SwiftEstimator software now available to industry. (Technology-Update).Marshall Marshall. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,711), seat of Saline co., N central Mo.; inc. 1839. In a large farm area, it is a processing center for grain, eggs, meat, and dairy products. Marshall is the seat of Missouri Valley College. & Swift, a leading worldwide provider of residential and commercial cost data and estimating software, has announced the release of a new on-line suite of cost estimating tools, SwiftEstimator(TM). The Windows(R)-based Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the application provides real estate appraisers, property inspectors, tax assessors, contractors, lenders, realty realty n. a short form of "real estate." (See: real estate) REALTY. An abstract of real, as distinguished from personalty. Realty relates to lands and tenements, rents or other hereditaments. Vide Real Property. agents, brokers and government agencies easy access to a comprehensive array of tools for calculating accurate estimates. Turnaround time (1) In batch processing, the time it takes to receive finished reports after submission of documents or files for processing. In an online environment, turnaround time is the same as response time. and estimate accuracy mean everything to our clients professional reputations, as well as to their profitability, said Linda Jovanelly, Director of Marketing at Marshall & Swift. Now, with SwiftEstimator, clients have on-line access 24/7 to a suite of Marshall & Swift's most current estimating technologies and cost data. And as an added benefit, the SwiftEstimator's pay as you go format will let clients pay based on actual product use. They are no longer tied to annual subscriptions for appraisal tools that may be used only infrequently in·fre·quent adj. 1. Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare: an infrequent guest. 2. . Jovanelly went on to explain that clients who expect a high frequency of use have the flexibility to register as monthly members and receive substantial volume discounts. With the initial launch of SwiftEstimator, users have on-line access to the commercial square foot estimating component and can prepare estimates for a broad variety of commercial, industrial, retail, institutional and agricultural building types. Modules for square foot residential, commercial contents and inventory, office build-outs, and the Marshall & Swift Segregated Cost Method will be available later in 2002. Free access to a live demonstration of SwiftEstimator s on-line commercial estimating module is available at http://www.SwiftEstimator.com until the product goes live in March 2002. Users must have a computer with Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (R) and the Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. (R) 5.0 or newer. The on-line application-includes screen prompts to guide users through the entire data collection process, a complete Help Menu to assist with all program functions, building types, and construction components, and an explanation of the billing plan. Free technical support is available Monday through Friday at 800-526-2756 or 213-683-9000 Ext. 2762 from 7 a.m. through 4 p.m. Pacific Time. |
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