Newforma and Verge Associates Announce Partnership

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

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

Verge Associates Partner Aaron Kivett said Newforma Project Center fills
what has until now been the missing component of a productive AEC
enterprise. "For decades, software companies have made products to help
users design and engineer buildings and infrastructure, or to manage their
businesses," Kivett said. "Newforma is the first software vendor to really
help companies seamlessly manage technical project information, such as
capturing email decision trails, tracking and approving submittals,
relating documents, responding to RFIs and the like. By streamlining
project delivery processes, Newforma makes AEC companies efficient and
profitable in a way that wasn't possible just a few years ago."

Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell said the industry is moving
into a new phase of technology adoption. "After years of implementing
stand-alone software applications that tend to fragment project information
across disparate data formats, firms are now seeking competitive advantage
by integrating applications and sharing information between them. The
people of Verge are certified Newforma trainers who are also experts in
facilitating the sharing of all types of project information across many
different applications. This not only leads to greater efficiency, but also
facilitates integrated project delivery."

About Verge Associates

Verge Associates specializes in the architecture, engineering and
construction processes and technologies. Verge expertise comprises three
areas: 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 software
products. More important than understanding these individual parts, Verge
knows how they fit together. Verge streamlines the project process by
offering integrated consulting, support and training. For more about Verge
Associates, visit www.vergeassociates.com, or phone +1 816-694-3402.

About Newforma

Newforma is a software company serving architecture, engineering and
construction (AEC) organizations worldwide, and the owners they serve. Its
mission is to develop and market project information management (PIM)
solutions which improve responsiveness to clients, mitigate risk,
streamline project execution, raise productivity and facilitate integrated
project delivery (IPD). Newforma® Project Center, Newforma's flagship
product, is the industry's first comprehensive PIM solution to organize and
share project information, drive accountability, raise transparency and
streamline project delivery processes. Newforma Project Center is currently
implemented on over 200,000 projects in industry-leading AEC firms. For
more information about Newforma, visit www.newforma.com, or phone +1
603-625-6212.

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