Newforma and Verge Associates Announce Partnership

MANCHESTER, NH and KANSAS CITY, KS--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - Newforma®, a software companyaddressing the project information management (PIM) needs of architecture,engineering and construction firms, and Verge Associates, an informationtechnology consultancy to the AEC industry, today announced that VergeAssociates has joined the Newforma Authorized Partner(SM) program. Inaddition to its expertise in Newforma® Project Center software for projectinformation management, Verge specializes in Deltek® Vision® for businessinformation management and Autodesk Revit® for building informationmodeling. Backed by its extensive knowledge of AEC software and processes,Verge consults on best practices in project processes, implementstechnology to support those processes and trains project teams in the useand integration of those technologies.

Optima Vice President of Strategic Innovation Dr. Calvin Kam, AIA, PE, LEEDAP, said integration is a winning business strategy. "Integration has beena key to Optima's success over the past 30 years," Kam said. "That's whatdrew us to Newforma software: It integrates project information andprocesses just as Optima has integrated real estate development,architectural design and construction. It is critical that our projectdata, business information and design/construction software applicationsall work together. Verge and Newforma have been key contributors toimplementing this strategy across our company."

Verge Associates Partner Aaron Kivett said Newforma Project Center fillswhat has until now been the missing component of a productive AECenterprise. "For decades, software companies have made products to helpusers design and engineer buildings and infrastructure, or to manage theirbusinesses," Kivett said. "Newforma is the first software vendor to reallyhelp companies seamlessly manage technical project information, such ascapturing email decision trails, tracking and approving submittals,relating documents, responding to RFIs and the like. By streamliningproject delivery processes, Newforma makes AEC companies efficient andprofitable in a way that wasn't possible just a few years ago."

Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell said the industry is movinginto a new phase of technology adoption. "After years of implementingstand-alone software applications that tend to fragment project informationacross disparate data formats, firms are now seeking competitive advantageby integrating applications and sharing information between them. Thepeople of Verge are certified Newforma trainers who are also experts infacilitating the sharing of all types of project information across manydifferent applications. This not only leads to greater efficiency, but alsofacilitates integrated project delivery."

About Verge Associates

Verge Associates specializes in the architecture, engineering andconstruction processes and technologies. Verge expertise comprises threeareas: project process, which includes project information management(PIM); financial management, which includes enterprise resource planning(ERP); and design, which includes software for computer-aided design (CAD),building information modeling (BIM) and sustainable design softwareproducts. More important than understanding these individual parts, Vergeknows how they fit together. Verge streamlines the project process byoffering integrated consulting, support and training. For more about VergeAssociates, visit www.vergeassociates.com, or phone +1 816-694-3402.

About Newforma

Newforma is a software company serving architecture, engineering andconstruction (AEC) organizations worldwide, and the owners they serve. Itsmission is to develop and market project information management (PIM)solutions which improve responsiveness to clients, mitigate risk,streamline project execution, raise productivity and facilitate integratedproject delivery (IPD). Newforma® Project Center, Newforma's flagshipproduct, is the industry's first comprehensive PIM solution to organize andshare project information, drive accountability, raise transparency andstreamline project delivery processes. Newforma Project Center is currentlyimplemented on over 200,000 projects in industry-leading AEC firms. Formore information about Newforma, visit www.newforma.com, or phone +1603-625-6212.

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