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Architects Choose Newforma Software to Aid Collaboration and Communication
Design Firms Cite Information Exchange, Email Management and Secure Collaboration as Key Drivers in Adopting Newforma's Project Information Management Solution
| Source: Newforma, Inc.
MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwire - November 20, 2009) - Newforma®, a software company
addressing the project information management (PIM) needs of architecture,
engineering and construction firms, today announced that design firms
purchasing Newforma® Project Center in the third quarter
justified their investments by citing the software's contribution to more
efficient, effective collaboration and communication. Three representative
firms -- WDG Architecture, Dull Olson Weekes Architects, and Number TEN Architectural Group --
cited the collaboration support functions of Newforma® Info Exchange and
the email management capabilities of Newforma® Project Center as key
determinants in their decisions to subscribe to the project information
management software.
WDG Architecture provides architecture, master planning and interior design
services nationally from offices in Dallas and Washington, D.C.
Principle-in-Charge M. Durwood Dixon, AIA, NCARB, had been seeking ways to
manage a large, extended team over an extended design-build process as a
result of WDG being named architect of record for the $435.4-million U.S.
Coast Guard headquarters. "We discovered Newforma Project Center as a
result of being on the receiving end of Newforma® Info Exchange file
transfers," Dixon said. "It was so much easier to use and so much more
secure than our FTP site that we investigated its other functions, and saw
quickly how the Newforma software can help us operate more efficiently with
less exposure to risk."
Dull Olson Weekes Architects is an Oregon-based architectural design
services firm with expertise in community-based projects. Director of
Operations Amy Friendy presented Newforma's PIM solution to her firm as a
means to encourage the collaboration central to the firm's culture.
"Project information is at the center of our exchanges with partners,
clients and internal team members," said Friendy. "As our firm has grown
over the past year, we've adopted Newforma Project Center to make sure our
communications and processes are transparent, our project team members are
accountable and that our firm is responsive."
Number TEN Architectural Group carries out Canadian and international
projects from offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Victoria, British Columbia;
and Regina, Saskatchewan. Chief Financial Officer John Hudohmet, CMA, said
the firm selected Newforma Project Center after considering several other
ways to be more efficient and organized. "Email is the center of our
world," Hudohmet said. "We need a way to streamline the finding and sharing
of emails among project team members. We heard rave reviews from other
Newforma customers, and product demonstrations showed how simple it is to
use. We have invested in Newforma Project Center because it is a proven
solution that will make us more productive without changing the way we
work."
Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell said, "A lot of our new
customers are telling us that they are using this relatively quiet economic
period to prepare for a future uptick in activity. Because most firms have
had to reduce their staff levels, they are now being forced to operate more
efficiently with fewer resources in order to control expenses. This
pressure will be more pronounced when new project inquiries and fee
billings recover. Newforma Project Center not only facilitates the goal of
operational efficiency to help maximize productivity for existing staff,
but also makes it easier for any new personnel to ramp up to speed much
more quickly in terms of finding project information and following office
best practice work processes."
About Newforma
Newforma is a software company serving architecture, engineering and
construction (AEC) organizations worldwide, and the owners they serve. Its
mission is to develop and market project information management (PIM)
solutions which improve responsiveness to clients, mitigate risk,
streamline project execution, raise productivity and facilitate integrated
project delivery (IPD). Newforma® Project Center, Newforma's flagship
product, is the industry's first comprehensive PIM solution to organize and
share project information, drive accountability, raise transparency and
streamline project delivery processes. Newforma Project Center is currently
implemented on over 230,000 projects in industry-leading AEC firms. For
more information about Newforma, visit www.newforma.com, or phone +1
603-625-6212.
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