March 2009  Customer Newsletter   
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News and Announcements

Streamline your Operations with ePROVE for Prolog Manager
Rotech Inc introduces ePROVE, a project management solution that will help you streamline operations on your team, and track and approve various documents in a cohesive system. Our solution generates standard or custom routing forms, signs in Prolog users and non-users securely through barcode technology, automatically updates approval information and provides valuable reporting information to teams to review. ePROVE helps you:

  • Reduce routing times
  • Capture ball-in-court data without opening Prolog
  • Save money by eliminating the time required to enter data (simply scan the barcode)
  • Improve profitability by eliminating interest on late payments
  • Keep vendors and contractors paid promptly
For more information, contact Dave Puhlman: dave.puhlman@rotechinc.com, 925-658-2012 or visit our website.
News and Announcements

Press Release: Norbert Young, President of McGraw-Hill Construction, to Deliver Keynote at 2009 Meridian Systems User Conference
Meridian announced that Norbert W. Young, Jr., FAIA and president of McGraw-Hill Construction, will be the featured keynote speaker at Meridian's 2009 User Conference. Meridian's annual customer gathering will take place May 4-6, 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. View the general session agenda, hotel information, session course descriptions, speaker list and certification program registration!

Have a Product Tip or Trick?
You Could Win FREE Registration to Attend the 2010 User Conference! Do you have a creative solution to an everyday challenge? Here is your chance to share your brilliant ideas with the attendees of the 2009 User Conference. Share your original product tips and tricks and let the session attendees decide the winner. Show off your skills - Submit your favorite Meridian product tip today!

Press Release: McGraw-Hill Construction and Meridian Systems Partner to Deliver Integrated Project and Document Management Tools
The McGraw-Hill Companies announce an alliance with Meridian Systems, the market share leader for construction project management software, that will provide more streamlined tools for managing digital program and project controls, project documents, and construction information.

Meridian Systems Hall of Fame Program
Introducing the Meridian Systems Hall of Fame, which recognizes project-based organizations who are Best in Class when it comes to managing infrastructure-intensive capital building programs and construction projects. Customers accepted into Meridian's Hall of Fame program have demonstrated a strong track record of achievement in adopting project management technology to better serve their customers, increase productivity of their workforce and improve business operations. They serve as models of what can be achieved in the capital building and construction industry. Learn More!

Industry News

Meridian, McGraw-Hill Connect their Project Document Management Tools ConstructionSoftwareReview.com, March 2009
Lack of interoperability among construction software products makes collaboration and workflow rather difficult... To that end, two key makers of construction software have made their project management and document management tools interoperable.

Do You Have the Competitive Advantage?
By Constructech, March 3, 2009
After much debate, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 finally went into effect last week, and in just a few short days the ball has already begun rolling on anticipated projects across the country.

Meridian Systems Software Wins Recognition
National Real Estate Investor, January 2009
Meridian Systems, based in Folsom, Calif., has garnered an award from Building Operating Management magazine. The magazine named Meridian's Proliance software a Top Product for 2009.

Product Tips and Tricks

Prolog: Upgrading to Prolog 2008 R1
By Brad Anger, Meridian Technical Analyst

Prolog Connect: License Management in Prolog Connect AdministrationProlog: Upgrading Databases using the Database Upgrade Wizard
By Lynette Davy, Meridian Sr. Technical Analyst

Industry Research

Software in the Obama World
By Brian Sommer, ZDNet, March 2, 2009
Is it time for a changing of the software guard? A lot of material has crossed my desk lately regarding software sales in the Obama, crisis-cleanup world. There is some interesting material here and two vendors stand out in the midst.