Last night I rolled out a completely new version of Review19.

Umm.. what is Review19?

Review19 tries to be a simpler alternative to the likes of Atlassian JIRA and Pivotal Tracker. Its design was driven by the principle of “less is more” yet it can boast of better usability and features.

The new Review19 is a move away from Google App Engine towards Node.js and other open source technologies. The reason is to avoid vendor lock in and leverage new technologies where the Google App Engine SDK lags behind.

However the new Review19 is lot more than just a migration of underlying technology. Presenting some of the more significant updates:

• Video Conferencing – Conduct video chat sessions with your project team within your web browser. Goodbye Skype!
• Kanban + Scrum Board – No complex work flows imposed, just works
• Tickets support features, bugs, chores and enhancements
• Sub-tasking support within tickets
• Numerous usability and user interface enhancements, less glare and intuitive interactions

Give it a spin, try out Review19 at http://www.review19.com

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