Ryan Companies Goes Live with Proliance Software from Meridian Systems
Capital project management solution replaces legacy and paper based systems
FOLSOM, Calif. (February 27, 2008) – Meridian Systems, a software solutions leader for improving capital program and construction project performance announced today that Ryan Companies US, Inc. has completed the implementation of Meridian’s Proliance® software to replace its existing custom legacy and paper-based business systems. Ryan is a leading national commercial real estate firm offering integrated design-build and development as well as asset, property and facilities management services to customers.
Proliance software improves capital project performance by streamlining the plan-build-operate lifecycle, and reducing development, construction and facility costs. The Ryan integrated technology solution includes Proliance for design-build project controls, Oracle/JD Edwards EnterpriseOne for financials and real estate management, and Oracle/IPM for imaging and process management.
“Because we were pursuing several growth initiatives, it became essential for Ryan to implement a new technology platform to support its growth,” said John Leeper, CIO, Ryan Companies. “Proliance allows us to improve collaboration and visibility across all projects and programs, and is a key component of an integrated solution that streamlines our construction management, real estate management, human capital management and financial reporting processes.”
Meridian Professional Services worked with Ryan to implement Proliance in phases, initially focusing on Office and Field Management modules followed by Budget, Cost and Contract Management. Meridian also delivered customized business solutions to automate contract master agreements, registration controls and streamline the management of budgets.In addition Ryan partnered with Morpheus Technology Group (MTG), an authorized Meridian Systems Integration Partner, to integrate Proliance with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne.MTG worked closely with the Ryan team to integrate Proliance Vendors, Contacts, Budget, Cost and Contract Management with EnterpriseOne and to migrate historical data into the Proliance system prior to “go live.”
“The Proliance technology platform supports several levels of integration; this combined with MTG’s integration expertise essentially created one capital projects system of record, connecting Oracle/JDE E1 and Proliance,” said Sallie Sutter, vice president of client services at Meridian Systems. “This unique integration can ultimately change the way Ryan as a company manages construction programs and projects going forward.”
Proliance uniquely combines project and portfolio management, facilities management, business process management and business analytics into one system of record, enabling large enterprises to track how their real estate, construction and facilities portfolios are performing. For more information on Proliance, call Meridian at (800) 850 2660, or visit: http://www.meridiansystems.com/products/proliance/index.asp.
About Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Ryan Companies US, Inc. is a leading national commercial real estate firm offering integrated design-build and development as well as asset, property and facilities management services to customers. For more than 69 years, Ryan has used a single-source approach that offers flexibility in defining the scope of a project and strength in providing effective, timely solutions resulting in a higher certainty of success. In addition to its Minneapolis office, Ryan has offices in Chicago, Phoenix, San Diego, Tampa, Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, visit www.ryancompanies.com.
About Morpheus Technology Group
MTG partners with organizations in the delivery of enterprise integration solutions. Success requires the on-time and within budget delivery of integration solutions that move data between applications while maintaining organizational control and supporting application business rules. For more information, visit www.morpheustechgroup.com.
About Meridian Systems
Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), provides software solutions that improve capital program, project and facility performance.
Meridian product and service offerings enable building owners, construction firms, and public agencies to streamline the plan-build–operate project lifecycle, reducing construction costs, schedules, and project risk. For more information on Meridian, call (800) 850-2660, or visit www.meridiansystems.com.
Meridian Contact
Tamara Kaestner, Marketing Programs Manager
(916) 294 2375, tkaestner@meridiansystems.com
