ProjectTalk.com Ranks Number One in AGC Shootouts; ProjectTalk Wins St. Louis and Takes First Place Overall.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2001 Meridian Meridian (mərĭd`ēən), city (1990 pop. 41,036), seat of Lauderdale co., E Miss., near the Ala. line; settled 1831, inc. 1860. Project Systems (MPS), a leading ASP and software provider for the commercial construction industry, won the AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. held in St. Louis, Mo., last month with its industry-leading ASP, ProjectTalk.com. This win rates ProjectTalk as the top online management tool for the four Shootout contests held so far. The Shootouts are live competitions hosted by AGC (Associated General Contractors Associated General Contractors of America is the nation's oldest and largest trade association representing the construction industry. It was formed in 1918 following a request by President Woodrow Wilson. of America) to determine the strengths and weaknesses of competing online construction tools. The St. Louis Shootout is the fourth competition; the previous Shootouts were held in Houston, Dallas and Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. in late 2000. Averaging the totals for all Shootouts, Meridian Project Systems' ProjectTalk outscored Primavera pri·ma·ve·ra 1 or pri·ma ve·ra n. 1. A tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) of Mexico and Guatemala, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, yellow flowers, and close-grained, light-colored wood. 2. , Cephren, Buzzsaw and Constructware. AGC hosts these Shootouts to help its members determine which tool is best for their projects. The organization invites all the leading Internet-related solution providers to present their tools to the industry. The Shootout tabulations rate evaluation form responses that cover basic information including pricing and features, as well as presentations and question-and-answer sessions. "These pragmatic competitions reach beyond the marketing hype that seems to convolute the evaluation process," said John Bodrozic, MPS president and co-founder. "We are very pleased with the overall results and proud that these real-time competitions show the strength of ProjectTalk." For more information on the AGC Shootouts, see http://www.mps.com/about/shootout.htm. About Meridian Project Systems Meridian Project Systems, recently ranked the 56th fastest growing company in the U.S. by Inc. magazine, is a pre-IPO software and application service provider for the architectural, engineering and construction industry. MPS' online solution, ProjectTalk.com, is the industry's most comprehensive collaboration and management tool. MPS has served the commercial building industry since 1993 and has more than 30,000 users, including Fortune 500 companies; and its products are used by more than half of the top contractors in the U.S. MPS 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. headquartered in Folsom, Calif., with a Research and Development Center in Vancouver, BC. Visit www.mps.com for more information. |
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