Mashable.com, one of the top social media news blog covering cool new websites + social networks just reviewed DeskAway today as a part of Mashable’s Spark of Genies series.

DeskAway’s feature set is exhaustive, but suffice to say it can definitely hold its own against more well-known competitors, because it provides the project creation, task and resource management, and milestone-related features you love with a simple to use interface and boss-friendly reporting options.

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Thank you Mashable, Microsoft BizSpark and the writer Jennifer Van Grove!

[ Note - Desi means 'Indian' ]

Sudhir  Syal, Sr. Assistant Producer of Economic Times (ET) Now, writes about the evolution of productivity suites from India:

…One of the biggest exponents of this is Mumbai-based Synage Software whose product DeskAway has adoption by over 10,000 users over the last 18 months. It’s founder Sahil Parikh tells us, “At DeskAway, our focus is in enabling the maximum collaboration, be it checking milestones, creating reports or enabling communication. We concentrate on keeping a clean interface and using Web 2.0 tools such as Wikis to improve the user experience.”

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For us at DeskAway, 2009 seems to be the best opportunity for growth and scalability. With the economic slowdown affecting millions of businesses, enterprises are looking to reduce cost and increase productivity. What better suited than an on-demand project & team management software that is easy to use, powerful, affordable and backed by personalized customer service. DeskAway is prepared to take your business on smooth ride through 2009…

You can now attach files to messages and to message comments. Many times we send out a message and then need to discuss a particular document or an image. Files are uploaded:

1. To a Message - The Message creator/owner can upload multiple files to the main message

2. With a Message Comment - Anyone can upload a file as a message comment for others to see and comment on.

Whenever, a file is uploaded to a message the Dashboard will show a tiny pin icon to denote that this message has a file.

We also give you the ability to link up Messages to a Milestone. From the Milestone page you can view all Messages that are linked to that particular Milestone.

Templates are re-usable portions of a project (milestones, task lists, tasks, doc templates) that can be used in creating other similar types of projects. Something like a ‘project clone’. Ever had a process that you follow and wish you did not have to type it out everytime you made a new project? DeskAway Templates will help you save time and get you more process-driven.

1. Click on any Project (not archived) and you will get the “Create Template” link on the right corner of the “Project” sub menu.

2. A template can copy the following data from an existing project to a new  project:
a. Active Team Members
b. Milestones
c. Task Lists
d. Doc Templates

Give a name/ description to your template (e.g. Web Design Process) and click on Save. Next, you will be taken to the Templates page.

Here, choose the template that you just saved and load it in a new project by clicking on the “Load in New Project” Link.

A new project will be created with the data from the template you just loaded. Using “Templates” saves time adding the same content (Milestones, Task Lists etc.) to a new Project. Aren’t we all pressed for time these days?