BUZZSAW.COM REACHES MILESTONE AFTER JUST ELEVEN WEEKS; COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE HUB FOR THE BUILDING INDUSTRY NOW HOSTING MORE THAN 2,000 PROJECTS.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000 Remarkable growth rate validates the company's vision of a faster, more profitable way to work buzzsaw.com, inc. (www.buzzsaw.com), the leading online collaboration and commerce hub for the building design and construction industry, today announced that the number of active building projects hosted on its Web- based project workspace has exceeded 2,000. By achieving this benchmark in less than three months of operation, buzzsaw.com enters the new year as one of the top online resources in the industry. The broad scale of projects and high number of daily users on buzzsaw.com illustrates the market's acceptance of its ease-of-use and comprehensive offerings. Since its launch on November 1, 1999, buzzsaw.com has attracted tens of thousands of architects, engineers, general contractors A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. , and owner/developers worldwide. buzzsaw.com's powerful project collaboration offering enables large, geographically dispersed dis·perse v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es v.tr. 1. a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. b. project teams to work together in real time on complex building and design projects. Members can view, share, edit, and redline red·line v. red·lined, red·lin·ing, red·lines v.intr. 1. To refuse home mortgages or home insurance to areas or neighborhoods deemed poor financial risks. 2. building project drawings and specifications, collaborate in online meeting environments, find building product information and specifications, and use a broad and growing selection of industry news, content, and community services. "Two thousand projects is a significant number," said Carl Bass, president and chief executive officer of buzzsaw.com, inc. "This impressive growth shows that the industry sees a real need for our type of service and is quickly making it a part of their normal business processes. The most important thing we've learned in our first three months is that the needs of our customers are wide-ranging. That's why we are dedicated to making buzzsaw.com a comprehensive online solution that provides real cost savings and greater productivity for the building design and construction industry." "With buzzsaw.com we have seen more efficient operations, and significant time savings," said Doug Cochran, CAD CAD: see computer-aided design. (Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. Director at LPA LPA Lysophosphatidic Acid LPA Apolipoprotein (A) LPA Local Planning Authority LPA Locally Preferred Alternative LPA Local Planning Agency LPA Link Pack Area LPA Left Pulmonary Artery LPA Law of Property Act , Inc., an award-winning architecture and design firm based in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). . "Our clients now have the ability to access the information on their project in real time, as the project progresses. We feel this technology gives us an edge over our competitors since it will save the client money and time, and help the project process operate in a more efficient manner." buzzsaw.com's total service offerings will address all the core functions of the fragmented frag·ment n. 1. A small part broken off or detached. 2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit: overheard fragments of their conversation; extant fragments of an old manuscript. 3. building design and construction industry, including design collaboration, construction administration, bidding, buying and ongoing management. buzzsaw.com offers unique content, an interactive community, and industry resources such as building product information and news. Moreover, buzzsaw.com provides the $672 billion industry with an easy-to-use set of online services and tools, requiring no special software or set-up consulting. About buzzsaw.com, inc. Based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , buzzsaw.com, inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. backed by Autodesk-the leading supplier of design software and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. tools. buzzsaw.com provides the $672 billion (in the U.S.) building design and construction industry with the most accessible, comprehensive set of information, services and tools to streamline all aspects of the building process online. By offering a broad array of building-related services, including project hosting and collaboration, news and information, directories and e-commerce services, buzzsaw.com stands to be the premier online hub for the building design and construction industry. For more information on the company, please visit the Web site at www.buzzsaw.com, or contact Eloy Ontiveros or Dan Race of Cunningham Communication at 650/858-3776 or 650/858-3823 respectively. |
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