Open Workbench 1.1.6 provides significant new enhancements and bug fixes. For more information on version 1.1.6, please review the Open Workbench 1.1.6 Release Notes. The source code for Open Workbench 1.1.6 will soon be available on SourceForge, in addition to Open Workbench 1.1.4.

Open Workbench provides all the functionality and benefits that project managers expect in a world-class scheduling application:

• Open Workbench can be used and distributed free of charge throughout an enterprise.
• Open Workbench is a stand-alone desktop application that provides robust project scheduling functionality.
• Open Workbench provides the unique ability to generate project schedules based on resource constraints.
• Open source developers will find a ready-made community of business users interested in their enhancements and extensions. The source code and other developer information are available on SourceForge.
• The open source distribution and community development model will now bring quality, innovation and cost advantages to the project management world.
• Open Workbench can also be used in a fully integrated fashion with CA's Clarity solution. Please visit myclarity.com/go/owb for more details.