February 2, 2009 – Scottsdale, AZ – Hard Dollar Corporation, the industry leader for Estimating Software and  Project Cost Management, today announced the launch of Hard Dollar version 9.0. Hard Dollar version 9.0 is all about making estimate creation fast, flexible, and accurate and gaining instant insight into project and corporate health. Along with several enhancements to existing modules, three new modules (Richardson Integration, RSMeans Integration, and Project Portfolio Analytics) have been added to the Hard Dollar suite of products.

“Oneness” integration with Richardson and RSMeans data provides you with the ability to create fast and reliable construction cost estimates within a single software solution. With access to tens of thousands of unit cost items and thousands of assemblies for many trade-specific industries, these integrations provides fast, flexible and accurate data for creating a conceptual estimate in the early stages of project planning. The data presented is dynamically adjusted for the city in which the work is being performed.

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