Business Management Software suits construction industry.

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Able to integrate with Estimation Logistics and Quest Estimator software, Management Suite v6.5.3 streamlines contractor workflow and end-to-end control of projects. Users can create custom proposals for reporting, comparison, and forecasting to gain insight into pipeline activity and anticipated workloads. While automatic alerts to help review, analyze, and manage bid performance, other features help automatically create budgets and billing schedules.



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Maxwell Systems Releases Management Suite to Integrate with Estimating Solutions



Industry-leading construction business management software solution now integrates with estimating software to streamline contractors' workflow and end-to-end control of projects from takeoff to cash

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Aug. 25 -- Maxwell Systems, Inc., (http://www.maxwellsystems.com/) a leading provider of construction business management software solutions, today announced that its Management Suite version 6.5.3 integrates with Maxwell Systems' estimating solutions (http://www.maxwellsystems.com/?action=maxwell/products/estimation) - Estimation Logistics and Quest Estimator. This release of Management Suite 6.5.3, allows streamlined workflow to further speed and simplify any user's process from takeoff to cash.

Maxwell Systems Management Suite (http://managementsuite.maxwellsystems.com/?action=maxwell/products/constructi on/managementsuite) is a comprehensive business management software solution for the construction industry. With Management Suite 6.5.3, customers can now better monitor, control, and improve productivity and profitability, by leveraging the end-to-end solution that streamlines workflow, including proposals, budgets, billing, purchase orders, and more.

Jim Flynn, (http://www.maxwellsystems.com/?action=maxwell/company/executives/jimflynn) President & CEO of Maxwell Systems says, "By designing Management Suite 6.5.3 to allow integration with our estimating solutions, we speed contractors' workflow from takeoff and estimate, through bid and proposal, through project management and accounting, until job close and cash, and then deliver analysis of each job and the company's work as a whole to improve future decision making. It's how wise executives can efficiently manage a company for optimal profitability. Because Maxwell Systems' innovations are in response to and in anticipation of customer needs, we continue to lead the industry in construction-focused integrated business management software solutions."

The enhanced features and capabilities in this release include:

-- Create proposals for reporting, comparison, and forecasting. With custom proposal creation and various reporting options, contractors achieve streamlined proposal management and superior insight into pipeline activity and anticipated workloads.

-- Quickly create bid file and access bid details. Contractors can improve accuracy and efficiency throughout jobs, by easily accessing materials and subcontract bid items for buying out of the job, as well as by using database tracking of bids with detailed information capture. Knowledge and awareness is also improved with up-to-the-minute insight of company activity and improved planning, along with automatic alerts to help review, analyze, and manage bid performance.

-- Automatically create budgets and billing schedules. Contractors can eliminate redundancies and errors while speeding workflow from bid information into purchase orders, subcontracts, etc., as well as improve visibility of complicated projects and gain better control of profitability on every job.

-- Analyze and manage job performance to bid. With the ability to view profit analysis at bid point and current position of job, as well as compare original bid estimate to current job estimate, contractors can better examine profit and cash flow.

ABOUT PRODUCTS

Maxwell Systems Management Suite (http://managementsuite.maxwellsystems.com/?action=maxwell/products/constructi on/managementsuite) is a comprehensive business management software solution for the construction industry. From takeoff through the final bid, this end-to-end estimating and accounting solution helps contractors make the most of every project. Maxwell Systems offers complete, automated estimating solutions for construction professionals, including Quest Estimator (http://questestimating.maxwellsystems.com/index.php?action=maxwell/products/e stimation/quest/estimator) for residential, commercial, subcontracting, and sitework; and Estimation Logistics (http://questestimating.maxwellsystems.com/index.php?action=maxwell/products/e stimation/quest/estimator) for electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical contractors.

ABOUT MAXWELL SYSTEMS

Maxwell Systems is a leading provider of integrated construction business management and property management software solutions and services. Founded in 1975, Maxwell Systems is dedicated to helping its 10,000 customers streamline their estimating, job cost accounting, and project management processes and improve profitability. As an industry leader, Maxwell Systems possesses the knowledge and experience to help customers grow their business while maximizing the return on their technology investment. As a technology partner, Maxwell Systems provides outstanding support plus a host of professional services including consulting and educational services. Maxwell Systems' headquarters are in King of Prussia, PA, with offices in Baltimore, MD, Fort Collins, CO, Santa Cruz, CA, and Sarasota, FL.

Editor's Note: Artwork available upon request. Email: npanko@maxwellsystems.com.

Maxwell Systems Management Suite 6.5.3 is now available. For more information, call 1-800-688-8226 or visit www.maxwellsystems.com.

Nancy Panko
Director of Marketing
800-688-8226, ext. 1360
NPanko@MaxwellSystems.com

Karen Higgins
A & E Communications, Inc.
610-831-5723
khiggins@aandecomm.com

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