Compare Milestones Software           Basic features: Milestones Professional 2008    Milestones Project Companion 2008 Milestones Simplicity 2008 Enhanced Toolbar   Easy click-and-drag scheduling Extensive Symbology Free viewer Great looking schedules Lots of formatting options Ways to exchange information with other products: Milestones Professional 2008   Milestones Project Companion 2008 Milestones Simplicity 2008 Paste schedules into other documents Symbol HyperLinks    Work with Excel     Import/Export to MS Outlook      Programming interface                Tracking Numbers with the schedule:  Milestones Professional 2008    Milestones Project Companion 2008 Milestones Simplicity 2008 DataGraphs     Column Calculations     A way to report earned value      Earned Value Calulations   Ways to work with large projects: Milestones Professional 2008   Milestones Project Companion 2008 Milestones Simplicity 2008 Task Outlining Find and Replace text A continuous scrolling view   The ability to collapse and expand tasks   Summary bars    A robust filter capability    An easy way to sort your schedule    An easy master schedule capability      Internet Publishing Milestones Professional 2008   Milestones Project Companion 2008 Milestones Simplicity 2008 Publish a single schedule Publish a set of schedules    Scheduling Milestones Professional 2008   Milestones Project Companion 2008 Milestones Simplicity 2008 Easy click-and-drag scheduling Status Line Shift the schedule ahead or behind by a number of days. Summary Bars   % Complete SmartColumns    Reminder Constraints     Email Automatically Based on A Constraint      Presentation Features Milestones Professional 2008    Milestones Project Companion 2008 Milestones Simplicity 2008 Presentation-Quality Schedules Excellent customization of schedules Gradient fills Position Bars at 3 levels Frame shadows Presentation "slide-show" mode   "Curtains" to shade date ranges   Full screen mode   Color Themes   Two colors in a horizontal connector   Shading based on outline level     SmartColumns Milestones Professional 2008     Milestones Project Companion 2008   Milestones Simplicity 2008 Start and End Date Task Number Calculation / Indicator    Stoplight   Symbol Text   Resource Allocation Percent     Duration    WBS Number    Status date   Time ahead/behind   Baseline start, end, duration   Symbol count   Calculation/Indicator   MS Project   Date from Symbol Automation Tag   Value Set   Values   Earned Value           Earned Value Milestones Professional 2008   Milestones Project Companion 2008 Milestones Simplicity 2008 Built-in earned value reports.   Built-in earned value calculations   EV SmartColumn   PV SmartColumn   CPI, SPI, TCPI SmartColumns   EAC SmartColumn   BAC SmartColumn   AC/ACWP SmartColumn   BAC SmartColumn   SP SmartColumn   VAC SmartColumn