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Hard Dollar Introduces New 5D Design Data Integration

by Hard Dollar on April 12th, 2011

Seamless Out-of-The-Box Integration With On Center Software’s On-Screen Takeoff

Scottsdale, Ariz. –April 12, 2011- Hard Dollar, the leading global producer of Project Cost Management solutions, today announced the availability of its 5D Design Data Integration model.  The new module provides an open API for integration to any design software system.  Seamless, out-of-the-box integration with On Center Software’s On-Screen Takeoff is included. The integration utilizes a dynamic framework established to streamline the process of translating design and takeoff data into usable estimating quantities for engineering and construction projects.  The integration dramatically shortens the time it takes to get accurate quantities into estimates, and identify and update changes between drawings and estimate versions.

Users of the On-Screen Takeoff software can easily calculate lengths, areas, volumes, counts, and more by simply using a mouse to click on electronic drawings, such as image files or PDF files. The resulting quantities are instantly visible to estimators using the Hard Dollar software, where they can be placed into the estimate to drive cost items, resources, or assemblies.

If the drawings later change, Hard Dollar flags any new or revised take-off quantities so the estimator has full visibility to the changes, which can then be processed into the estimate with a mouse click. Thanks to the all-electronic exchange, the entire cycle is up to 500% faster and significantly less prone to error. (more…)

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Great Minds Think Alike: HD Collaboration

by Hard Dollar on December 13th, 2010

“It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin

Wow, maybe that old Darwin guy really knew what he was talking about.  Even way back then he proved how necessary it is that we collaborate to find advances.

For instance, a group of lions is likely to catch their prey when hunting in a pack. If each lion utilizes its individual skills, the whole group is sure to have some good eating.

Likewise, planning an enterprise project can be a jungle of its own. Here at Hard Dollar we realize that bringing together the most powerful tools for a successful project is more likely to increase overall productivity instead of trying to plan and execute with separate software solutions, or even worse … spreadsheets.

Why not bring aspects of the project together and place them under one roof? HD Project Cost Management utilizes this concept of collaboration with Hard Dollar’s latest innovation: HD 5D-BIM server.

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Record Growth For Hard Dollar In 2009

by Hard Dollar on February 3rd, 2010

Scottsdale, Az. — Feb 3, 2010 — Hard Dollar Corporation announced today that sales exceeded year-over-year new sales by 24%. The company’s expanded Project Cost Management system gained significant new customers and expanded global market segments. Hard Dollar’s new channel expansion both in North America, Europe, AMEA and South America now has over 25 certified partners.

The success of the platform can be measured across the business, with Project Cost Management now considered a mission critical productivity platform including real-time updates to Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project that enable cost and resource loaded schedules, resulting in timely Earned Value Management data and Cash Flow visibility. Increasing Owner and Contractor desire to gain accurate cost and productivity data while collaborating across projects continues to expand offerings on the platform. The HD Project Cost Management platform provides leading 5D-BIM cost and productivity integration.

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Strategies Group Inc. Announces Partnership with Hard Dollar

by Hard Dollar on December 7th, 2009

Suwanee, GA – December 7, 2009 – Strategies Group Inc. is pleased to announce their partnership with Hard Dollar, a leading provider of Project Cost Management software to the Infrastructure, Environmental, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Industrial, and Mining industries. Hard Dollar’s award winning Project Cost Management software provides Estimating, Job Controls, Field Data Collection and real-time integration to Scheduling, Accounting, and Design resulting in complete project visibility and control.

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Instant Visibility Into Project Progress and Performance With HD

by Hard Dollar on December 4th, 2009

Scottsdale, AZ – December 4, 2009 – Hard Dollar Corporation, the leader in Project Cost Management today announced the release of Advanced Progress Tracking, adding instant visibility into progress and performance on planned activities, with side-by-side comparisons of the most critical factors that affect project success. Advanced Progress Tracking measures progress while increasing visibility to owners and contractors, increasing profits by 9% on average on every project, with real-time cost and productivity status and direct integration into finance.

Existing HD users can leverage the system to view side-by-side estimate vs. progress comparisons with direct integration to accounting, without adding additional systems or infrastructure. “Users can proactively correct potential productivity issues with transparent visibility into production trends, truly managing the project,” states Ron Babich, Hard Dollar VP of Sales and Marketing. “Accounting integration enables man hours, equipment hours, and quantities to be imported into accounting software for payroll, without duplicating entry. Owners and Construction Managers can now receive accurate information faster, satisfying regulatory and contractual requirements,” said Babich.

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Hard Dollar Announces Verano as New Partner

by Hard Dollar on November 9th, 2009

Scottsdale, AZ – November 9, 2009 – Hard Dollar Corporation, the leader in Project Cost Management systems delivering Increased Cost and Productivity Visibility, announced a partnership with Verano, the largest Oracle Primavera representative in South America. Both Hard Dollar and Verano are industry leaders in Construction and Engineering with clients in Mining and Oil and Gas, making this an ideal partnership.

“Partnering with Hard Dollar will provide a new integrated solution for managing projects in the South American market. The integration with Primavera will help provide clients the tools needed to save money and resources while giving them confidence in managing projects,” states Jorge Rossini, Commercial Director of Verano.

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5D-BIM Advantages Addressed At MS Project Conference 2009

by Hard Dollar on August 25th, 2009

Integrating synchronized costs, resources, productivity and schedules.

Scottsdale, AZ – August 25, 2009 – Hard Dollar is pleased to announce the presentation of an educational track on “The Advantages of 5D-BIM” at the upcoming 5th annual Microsoft Project Conference being held September 14-17, 2009 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ.

Hard Dollar Corporation, a Microsoft Gold Partner, is the only Project Cost Management system that provides dynamic integration between detailed historical costing, estimating, productivity, and actual progress reporting capabilities into the industry leading scheduling system Project™ from Microsoft™.

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