July 2007 Monthly Customer Newsletter

Meridian Connections
Forward to a Friend
Update Your Profile

 

In this issue of Connections

 Corporate News
  • Meridian Named 2007 Constructech Hottest Company

  • Meridian Updates Construction Project Management Software to Support Microsoft Vista

  • Attend Constructech's Technology Day for FREE

 Customer News

  • ProjectTalk Case Study: The Haskell Company
 Product News
  • Prolog Training
 Product Tip
  • Spell Checker in Prolog WebSite

  • Exporting/Printing Documents and Registers to Excel in Proliance

 Industry News

  • Getting Started - Faster

  • Forecast for Non-Residential Construction Market Remains Strong, Says AIA

  • Meridian Systems Healthcare Case Study: Baptist Health South Florida

ProjectTalk® Customer Case Study: The Haskell Company

The Haskell Company is one of the most preeminent design-build firms in the nation, providing complete planning, architectural, engineering, construction, program management, real estate, financing and facility management services on a single-responsibility basis. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, the company currently has 1,250 employees and a 70 percent repeat client base. Haskell's expertise spans industrial, commercial, institutional, public and civil infrastructure projects. In addition to receiving many general corporate and individual awards, Haskell has received over 120 local, state and national project awards from various industry organizations. The company is ranked #81 on the 2007 ENR Top 400 Contractors list.

Check out this month's Customer News to read about how Haskell uses ProjectTalk to reduce its costs for capital investments and improve its safety and quality programs.


Corporate News

Meridian Named 2007 Constructech Hottest Company

Hottest Company award participants are judged by the Constructech editorial staff based on a range of criteria, including the description of the company's product and/or service, significant accomplishments in the past year, the growth record for the past three years, noteworthy customer wins, and new products impacting the marketplace. For the fifth year in a row, Constructech has recognized Meridian as one of 2007's hottest companies. Read what Constructech has to say about Meridian.

Meridian Systems Updates Prolog Construction Project Management Software to Support Microsoft Vista
Enhanced support for Vista, SQL Server Express, Citrix, IIS 7.0, and more

Meridian Systems announced an incremental release for Prolog® 2007 software that supports the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, SQL Server Express 2005, Citrix Presentation Server 4 and IIS 7.0. Read more at the above link.

Attend Constructech's Technology Day for FREE
As a sponsor of this event, Meridian Systems is able to offer customers free admission to this unique industry event!

Constructech magazine's Technology Day will be held August 23, 2007 at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, located just outside the city in Wheeling, Ill. Technology Day will provide a unique opportunity for builders and contractors to learn how others in the industry are meeting market challenges through the help of leading-edge office technology, commercial building automation, and automated home technology.

Click here to register for this event. Make sure to enter in "MERIDIAN" in the PROMO field so that you will be recognized as a no charge conference attendee.

Additional Meridian News

To Top

Customer News

ProjectTalk Customer Case Study: The Haskell Company
The Haskell Company uses ProjectTalk to reduce its costs for capital investments and improve its safety and quality programs

With $700M in annual sales and 1,250 employees working on projects throughout the Western Hemisphere, the Haskell Company has come to rely on ProjectTalk by Meridian Systems to provide standardized workflow and on-demand project collaboration. Click here to download the complete case study.

To Top

 Product News

Prolog Training
Interested in
Prolog training classes?  Be sure to check out the complete schedule of upcoming sessions taking place in a city near you. The following Prolog classes are being offered by the Meridian Global Partner Network:

Click here to see the complete Prolog Training schedule!

To Top

Product Tips of the Month

Spell Checker in Prolog WebSite
By John Hodgson, Meridian Product Lead

Spell checking in Prolog WebSite can be a breeze with third party applications. We have provided a couple options available online to assist users with spell checking within Internet Explorer. Read more at the above link.

Exporting/Printing Documents and Registers to Excel in Proliance
By Christina Burkett, Proliance Product Lead & Technical Team Lead

Have you ever wanted to export a Proliance document or register to Microsoft Excel? In Proliance 3.60 and above, this functionality is now available to you through the Print button. Read more at the above link.

To Top

Industry News

Getting Started - Faster
By Constructech Magazine, June 20, 2007

The implementation process, and the pains that go along with it, can be a deterrent when deciding whether or not to adopt a new solution. Getting the application set up in a way to meet a contractor's particular business needs has a set of challenges of its own. Meridian Systems, www.meridiansystems.com, Folsom, Calif., is helping to ease some of these pains with the introduction of the Proliance Starter Pack. Read more at the above link.


Forecast for Non-Residential Construction Market Remains Strong, Says AIA
By Buildings Magazine, June 2007

After three consecutive months of modest growth, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI), a leading economic indicator of construction activity, revealed a spike in design activity. The Washington, D.C.-based American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported that the May ABI was 55.0 (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings), up from the 52.6 mark in April. With an approximate 9- to 12-month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending, the forecast for the non-residential construction market remains favorable throughout 2007 and into early 2008. Read more at the above link.

Meridian Systems Healthcare Customer Case Study: Baptist Health South Florida
By Buildings Magazine, June 2007

Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF) is the largest non-profit health care organization in the Miami-Dade region. Its six major hospitals are complemented by the Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute as well as a variety of health care services, such as outpatient diagnostic and treatment facilities and home health care. BHSF has received numerous awards and rankings for outstanding quality of care and as an outstanding employer. Read more at the above link.

To Top

© Copyright 2007 Meridian Systems. All rights reserved. Prolog, Proliance, Meridian Systems and ProjectTalk are registered trademarks of Meridian Systems, an independent subsidiary of Trimble, in the United States and other countries. The names and logos of other companies mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Meridian Systems Logo Newsletter Archive  |  Privacy Policy