Meridian Enters Global Reseller Agreement with BrightFire Engineering Systems
Enterprise solution provider expands Asia-Pacific presence, signing systems integrator serving the Architectural, Engineering and Construction markets of APAC
FOLSOM, Calif. (October 29, 2004) — Meridian Systems®, an enterprise solution provider for optimizing the plan, build and operate phases of real estate, construction and other infrastructure programs, announces a new partnership with BrightFire Engineering Systems, provider of advanced engineering IT solutions to architects, engineers and other participants in the AEC (Architectural / Engineering / Construction) marketplaces of the Asia-Pacific region.
As Meridian's exclusive Certified Global Reseller for Singapore and Malaysia, BrightFire will draw on its industry expertise gained with clients like the Singapore Ministry of Environment, Mitsubishi Corporation and Hong Kong MTR. "As a leading systems integrator and IT consultant in the Asia-Pacific region, BrightFire enables Meridian to better support its existing regional customer base with better local support and services," said Kristy Galet, Meridian director of channel sales and manager of Meridian's Global Reseller program.
"Meridian's push into international markets and the APAC market's acceptance of Meridian's enterprise solutions have increased over the last several years. And Meridian looks forward to a long and successful partnership with BrightFire to continue that positive momentum," finished Galet.
BrightFire will support the selection, implementation and adoption of the Meridian Prolog® Application Suite. The AEC industry's most powerful desktop project management solution, Prolog provides large business owners, architecture firms, and engineering and construction organizations robust collaboration, purchasing management, scheduling, cost control, document management and field administration functionality.
"BrightFire is excited to add comprehensive project management capabilities to the host of product solutions we can offer our clients," said Peter Tan, BrightFire executive director and director of business development. "This strategic partnership brings together our expertise in software engineering and systems integration with Meridian's market-leading solutions that improve collaboration and project control for companies in the competitive Singapore and Malaysian AEC markets."
About Meridian Systems
Meridian Systems provides enterprise solutions that optimize the plan, build
and operate phases of real estate, construction and other physical infrastructure
initiatives. Meridian solutions are used by more than 8,500 of today's large
building owners, government agencies, and engineering and construction firms
to improve top line revenue growth while reducing their capital construction
costs. Meridian uniquely provides both traditional software and hosted ASP
solutions, and ranks as a market share leader in project management software
among general contractors with over $100 million in revenue*. Meridian has
an impressive track record of revenue growth over its 11-year history, and
has been repeatedly recognized as a Constructech Hottest Technology company.
Meridian is headquartered in Folsom, Calif. For more information, call Meridian
at 1-800-850-2660, or go to www.meridiansystems.com.
*Statistics excerpted from CFMA's 2004 Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry, fourth edition with the permission of the Construction Financial Management Association, Princeton, NJ, 609-452-8000.
Meridian Systems Contact
Sue Watkins, Director of Marketing
swatkins@meridiansystems.com
