The Cram Group Newsletter, April 2011 Contact Services ProjectXnet The OBA Store Company Customer Focus The J Companies Uses ProjectXnet Cloud Hosting Services to Enhance Efficiency and Reduce Operating Costs The J Companies, LLC, is a builder that provides construction management, development, and consulting-related services. Headquartered in New York, this family-owned business needed to keep all of its documents organized and its employees connected—whether they were at construction sites or in the office. In 2005, The Cram Group began hosting all of The J Companies' IT needs remotely. It designed a solution that allowed The J Companies' employees to access an integrated package of software that included Office Suite (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Exchange bundled with Columbiasoft's Document Locator), Sage's Master Builder, and Prolog Manager from Meridian Systems. This solution gave online access to an integrated package of virtual desktop, document management, accounting, and project management tools. And employees could access them from the main office, a job site, or their home office Read Case Study News & Events The Cram Group joins Meridian Systems in TheRelay, a 200-mile race from Calistoga to Santa Cruz for the Organs-R-Us charity. Read More Rosemont Project Management renews ProjectXnet hosting services for Prolog Manager. Rosemont Project Management has 25 years in the hospitality industry helping owners, managers and designers realize their vision. Read More The Bozzuto Group selects The Cram Group's Professional Services offering for Prolog Converge Technical Services. Bozzuto is a privately held, integrated real estate services organization with national presence. Read More Mill Creek Residential Trust selects The Cram Group's ProjectXnet cloud hosting services for Prolog Manager and Prolog Converge. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Mill Creek Residential Trust invests in development, construction and acquisition opportunities in 14 geographic markets across the U.S. Read More Bar & Barr selects The Cram Group's Professional services for Prolog Manager consulting. Barr & Barr is a construction management firm with operations in New England, New York and New Jersey. Read More Technology Innovation For AEC companies, SharePoint has primarily been used as corporate intranets and content/document management systems. However, with the latest release of SharePoint 2010, AEC companies now have the platform for delivering unified communication, coordination, and collaboration to all stakeholders. Out of the box, SharePoint 2010 integrates seamlessly with the traditional Microsoft office applications and technologies, namely Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Visio, and Exchange email. Through SharePoint 2010, these traditional desktop applications are now web based, giving users a new degree of flexibility and mobility in working anytime and anywhere, all through a browser. That browser can reside on any internet connected device: desktop, laptop, tablet device, or smartphone. The true power of SharePoint for the AEC industry rests in the "outside the box" possibilities. Web based access to email and office documents is one thing. Access to accounting, estimating, project management, design, and scheduling information is another. Through SharePoint 2010 Composites, Web Parts, and Business Connectivity Services, organizations can now integrate and deploy their critical, line of business applications through a standard SharePoint web-based interface. As a result, with real-time connectivty to enterprise data, stakeholders are better equipped, connected, and informed on making key business decisions. Partners Of The Cram Group See More Partners Explore Our Website Item# 54948 | Copyright | The Cram Group | 419 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10003.