Advantage Partners Joins the Meridian Systems Value Added Reseller Partner Network
New value added reseller increases support for Meridian’s construction project management solutions in Texas
FOLSOM, Calif. (January 19, 2010) – Meridian Systems, the Plan-Build-Operate (PBO) technology solutions leader for project-based organizations, announced today a new Value-added Reseller (VAR) agreement with Advantage Partners. Serving Architecture/Engineering/ Construction (AEC) and owner operator clients in Texas, Advantage Partners will also provide comprehensive consulting services to Meridian Prolog® software users.
“Advantage Partners brings extensive capital building industry experience to Meridian customers in the Texas region,” said Elizabeth Dodson, director of business development at Meridian Systems. “Their strong industry expertise and technology implementation track record should provide significant value to infrastructure-intensive organizations adopting Meridian software solutions.”
Advantage Partners helps organizations involved in the building and infrastructure industry to realize value through the application of technology. Advantage Partners’ management team members have decades of industry experience and have been responsible for successfully assisting Top Engineering News Record (ENR) firms, Fortune 100 companies, and national & international building owners, operators and developers to identify and implement operational and technology improvements.
Advantage Partners’ experience spans the full PBO life-cycle and includes real-world operational experience in design, development and construction project management for small to large projects and multi-billion dollar programs. Their technology expertise includes selecting, implementing, integrating and deploying project management, enterprise resource planning and scheduling systems.
“We chose to partner with Meridian because of their commitment to the industry and technology vision,” said Stephen Gude, president, Advantage Partners. “Their new Web services platform release for Prolog aligns well with our services skill set, allowing us to deliver significant value to project-based organizations that want to realize better project performance.”
Meridian’s global reseller network enhances customers’ investment in Meridian software solutions by providing in-depth industry experience and value-added implementation and training services. For more information, visit: http://www.meridiansystems.com/partners/findreseller.asp.
About Advantage Partners
Advantage Partners helps public and commercial organizations finish more construction projects on budget and on schedule by enhancing their visibility and access to information, and by enabling easier collaboration throughout the organization. Customers look to Advantage Partners as trusted advisors to help reveal core challenges and recommend a customized approach that fits an organization’s unique needs. To learn more about Advantage Partners, visit http://www.advantagepartners.net.
About Meridian Systems
Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), is the Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based organizations (PBO2 ). Building owners, construction and engineering firms, and public agencies use Meridian software to effectively manage capital building programs and facility assets. Meridian offers construction project management and infrastructure lifecycle management solutions that reduce project costs and schedules across the plan-build-operate project lifecycle. To learn more about how project-based organizations are benefitting from Meridian solutions, download a user study from FMI by visiting: www.meridiansystems.com.
Advantage Partners Contact
Steve Hage, Director of Sales
(817) 994-8094, steve.hage@advantagepartners.net
Meridian Contact
Tamara Kaestner, Marketing Programs Manager
(916) 294 2375, tkaestner@meridiansystems.com
