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Maxwell Systems Launches Management Suite Version 6.5

To Increase Work Order Scheduling Visibility

Industry-leading construction business management solution lets dispatchers easily view the status of a work order or serviceperson in a single window on the dispatch board

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA—July 23, 2007—Maxwell Systems, Inc., a leading provider of business management software solutions and services for the construction industry, announced today it has released Maxwell SystemsTM Management Suite 6.5, the latest version of its robust software solution that helps contractors manage and track projects.

Significant enhancements were made to the Service Management application. Most notably, dispatchers are now provided broader views of a company’s service calls directly from the dispatch board. The new Service Person View helps dispatchers manage service personnel workloads more easily, while an Expanded Calendar View lets dispatchers see workload schedules two weeks out to facilitate long-term scheduling. Service Management enhancements also include Work Order Reassignment, enabling dispatchers to reassign open work to the next day for smoother scheduling.

Management Suite helps companies operate efficiently, reduce costs, and increase profits. This comprehensive software solution offers Project Management, Financial Management, and Procurement Management, in addition to Service Management. Management Suite delivers real-time business intelligence through an executive dashboard known as the Business Center.

Jim Flynn, CEO of Maxwell Systems, states “We listened to our customers and improved the tools in Service Management to help contractors manage service contracts more effectively and cost-efficiently. By giving them the best-of-breed tools for efficient scheduling, we can help contractors increase their workload capacity and improve their customer service.”

The enhanced features in Service Management include the following features that further streamline the dispatch process:

  • Service Person Viewis specifically designed to let dispatchers view the total number of calls each service person is assigned and the estimated times for each project.
  • Expanded Calendar Viewextends dispatchers’ views of service personnel workload from seven days to 14 days to optimize scheduling.
  • Work Order Reassignmentby Day gives dispatchers the ability to quickly reassign open work from one day to the next, increasing awareness of time spent on the project and making scheduling more fluid.
  • Update Work Order Statuslets dispatchers move a call through each stage of completion—from “Open,” to “Dispatched,” to “Completed”—without opening any other windows.
  • Work Order Activity Viewallows dispatchers to access a project’s work history by customer, service person, date, or any combination thereof. This allows for a better response to a customer’s or serviceperson’s questions about a call.

“Maxwell Systems takes great effort to make their fully-integrated solutions the very best they can be,” says Bill Davidson of Peterson Services Company. “The enhancements made to Management Suite, especially the service dispatch board, increase the product’s ease-of-use. With one click of the mouse, our dispatchers can easily move jobs from one day to the next, saving them time and effort. The best part is the customer support behind the solution. Maxwell Systems is constantly listening to its customers and evolving its solutions to meet the needs of its users. It’s what sets it apart from anything else on the market.”

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

Maxwell Systems Management Suite 6.5 is available now. Customers can visit the Customer Zonefor information. New customers interested in more information about the product can call 1-800-688-8226 or visit www.MaxwellSystems.com.

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Our Story of Complete Construction Software

Maxwell Systems provides construction software solutions that help contractors to streamline workflow, increase productivity, and improve profitability. Furthermore, we understand that today's contractors must optimize processes across all business areas to gain or maintain an increasingly important competitive edge and ensure a successful business. Critical, to that end, is timely and efficient communication and information access among estimating, job cost accounting, and project management teams.

By using a Maxwell Systems complete construction software solution, you'll be able to better operate your business with increased efficiency and streamlined operations, and confidently increase profitability on every project. You will have the tools you need to accomplish more in less time; taking the guesswork out of reaching true profit potential; and improving financial stability for long-term benefit.

Why Maxwell Systems?

Maxwell Systems is truly unique with its ability to offer contractors a complete, seamless software solution that allows:

  • A new level of continuity and productivity among estimating, job cost accounting, and project management
  • Better insight, analysis, and financial oversight for owners to make informed and timely decisions
  • Improved operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and increased profits

Contractors value having an end-to-end solution from one company:

  • All applications work together seamlessly
  • Efficient access to comprehensive support and services
  • A stable technology partner committed to customer success

How Your Business Benefits

A complete construction software solution from Maxwell Systems provides end-to-end control of your business so you can see a day's profit potential at a glance, identify and prevent potential financial losses, spot discrepancies and errors, and manage projects with accurate information in real-time.

With tailored features designed to fit each member on your team, construction company management software ultimately allows your business to:

  • Attain end-to-end control and increased visibility
  • Achieve easy and accurate reporting with real-time data
  • Optimize project execution for maximum profitability
  • Streamline operations with seamless workflow

The Bid-to-Cash Cycle Explained

Managing each of the key process areas of a construction business – Estimating, Construction Accounting, and Project Management – requires vastly different talents and areas of expertise. The reality is that each of these functional groups is related and dependent on one another.

For your organization to run in an optimal fashion, the groups much work together in an optimal fashion. Together, these functional areas compromise what we describe as the Bid-to-Cash Cycle. And our goal at Maxwell Systems is to provide software for construction so you can bridge the needs of the functional groups, better manage this cycle, and so maximize profitability.

When construction estimating software, construction accounting software, and construction project management software are working together in a seamless system as a complete construction business management software solution, then a contractor is truly poised for optimal profit and productivity.

How does a complete solution fit your part of the cycle? Here are a few examples:

  • Owner: It's all about reducing waste, uncovering lost opportunity, exposing shortcomings, and maximizing resources – all which impact profit and the bottom line. With end-to-end visibility of every project, executives can hone business strategy, improve control of cash flow, and keep financials in the black with accurate ROI.
  • Estimator: Beyond estimating projects, the estimator can access more accurate information in regards to how the project actually performs. This will allow the estimator to improve accuracy on future estimates with actual labor and production rates, updated material prices, and other resource related items.
  • Accounting: Not only a company's construction accounting system, a complete solution helps to streamline the procurement processes for optimal efficiencies and produces more accurate purchasing processes. Additionally, billing processes, inventory issuances, and many other processes are streamlined. Less data entry, better accuracy, and reliable audit trail allow convenience and peace of mind.
  • Project Manager: The seamless workflow from Estimating to Project Tracking allows for a streamlined method of creating the job and then tracking performance against the estimate. Within the complete solution, the construction project management programs also provide the detail required for the Project Manager to understand what the Estimator was thinking when the bid was put together. Plus, by accessing real-time information whether in the office or in the field, the project manager can track progress, be more agile, and better handle all aspects of jobs from beginning to end.

Bottom Line

To succeed in today's competitive marketplace, construction business owners must improve productivity and have end-to-end visibility to see how jobs perform (and turn profit) from start to finish. Maxwell Systems knows construction company software and can be your partner by offering truly unique products (as well as support and services) that address the entire construction project lifecycle – from digital takeoff through final cash payment. Our seamless system provides your company with all the capabilities you need for estimating, job cost accounting, and project management, and ultimately for superior insight and analysis of your business.

Imagine the flexibility and insight by having one solution for estimating projects, for construction accounting programs, and for construction project software! All that and more in one system will help your business be more competitive and profitable.

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