BANGALORE, INDIA: Mobile Software developers with over a decade of experience are rare. The Massachusetts based company, Llamagraphics, Inc. has weathered industry ups and downs by creating Life Balance, a unique software tool for stressed out professionals who need to tame their scary to do lists.

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The success of many large organizations depends on the expertise of their IT department. What they do is not always well understood, and they are often sleep deprived from working late hours.

As a former system administrator, Catherine E. White, president of Llamagraphics is sensitive to the pressures on IT professionals. Her work experience at Digital Equipment Corporation and the Boston Museum of Science inspired many of the Life Balance software's features.

"There is nothing like being on call, 7 by 24 to get you thinking deeply about the relationship between your home and work life.” says Ms. White, “Techies are passionate about their careers. It can be difficult to keep track of your own priorities, particularly if you need to manage long term projects while fielding many daily interruptions. Your home life can suffer if you don’t manage your time carefully. I was often more irritable with people when I worked in IT, even though I didn’t want to be.”

The technology:

Life Balance is now available for Mac OS X, Windows, Palm OS and iPhone 3G, the original iPhone, and both generations of iPod touch. The software was introduced onto the iPhone in November of 2008. The new iPhone software syncs via wifi to the desktop editions.

Life Balance provides a structure for your goals, projects and tasks that is priority driven, so you can to make better decisions about how to use your discretionary time. The mobile component is useful for running errands and getting things done, the desktop compliments that functionality for strategizing and planning.