In this issue of Connections
- See Meridian at BOMA
- Make It an Entire Day of Technology Education!
- Meridian Provides On Demand Project Management Software for U.S. Postal Service
- J. Ray McDermott Selects Proliance Software
- Case Study: DCAM
- ProjectTalk Easy Docs
- Extending PPM into ILM
- A Move Ahead of Construction Costs
Corporate News
Customer News
Product Tip of the Month
Industry News
Customer Case Study: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM)
DCAM serves its citizens by providing professional and comprehensive services in the areas of public building design, construction, maintenance and real estate management. Located in Boston, Mass., the agency manages approximately $320M in new construction and renovation projects each year. DCAM also manages more than 500 lease agreements on behalf of State properties and is in the process of redeveloping nearly 4,000 acres of State-owned land.
Check out this month's Customer News to read about how DCAM improves processes, communication and budget control with Prolog® software.
Corporate News
See Meridian at BOMA – The Office Building Show
June 24-27, 2006, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas
With more than 400 booths, The Office Building Show is the most comprehensive exhibition for successful commercial real estate professionals. The Office Building Show is co-locating with the Realcomm Trade Show in Dallas. The two trade shows will take place in adjoining space at the Dallas Convention Center. Check out Meridian’s session:
Infrastructure Lifecycle Management: Connecting the Facility Lifecycle
Speaker: John Bodrozic, Meridian President & Cofounder
Presentation Date: Tuesday, June 27th from 2:15 to 3:30 pm
Make It an Entire Day of Technology Education!
Meridian sponsors Constructech magazine educational Technology Day
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. Following Constructech’s Technology Day, winners of the 2006 Vision Awards will be announced during a celebratory dinner and awards ceremony. To register for Technology Day and/or the Vision Awards Dinner, please click here.
Customer News
Meridian Systems® Provides On Demand Project Management Software for U.S. Postal Service
Proliance® software will be implemented to support Strategic Transformation Plan initiative
Meridian announces today that the U.S Postal Service has selected Proliance On Demand to manage new capital projects and facility renovations. The U.S. Postal Service delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume. More details at the above link.
J. Ray McDermott Selects Proliance Software for Construction Project Management
Global engineering firm serving the offshore industry uses Meridian technology to implement new cost management initiative.
Meridian announces that leading worldwide marine solutions company J. Ray McDermott (J. Ray) has selected Proliance software for global project management. J. Ray selected Proliance as part of its new cost management initiative to drive enhanced project execution, centralize project information, and to support standardization across multiple regions. Proliance will serve as the cost management system for project controls staff, providing complete visibility into project financials and supporting global compliance requirements. More details at the above link.
Case Study: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM)
Prolog Improves Processes, Communication and Budget Control
The year was 2003 and the State of Massachusetts was migrating to a new accounting system. The Commonwealth’s DCAM agency felt that implementing a new project management system in conjunction with the accounting upgrade would provide significant benefits to both parties. The goal would be to integrate the two programs to create seamless data sharing for managing projects and performing accounting functions. In addition, a modern project management system would provide the opportunity for online management of a number of functions, which were not captured in any existing system. Click here for more details.
Product Tip of the Month – ProjectTalk®
ProjectTalk Easy Docs: Easily Answer Questions and Learn to Perform Common ProjectTalk Administration Tasks
By Steve Van Dyke, Meridian’s Prolog Product Lead
Meridian Systems just made it easier to educate yourself and to answer questions about common ProjectTalk Administration tasks by creating ProjectTalk Easy Docs. ProjectTalk Easy Docs are one-page documents that have simple-to-follow instructions for common Administration tasks such as Transferring the Master Corporate Administrator Permission, Sponsoring Users, Transferring Users between Accounts, and Authorizing or Declining ProjectTalk Members as Employees. ProjectTalk Easy Docs are available at: http://www.projecttalk.com/MK/support/easydocs.shtml
Industry News
Extending Project and Portfolio Management into Infrastructure Life-Cycle Management
By Linda K. Monroe, Buildings Magazine, April 2006 Issue
Ever feel as if your specialized software systems for project management and facilities management are just too specialized – disparate systems with silos of information trapped within each system? “That information that doesn’t get shared across software products adds up to more than $15 billion in inefficiencies, of which the majority (or tow-thirds of that cost) is borne by building owner,” says Sue Watkins, director of marketing at Meridian Systems, based in Folsom, CA.
To read more of the article, visit the Proliance Information Library section online and download the article in its entirety.
A Move Ahead of Construction Costs
By Lynn Proctor Windle, Building Operating Management, May 2006 Issue
Global demand and decreased production capacity have facility executives searching for strategies to beat material cost increases.
Facility executives could suffer sticker shock in the coming months if they’re planning new construction projects or renovations. That shock can be particularly stinging if they haven’t kept close tabs on material and labor costs. Read more at the above link.
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