October 2008 Monthly Customer Newsletter

Meridian Connections

 In this issue of Connections

 Corporate News 
  • Meridian Announces 2009 User Conference Dates

  • Meridian Partners with Horizontal to Integrate BIM and Capital Project Management Technology

 Customer News

  • Customer Case Study: Ryan Companies US, Inc.

  • Customer Case Study: Torcon, Inc.

 Industry Research

  • White Paper: BIM and Project Management
 Product News
  • Meridian Systems Information Library

  • New SupportLink

  • Prolog Training

  • ProjectTalk

  • e-Learning Center
 Product Tips
  • Prolog: Synchronizing Nomenclature
  • Proliance: New Fields in Cost Events

 Industry News

  • Project Management Solutions Offer Competitive Advantage


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Meridian 2009 User Conference - Speaking Opportunities!

Meridian Systems is looking for clients who are interested in speaking at the 2009 Meridian User Conference, May 4-6, 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Share a company case study, project profile, or project management best practice that leverages Meridian's Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions. Selected customer speakers will receive a significantly reduced conference registration rate.

Sign up today to speak at the 2009 Meridian User Conference!


Corporate News

Meridian Announces 2009 User Conference Dates for Annual Plan-Build-Operate Technology Summit
Project-based organizations from construction, government, healthcare, and energy industries to convene to share technology best practices

Meridian Systems, the Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based organizations, announced today that its 2009 User Conference will be held May 4-6, 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. This annual customer event brings together project-based organizations from several infrastructure-intensive industries to share best practices, customer case studies and technology demonstrations for Meridian's Plan-Build-Operate solutions. Meridian customers and partners interested in speaking at the 2009 event may now submit speaker abstracts.

Detailed conference agenda, hotel information, session course descriptions and certification program sign ups will become available later this Fall. For more information about the Gaylord Opryland please visit http://www.gaylordhotels.com.

Meridian Systems Partners with Horizontal to Integrate BIM and Capital Project Management Technology

Meridian announced a new Independent Software Vendor (ISV) relationship with Horizontal LLC, a leader in technology planning, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and implementation services. Read more at the above link.

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Customer News

Customer Case Study: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Ryan Companies US, Inc. Anticipates Saving $3.2M in Costs by Using Proliance® Software to Establish Greater Efficiencies and Project Controls

Ryan Companies US, Inc. is a leading national commercial real estate firm offering integrated design-build and development services, as well as asset, property and facilities management. The company's diverse experience includes build-to-suit office space, industrial warehouse and alternative energy facilities, hospitality investments and master-planning mixed-use developments. Login to our information library to download this case study.

Customer Case Study: Torcon, Inc.
Torcon Takes Long Term Use of Prolog® Software to the Next Level by Adding Off-Site Hosting and a Mobile Field Solution

Founded in 1965, Torcon, Inc. is a privately-held construction management and general contracting firm with approximately $400M in annual revenues. Headquartered in New Jersey, with additional offices in Philadelphia and Puerto Rico, Torcon's expertise includes biotech and pharmaceutical plants, healthcare facilities, academic buildings, retail and commercial centers, office buildings and transportation construction. The company's growth over the last four decades is attributed to its responsiveness and personal attention to its customers' needs. Login to our information library to download this case study.

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 Industry Research

White Paper:  BIM and Project Management
Meridian Systems, Published September 2008

3D models can be a key building component present throughout an entire project lifecycle. For any building project, BIM provides a complete lifecycle perspective of design data, while ILM provides a complete lifecycle of operational business data. Used in conjunction, BIM and ILM create many integration touch points that lead to even greater business value. Login to our information library to download this featured white paper.

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Product News

Meridian Systems Information Library 
Download product demonstrations, case studies, whitepapers, recorded webcasts, notable articles and more.

New SupportLink
The new SupportLink provides better navigation, global search capability, and a single source for all product documentation including readme files, installation guides and more, as well as a new feedback function that allows users to rate the relevance and usefulness of available content.

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. Prolog classes are being offered by the Meridian Global Partner Network. Click here to see the complete Prolog Training schedule!

ProjectTalk
ProjectTalk subscribers can log in here to access the hosted version of our full-featured project management, and collaboration solution.

e-Learning Center
Using a blended learning approach of self-paced and instructor-led on-line training, the e-Learning Center offers users a personalized curriculum based on role and learning style.

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Product Tips of the Month

Prolog: Synchronizing Nomenclature (Language Files)
By Shaun Dondoy, Meridian Technical Analyst

How to distribute all nomenclature changes without having to send the language file to each User? Read more at the above link.

Proliance: New Fields in Cost Events
By Jeffrey Johnson, Senior Support Analyst, and Chris Burkett, Support Product Lead

Looking for a way to document Awarding & Receiving Company and Contact information for your Cost Events? Read more at the above link.

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Industry News

Project Management Solutions Offer Competitive Advantage
By Sue Watkins, Construction Executive, October 2008

It's no surprise that project-based organizations across several infrastructure-intensive industries are pushing for cost savings and streamlined business processes-particularly as capital building and construction programs grow in size and complexity. Market dynamics like green building and building information modeling, combined with the need for increased construction document control, make it clear why all capital projects must have some formal project management (PM) system in place. Read more at the above link. 

 

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