Sep 22 , 2006

e-Builder Launches Major Product Upgrade Innovative Collaborative Scheduling System

Fort Lauderdale, FL — September 22, 2006 — e-Builder, a leader in web-based construction management solutions today announced its latest product release that includes a major upgrade to the schedule and milestone management module, Collaborative Scheduler. This upgraded module is part of the company’s flagship solution, e-Builder EnterpriseTM and fills a gap within the construction industry to allow companies to control and monitor schedules across many projects to improve visibility, reduce and eliminate delays, and shorten the development cycle.

The collaborative nature of the system makes it a unique solution to the typical problems facing companies that are managing multiple development and construction projects. e-Builder Collaborative Scheduler automates the distribution of each person’s tasks, and allows each team member to manage and prioritize their own work. The system also automates schedule updates as certain tasks and priorities change during the project. Additionally, the system automatically notifies all affected parties of changes that impact a project’s critical path, as well as providing accurate reports across one or multiple projects.

Jonathan Antevy, e-Builder Founder & CEO noted, “This upgrade fills a void in the market that other project-specific and point scheduling systems do not address.” Antevy added, “most scheduling systems require all updates to be made by one person, which is time consuming and difficult. And reporting status across many projects is a manual and labor-intensive process which leads to outdated information, missed deadlines, and inaccurate forecasts. e-Builder Scheduler simplifies the way teams manage schedules resulting in accurate and timely information, and ultimately faster project delivery.”

The e-Builder Collaborative Scheduler Upgrade provides these key added features:
• Critical Path Functionality – Predecessor, successor, constraints, and task relationship features.
• Management Controls – control approvals and date changes.
• Link Documents and Workflow directly to tasks.
• Improved Reporting – Easy access to real time schedule and milestone data across one or multiple projects. Gantt chart views for all project schedules.
• Report Subscriptions – Automatically receive status reports in email.
• Complete Historical Data Archive.

About e-Builder
Founded in 1994, e-Builder is a leading provider of on-demand project management and collaboration solutions designed to address the unique needs of the construction industry during all phases of real estate development, construction, and operations. e-Builder combines cutting edge technology and deep industry knowledge to provide thousands of owners, architects, engineers, contractors and suppliers with ways to simplify and efficiently manage the development and construction process.  e-Builder is the nationally recognized pioneer of web based software to improve communication and collaboration in construction, honored in 1995 by Engineering News-Record as one of the Top 25 Newsmakers of the year. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is backed by McGraw-Hill Construction. For more information, visit www.e-Builder.net