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New MIcrosite from CADsmart

It is important to be able to benchmark the performance of teams using CAD software to maintain high standards. CADsmart suggest a number of approaches to identify individual user ability and experience. View the new microsite withing the IT Focus section of the website by clickinig HERE

Insite Magazine - October 2007

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Articles from this edition of the magazine:

Digital Pen Pushers - Read how a digital pen and paper solution had helped deliver outstanding results for Edmund Nuttall.
Managing Minds - Construction businesses often rely on data and skills learnt in previous projects to ensure mistakes are not repeated. Find out how knowledge management is helping to streamline this process.
A bid for transparency - The Egan report challenged the construction industry to provide greater transparency in the tender and bid management process, and the current popularity of e-tendering is helping the industry do just that.
On the right track - Mobile and wireless technologies are changing the way the construction industry works, but is RFID likely to become the on-site technology of the future?
Changing the culture of construction - "Issues with technology implementations often lie with users rather than the technology itself..."

Insite Members' Magazine - July 2007

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Articles from this edition of the magazine:

What's new IT Construction Forum news.
Research, project and industry news An update on the latest research and projects affecting IT in construction.
Seven steps to email compliance How your business can manage and retain contractually important emails.
Company profile - How Stent is using mobile solutions to gain access to on-site communications technology.
Rapid site set-up Mobile technologies can eliminate pressures in gaining access to on-site voice and data communications.
From the ground up Collaboration tools are often chosen by contractors or clients. What are the options for smaller firms?
IT Solutions News and information from IT Partners of The IT Construction Forum.
Breaking down barriers David Saffin discusses how the industry is embracing collaborative working thanks to technology.

New Case Study

BAA - Monitoring and quantifying cost of using an internet-based project collaboration system (IT052)

Read how BAA, one of the construction industry's largest and most demanding clients, expects to achieve a 2% saving on future projects by using an internet-based collaboration service. For a company such as BAA this equates to predictable savings in the region of £8 million. View CASE STUDY.(please note that to view this case study you will be entering into the Constructing Excellence Resource Centre. Please use your back button to return to The IT Construction Forum 'What's New' page

New IT Partners

Our partners within the IT industry provide our members with free guidance in the IT Focus section of the website and in our new members' magazine, as well as free events, case studies and other material and services to help members improve the use of IT in their firms. New IT Partners include

Asite
CADSmart
Cubic Interactive
4 Projects

Insite Members' Magazine - January 2007

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Articles from this edition of the magazine:

Testing Times - A business continuity plan is an important document for any construction business that relies on IT, mobile devices and telecoms equipment, but it can be easily undermined by inadequate testing. View Article
Fighting the paper war - The average site office is bursting at the seams with paper plans, drawings and documents, but an electronic document management system can provide a way out of the paper jungle. View Article
Are you the weakest link? - Reports focused on the growing prevalence of organised criminal networks initiating IT security attacks on UK businesses continue to make headline news. View Article
On-demand delivery - Buying software is an expensive business, but do on-demand software programmes provide a secure and more efficient solution for construction businesses? View Article
Total control - a realistic aspiration? - Electronic document management software provides total visibility and control over more than 50,000 drawings on a large scale Ministry of Defence project. View Article
Avoiding a project headache - The construction industry needs to focus on delivering buildings that exceed client expectations. Paul Fletcher discusses why, to achieve this without a project headache, collaboration should be client-led and start pre-design. View Article

Insite Members' Magazine - November 2006

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Articles from this edition of the magazine:

Extranet Expertise - Project extranets are increasingly being used to deliver construction projects in the UK, but what are the intrinsic benefits of using this method of collaboration? View Article
Any time, any site - The construction industry was slow to adopt mobile technology - but is it making up for its late start? View Article

New Case Study

Improving contract management using the internet (IT050)

Read about how WSP Group plc, used a web-based contract change management system (CCM) to assist with the contract management. The system was provided by Management Process Systems (MPS). View CASE STUDY.(please note that to view this case study you will be entering into the Constructing Excellence Resource Centre. Please use your back button to return to The IT Construction Forum 'What's New' page