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Dear Corecon Customer,
It is my great pleasure to present this first installment of Corecon TechTalk,
our new bi-monthly newsletter dedicated to keeping you up-to-date in technology
and the best practices of construction management. Each newsletter will contain
pertinent and informative articles on topics concerning mobile and Web-based technologies
for the AEC industry, relevant construction news, stories about Corecon customers'
experiences with Corecon software, and our own suggestions for getting the most
out of your Corecon investment. Our hope is to provide you with content intriguing
enough to make you look forward to each issue.
We hope you enjoy this inaugural May/June issue.
Thank you for your interest in Corecon software!
Norman Wendl
President
Corecon Technologies, Inc.
Toll Free: 866-258-6698 ext. 22
nwendl@corecon.com
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The Future is now: anywhere anytime access via broadband connection
In 2002, the new CEO of IBM, Samuel Palmisano, launched a major initiative called
"On-Demand" computing. "We are on the cusp of a dramatic shift in this industry,"
he told customers and employees at the event. In the past few years, broadband technology
has dramatically improved to fulfill IBM's vision of a mobile workforce conditioned
to “On-Demand” software. Now, construction software developers, like Corecon, are
meeting the demands of construction businesses who need to manage their projects
from the main office or the home office, from the jobsite trailer or from the road.
Most every successful construction company has a main office and even remote jobsites
equipped with a persistent, high-speed broadband connection. And, some are encouraging
project team members to access and download project information wirelessly from
a WiFi-enabled hotspot, WiMax-enabled (802.16) area or high-tech home office. Moreover,
the recent adoption of new wireless technology standards, like 802.11n and 802.16,
mean that soon all construction sites will be ready to work at lightning-fast download
speeds of 3-4 MB.
This year, telecommunication companies, like Verizon and Sprint plan to complete
their 3G wireless networks, offering even faster Internet access (up to 1 MB upload
and download speed).
Verizon and
Sprint already offer a wireless EV-DO card that can be plugged into
a laptop. With average download speeds of 400K-700K, the EV-DO card eliminates the
need for finding or creating a hotspot, because you are the hotspot.
EV-DO is ideal for construction professionals who are mobile and frequently away
from the desk and the jobsite trailer. So, if you are craving fast Internet access
anytime, anywhere to access the Corecon Web-based project management system, you
should consider the EV-DO option that has already been adopted by up to 10% of Corecon
2006 users.
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Corecon & QuickBooks – A Winning Combination for Custom Home Builder
In the construction business, cost overruns are ever-present threats that can let
profits slip away. Fine homebuilder Renovo Development Company starts projects off
right and keeps them on budget with QuickBooks and Corecon. Based in Park City,
Utah, and in business since 2003, Renovo Development Company builds multimillion-dollar
homes and works with as many as 50 different subcontractors on each project. In
addition to managing the challenging logistics created by this project type, accurate
budgeting and cost tracking is paramount to making these high-end residential projects
profitable. To keep the costs for these multifaceted building projects under control,
Renovo Development needed an application that managed both estimates and budget
creation. The company sought construction management software that would transfer
bills and invoices to QuickBooks, eliminating entering the same data in two systems.
Corecon was the answer. The Corecon interface to QuickBooks allows Renovo Development
to manage job costs and general accounting from a single interface, so that project
costs are tracked from the initial estimate to the final payment. Invoices and bills
are entered in Corecon and are seamlessly passed to QuickBooks for entry in the
general ledger and check processing.
To view the full case study by Intuit click
here.
Every issue we will be featuring a Corecon customer. Please let us know if you are
interested in being featured by contacting Norman at 714-895-7222, ext. 22 or via
e-mail at nwendl@corecon.com.
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