Parlano MindAlign provides 2007 Microsoft Office customers with ongoing topic-based communication among dispersed, cross-functional groups, offering the persistence of email and the immediacy of instant messaging.

"Our customers have experienced the tremendous business benefits of MindAlign combined with Microsoft Live Communication Server 2005," said Nick Fera, Parlano chairman and CEO. "With the Office 2007 System, Microsoft provides a powerful platform for making Parlano's persistent group chat a critical component of a unified communications environment for any organization that relies on continuous, productive, and cost-effective cross-functional team interaction. We are excited by the opportunities that working with Microsoft continues to offer our customers and our business."

"We are thrilled with the tremendous support and excitement we are seeing from our partners around the world in support of the business availability launch of the 2007 Office system, Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Vista," said Rob Bernard, general manager, Worldwide ISV Group, Microsoft. "Our partners play a vital role in the early adoption, development and delivery of Microsoft technologies. By working closely with partners like Parlano, we are helping to provide our mutual customers with a high-quality product, seamless technology integration, and improved user experiences."