March 2007 Monthly Customer Newsletter

Important Notice Regarding Daylight Savings Time and Meridian Solutions
Daylight savings time – March 11, 2007

Due to the US Energy Policy Act of 2005, daylight savings time will start on March 11th, 2007, three weeks earlier than usual.

Meridian solutions will not be impacted by this change. Our hosted offerings, ProjectTalk^® and Proliance^® On Demand, have or will have all the necessary patches applied to the infrastructure before March 11th, 2007.

Many Microsoft Windows products must be updated to support this change. The following links include more information on this topic:

Corporate News

Meridian Systems announced a new technology alliance with Vela Systems, Inc., developers of mobile software solutions that streamline and accelerate construction field operations via Tablet PCs. The Vela Software Suite extends Meridian’s Prolog® Manager software functionality to the field and expands on that functionality to automate specific project management processes. Read more at the above link.

Meridian 2007 User Conference – April 24-26, 2007
Group Registration Still Available; Save $300 per Attendee

Attend all the valuable sessions we’re offering this year; bring executives, business line managers, solution administrators, project engineers and managers, site supervisors, administrative personnel and all the people in your organization who interact with your Meridian solution. Register four or more team members at once, and you will save $300 off the individual registration price. Register to attend and view our conference curriculum at the above link.

Meridian Announces New Management Appointments
Meridian appoints Product Manager and Product Marketing Manager

Meridian is pleased to announce changes within the Product Line Management department. Karim Nanji has been promoted to the Product Manager for the Prolog Product Line and Steve Schneider has been promoted to Product Marketing Manager. In simple terms, Karim is responsible for getting Prolog products on the shelf (requirements, design, development, QA) and Steve is responsible for getting them off the shelf (marketing, sales, partner, training). Meet with Karim and Steve at the 2007 Meridian User Conference, April 24-26, in San Diego, CA. Register today!

Additional Meridian News

Customer News

CDM Selects Program Management Software from Meridian Systems
Proliance software to provide a centralized system for Program Management initiative

Meridian announced that CDM has selected Proliance software for program management. CDM is a global consulting, engineering, construction, and operations firm with approximately 4,000 employees and more than 100 offices worldwide. Read more at the above link.

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:

Product Tip of the Month - Proliance

Proliance 3.60 introduces User Licensing and Login Data Reporting to provide access to a number of reports detailing license usage, as well as successful user log-ins for your Proliance Application. These reports are created in Microsoft Excel format, and Proliance will allow you to either open the report in a new Excel window, or save it to a location of your choosing. These reports are available within the Organization workspace under the Reports menu to any user who has been granted the "License & Login Reporting" security role.

Industry News

Document Management Made Simple
By Buildings.com, February 2007

Take a look around: Are you surrounded by chaos and disarray? Do you know what comprises the towering mountain of papers sitting on the left side of your desk (and all over the floor)? Or can you flip past these next few pages, proudly stating that your paperwork is in order? Read more at the above link.

Take Part in the 2007 National Construction Technology Survey
By Constructech Magazine, February 2007

Constructech magazine is beginning its research for the 2007 National Construction Technology Survey and they are interested in what you have to say. Your input will help provide valuable insight into how the construction industry is evaluating and deploying information technology, building control automation, and automated home technology. All survey participants will receive a complementary copy of the report once the survey results are compiled. The full report will be available to nonparticipants for purchase once it is completed. To participate, please contact Editor Mike Carrozzo at mcarrozzo@constructech.com.

CDM Tabs Meridian Systems
By Constructech Magazine, February 21, 2007

CDM, www.cdm.com, Cambridge, Mass., helps clients choose the right program management approach. As a result, it needs the right project management technology. Read more at the above link.

Automating the Tedious Tasks
By Constructech Magazine, February 7, 2007

It’s not realistic to think IT (information technology) will replace every process in place at the jobsite. Yet it is expected by many for these solutions to replace the tedious tasks that take away from project productivity. Read more at the above link.

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