Business Plan Pro 11.0 receives highly recommended accreditation from Company Partners

London, U.K. (July 10, 2008) – Palo Alto Software Ltd today announced that its flagship product Business Plan Pro 11.0 has received a 'highly recommended' rating from Wokingham-based Company Partners.

Company Partners provides an online service to put people who are looking for business partners in touch with each other, serving both those starting a business, and those growing an existing business. They also enable business angels and those looking for business investment to contact each other directly.

Company Partners also undertakes an annual review of the best business plan applications available and reports on their findings through their Company Partners website. This is the first time that anyone has achieved a highly-recommended rating.

Describing Business Plan Pro, Lawrence Gilbert, Director of Company Partners states Business Plan Pro was "a joy to use, with its easy-to-follow guidance and clear descriptions at each step." He went on to say it produced, "a polished and professional looking result [and is] highly recommended for any business."

The review goes on to praise the "easy" setup and installation, and describes the financial section as being based on UK requirements which included "excellent guidance".

"We are delighted we have received such a ringing endorsement for our latest version from Company Partners," says Alan Gleeson, Managing Director of Palo Alto Software Ltd. "It is especially pleasing when the independent review covers many of our competitors in the U.K., and we are delighted to be the only business-planning application to receive a 'highly recommended' status by Company Partners." Gleeson goes on to say that "this latest version got a complete overhaul, and is now faster and easier to use than ever before. We are naturally thrilled with this endorsement which justifies our efforts in making Business Plan Pro the fastest and easiest way to write a business plan."

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To read the product review in full, please visit the Company Partners website.

Business Plan Pro 11.0 is available immediately at Palo Alto.co.uk, from Amazon and also from Borders, Oxford Street, London.

About Palo Alto Software Ltd
Palo Alto Software Limited is a privately held company with offices in London, England. Palo Alto Software Limited sells, markets, and distributes international versions of the award-winning software developed by Palo Alto Software, Inc.

Palo Alto Software's products include Business Plan Pro®, Marketing Plan Pro®, and Email Center Pro®. The company website http://www.paloalto.co.uk , provides product information, product support, and online registration and updates.

Additional information on business planning can be found at http://www.bplans.co.uk.
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Alan Gleeson
Phone: 0845 351 9924
Email: marketing@paloalto.co.uk