Meridian Project Systems Introduces New Business Process Management (BPM) Solution
Proliance is a Revolutionary Enterprise BPM Solution for Real Estate and Construction
FOLSOM, Calif. (June 30, 2003) - Meridian Project Systems® (Meridian), a leading software and application service provider of project management solutions, announces the market introduction of Proliance® – the first Web native enterprise process management solution for corporate real estate and construction markets.
Meridian brings to market Proliance, a new paradigm for managing projects, programs and organizational processes across global and large national companies. Targeted toward large facility owners, and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) companies, Proliance is Meridian' third-generation Internet technology platform enabling the benefits of business process management across the enterprise."
With Proliance, Meridian provides the market a robust, mission critical enterprise solution to effectively manage the entire construction operation of an owner's real estate and construction group, and the operation of large engineering and construction firms," said Jim Olsen, Meridian chief executive officer. "Proliance is an innovative corporate technology platform combined with a series of powerful business applications that increases internal control at the project, program and enterprise levels, while uniting all the external companies associated with the design and construction process," added Olsen.
Proliance utilizes Web Services and XML technology on the Microsoft® .NET application framework. Proliance is built on a powerful foundation of Platform Services that include workflow automation, action and distribution management, security, file management, reporting, and communication tools.
Proliance's built-in workflow automates business processes for every function within an organization, allowing enterprises to reduce the time and effort to process information, and enforce best practices company-wide. A business intelligence dashboard that reports on key performance indicators (KPI) across all projects and programs caps Proliance, providing valuable metrics on how to increase revenue by completing projects faster and reduce capital construction costs across the company.
While building Proliance, Meridian worked with a diverse group of existing and potential clients to assess and anticipate the needs of vast global and national operations. Large enterprises need to consolidate multiple stand-alone software applications across their organizations that represent a significant IT burden and fail to provide an integrated solution for business operations.Proliance addresses this need, consolidating applications on a common Internet technology platform with built-in integration. Proliance enables large enterprises to centrally manage all project information, and provide real-time Web access to their global project managers and clients.
Modular business applications incorporate Proliance's platform services
and include solutions for companies to gain valuable forward views on
forecasted project costs based on real-time information. Some of the
initial key capabilities of Proliance include:
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"We are excited to continue our leadership and innovative position in the market by delivering Web Services and XML applications that solve our market's business problems," said Olsen. "Our mission is to deliver critical business values through our solutions to our customers, helping them create efficiencies, manage risks, reduce costs, and increase revenue growth opportunities.
Download our free white paper, "Proliance: The New Paradigm" at http://www.MeridianSystems.com /products/proliance/whitepaper.asp or for further information about Meridian, visit www.MeridianSystems.com .
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About Meridian
Meridian Project Systems® (Meridian) develops project management
solutions that improves financial performance and reduces risk on large
corporate real estate projects and other capital-intensive construction
initiatives. More than 7,500 of today's leading business enterprises,
government agencies, and AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction)
firms use Meridian products to accurately plan, budget, and track all
aspects of the real estate project lifecycle.
Meridian is the first provider of enterprise business process management solutions utilizing Web Services in the corporate real estate and construction arena. Meridian ranks as the market share leader in project management software and hosted ASP-based solutions used by general contractors with over $250 million in annual revenue*.
In the Business of Projects since 1993, Meridian appeared on Inc Magazine's INC 500 list of fastest growing companies in the United States in both 2000 and 2001. Meridian is headquartered in Folsom, Calif., with offices in Düsseldorf, Germany; and Vancouver, British Columbia, and additional representation through its global channel partner network in locations around the world.
*Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry, 2002, published by Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA).
Media Contact
Sue Watkins
Meridian Project Systems
(916) 294-2136
swatkins@meridiansystems.com
