Bringing Construction Project Information Online; Timberline Software Corporation Teams Up With buzzsaw.com.BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1999-- Timberline timberline, elevation above which trees cannot grow. Its location is influenced by the various factors that determine temperature, including latitude, prevailing wind directions, and exposure to sunlight. Software Corporation (Nasdaq:TMBS TMBS Trench MOS-Barrier Schottky TMBS Turret Motion Base Simulator TMBS Technical Management Briefing Session ) today announced its partnership with buzzsaw.com to develop a link that will allow users of Timberline construction software to post project information onto the buzzsaw.com Web site. A new enterprise backed by Autodesk, Inc., buzzsaw.com is a business-to-business e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. hub for the building design and construction industry. Timberline's estimating and accounting software processes and stores project information such as estimates, billing details, contracts, change orders and job costs. With the new link, contractors will be able to send project information to buzzsaw.com directly from their Timberline software. For example, a contractor could post change order details or a request for bids. Security on the buzzsaw.com site will restrict who on the project team will be allowed to view the data. "A growing number of contractors need to put construction documents and other information on the Web," says Curtis Peltz, Timberline president and chief executive officer. "Our new relationship with buzzsaw.com offers a practical way for these contractors to more easily share project data with other members of the building team." A release date has not yet been set for the interface between Timberline and buzzsaw.com. About buzzsaw.com 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 $627 billion (in the U.S.) building design and construction industry with an accessible, comprehensive set of information, services and tools to streamline all aspects of the project management process online. By offering a broad array of building-related services, including project hosting and collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. , news and information, directories and e-commerce services, buzzsaw.com stands to be the premier online hub for the building design and construction industry. About Timberline Software Corporation Timberline Software Corporation is an international supplier of accounting and cost estimating software for the construction and property management industries. Founded in 1971, Timberline has been recognized for the past five years by Forbes magazine as one of the "200 Best Small Companies in America" and by Business Week as one of the 100 "Hot Growth Companies" during 1996 and 1998. Timberline has more than 20,000 customers worldwide. More information about Timberline can be found at www.timberline.com. Statements in this press release about future events or performance may be considered "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " under Federal securities laws and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to be quite different from those described or contemplated by forward looking statements. With respect to the Company, these factors include delays in new product releases or in acceptance of the Company's products, performance failures by the Company's outside vendors, changes in the systems on which the Company's products operate, increased competition, changes in general market conditions and risks associated with the Year 2000. These factors are described in further detail in the Company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. or Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. |
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