WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - October 20, 2009) - American Reprographics Company (
NYSE:
ARP), the nation's leading provider of reprographics services and
technology, today announced the general availability of PlanWell
DataBridge™, the Company's data synchronization software. PlanWell
DataBridge automates the exchange of construction information between
PlanWell Enterprise planrooms and Prolog® software, an industry leading
construction project management solution from Meridian Systems. PlanWell
DataBridge eliminates redundant data entry, automates project updates, and
boosts efficiency and communication within construction project teams.
"By synchronizing project data between document management and project
management systems, and eliminating the manual, redundant and error-prone
processes that are currently required, construction professionals can
realize significant increases in productivity," said Kumar Wiratunga, ARC's
Director of Technology. "When a project manager enters information in
either application, the information is updated in both systems within
minutes."
"Providing best of breed project management to our Prolog customers
includes delivering interoperability to other technology systems, and we
congratulate ARC on delivering this new PlanWell product," said Bruno
Berti, Senior Director of Product Management at Meridian Systems. "The
DataBridge integration is a great example of the innovation that the Prolog
technology platform enables, and provides a valuable tool for Prolog
customers who want to further streamline project management processes."
PlanWell DataBridge allows Prolog users to:
-- Share common data between applications
-- Synchronize project information, bid packages and contacts
-- Maintain current document sets and contacts
-- Easily start up projects by leveraging indexed data in PlanWell
Enterprise.
PlanWell DataBridge requires no investment in additional hardware or
dedicated infrastructure to run. Data synchronization occurs entirely over
an internet connection and is updated dynamically within minutes of data
entry.
"In today's economy, we are required to do more with less," said Frank
Carlson, Director of Business Applications at Adolfson & Peterson
Construction, a Prolog customer that has been evaluating PlanWell
DataBridge in recent months. "The PlanWell DataBridge eliminates the
manual entry of data into Prolog, allowing our construction teams to be
more productive."
American Reprographics Company is a Meridian Independent Software Vendor
(ISV). In developing PlanWell DataBridge, ARC made use of Prolog Connect,
Meridian's advanced Web services platform that enables flexible
integrations with other software systems over the internet, regardless of
location or device type.
Detailed information on PlanWell DataBridge is available at
http://www.e-arc.com/site/planwell_databridge.php. For more information on
PlanWell DataBridge, please contact Kumar Wiratunga at
kumarw@e-arc.com
(phone
925-949-5100), or Niro Perera at
nirop@planwell.com (phone 925-658-0217).
About Meridian Systems
Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company (
NASDAQ:
TRMB), is the
Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based
organizations. 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. For more information, visit
www.meridiansystems.com, or call
800-850-2660.
About American Reprographics Company
American Reprographics Company is the leading reprographics company in the
United States providing business-to-business document management technology
and services to the architectural, engineering and construction, or AEC
industries. The Company provides these services to companies in non-AEC
industries, such as technology, financial services, retail, entertainment,
and food and hospitality, which also require sophisticated document
management services. American Reprographics Company provides its core
services through its suite of reprographics technology products, a network
of hundreds of locally-branded reprographics service centers across the
U.S., Canada and the U.K, on-site at more than 5,000 customer locations,
and through UDS, a joint-venture company headquartered in Beijing, China.
The Company's service centers are arranged in a hub and satellite structure
and are digitally connected as a cohesive network, allowing the provision
of services both locally and nationally to more than 160,000 active
customers. For more information, visit
www.e-arc.com.
Contact Information: Media Contact:
David Stickney
VP of Corporate Communications
American Reprographics Company
Phone: 925-949-5100
Email:
Tamara Kaestner
Meridian Systems
Phone: 916-294-2375
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