DENVER, CO, Oct. 18, 2006 -- Istria Ltd, a leader in project and risk management software, today announced the launch of its Consultant Partner Program (CPP). The Program is designed for consultants and consulting firms that wish to enhance their service offering by integrating Istria's award winning IRIS software application into their practices.

Ian Wheeler, CEO of Istria, says: "Many firms have contacted Istria expressing an interest in consulting around our award-winning IRIS software application. The CPP gives interested consulting organizations free access to the software, free promotional activity and the chance to enhance their range of services with the finest risk & project management software available. The program is a complete win-win for both the member consulting firms and their clients."

The program is free to join and offers qualifying consulting firms with a range of benefits, including:

* A complimentary annual license of IRIS

* A brief description of their company and its services on the CPP section of Istria's web site

* A free 60 minute web based training seminar on IRIS

* Substantial discounts on additional IRIS licenses for other users in the organization

* Discounts on IRIS licenses for CPP members' clients

* Cross promotional links from the Istria website to their website

* Exposure at various Project Management Trade shows attended by Istria

* Additional joint marketing opportunities

Dan Shikiar, who oversees Istria's North American Business Development efforts, elaborated on the significance of the CPP: "Consultants are the backbone of our business. The CPP allows project and risk management consulting firms to integrate our award-winning IRIS application into their consulting practices, ensuring that customers working with these firms use our software correctly and receive the greatest return on their investment."

IRIS has been universally hailed by clients and consultants alike as the most user friendly and intuitive risk & project management software available. Features include:

* Unique budgeting support through the "Risk Reduction Ratio" technology that highlights the actions generating the most "bang per buck"

* Custom report generator allowing specific suites of reports to be set up for each stakeholder and ad-hoc reports to be produced at the click of a button

* Automatic generation of emails to remind action owners when activity is required

* Dynamic risk matrices to provide an instant snapshot of the most significant risks to the success of a project

* Highly customizable front end allowing clients to create preference settings to specifically match their user requirements

For more information on Istria and IRIS solution, please visit http://www.istria-ltd.com, or contact Dan Shikiar on +1 (303) 325 3405 or dshikiar@istria-ltd.com

SOURCE Istria Ltd