Newforma Announces Customer Validation of Novell GroupWise Compatibility

AEC Firms Using the Novell Solution Can Now File Email With Other Project Documents Using Newforma Project Center Seventh Edition PIM Software


MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwire - April 27, 2010) - Newforma®, a software company addressing the project information management (PIM) needs of architecture, engineering and construction firms, announced today that Newforma® Project Center Seventh Edition now supports the Novell GroupWise® email and calendaring solution. Newforma Project Center integration allows GroupWise users to file email with other project documents by dragging and dropping messages into project folders in their email clients, or by including a project email address in the distribution of sent messages. GroupWise integration results from Seventh Edition's support of IMAP-compatible email servers.

Newforma Project Center's integration with Novell GroupWise was validated by tvsdesign, a 170-person firm with offices in Atlanta and Chicago; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Shanghai, China. Vice President-Information Design and Technology Teresa Edmisten, AIA, LEED AP, said the Newforma solution provides more integrated functionality than the in-house-developed applications the Newforma software is replacing. "This has been a very easy switch," Edmisten said. "Apart from BlackBerries, this has been the easiest, most widely accepted deployment of new technology that we've ever done. People are using it and they're very excited. I suspect that as people go beyond using Newforma Project Center for email management, search and file transfers and start to discover applications to contract administration and other workflows, they'll be even more excited."

Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell said tvsdesign provided a critical role in validating Newforma Project Center's support of Novell GroupWise email in full production use as part of the Seventh Edition Limited Customer Release (LCR) program. "From inception," Howell said, "Newforma product designers and software engineers have worked very closely with many AEC firms such as tvsdesign to specify and test every feature in our project information management solution. Our commitment to all of our prospects and customers is to continue to develop a comprehensive PIM solution that can be implemented quickly, requires minimum training, is easy to use, and which supplements and streamlines existing project execution processes."

About tvsdesign
tvsdesign is a leading international firm with more than 40 years of experience in planning, sustainability, architecture and interior design. With offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dubai and Shanghai, the firm's passion for design excellence produces insightful solutions for numerous markets including public assembly, retail, office, education, interiors and hospitality. Visit the firm online at www.tvs-design.com/.

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 300,000 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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