The 11th Meridian Systems User Conference will take place April 29 - May 1, 2008 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. Meridian conducts this annual customer gathering to facilitate increased product satisfaction and knowledge sharing across its entire customer base.

User conference attendees will be able to meet with Meridian executives and technical staff, participate in a variety of project management software sessions, earn advanced product certifications, and attend new technology demonstrations. The 2008 User Conference will feature several peer networking opportunities, as well as an exhibit pavilion featuring Meridian technology partners offering a variety of solutions and services.

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Prolog Manager Training:

Last quarter we surveyed our customer base about the potential need for web based training. Of the responses, 93% of you felt that training offered over the web would be of value and 67% felt that the classes should be no more than 90 minutes long. Based on your response we are busy creating class content and hope to be offering some new training alternatives for you early next year. Some of the things we are planning to offer in these 90 minutes sessions are:

• RFIs, Issues, and Meeting Minutes
• Drawings and Submittals
• Importing Records from Excel
• Contract and Change Order Management
• Reports and Queries
• Word Processing
• Project Templates
• Database Customization (nomenclature and customization manager)
• Security Manager
• Bid Packages
• Managing Uncommitted Costs
• Database Administration (scheduling backup, testing restore, running utilities, archiving projects)

Let us know if there are any other areas you would like to see covered.

HardHat Technologies has added a new section to the company website. It is called Technology Partners. These Technology Partners offer applications which are designed to greatly extend the existing functionality of your core business applications. Please take a look at what they have to offer:

• ProjectTeam - Encompass Suite: offers complete solutions to assist the AEC industry with the collection, verification, and entry of paper-based and electronic data by providing flexible tools to configure custom business rules and manage information.
• McGraw-Hill Construction - Project Document Manager (PDM): PDM is designed to establish rapid, efficient and accountable communication between Owners, Architects, Engineers, General Contractors, Subcontractors and Construction Support channels throughout the life of your project. Customizable to meet your company's needs, the PDM Suite offers solutions ranging from on line plan rooms, document control, bid management, contacts and complete project management.
• Event 1 Software - Integrator and Office Connector: Since 1998, Event 1 Software has provided technology to thousands of forward thinking end users of Sage Timberline Office who want to utilize technology as effectively as possible and now we have the same progressive products for Meridian Prolog Manager. Microsoft Excel integration is a core competency of Event 1 Software.
• HardHat Technologies - Flex Tools & Reporting Kit: - Always keeping in mind that the goal is to extend the power of Prolog to meet customer needs, HardHat Technologies currently has two tools available, Prolog Website Document Archive and Prolog Manager License Release.

If you would like any additional info on any of the above products you can call us at (678) 413-2900 or complete the Request for Information form.

by Charity Evers, Meridian Application Specialist

Though many users are familiar with tracking activity using the Activity Log, you may not be as familiar with the Record Log which tracks changes to individual fields. It provides a finer level of detail when tracking the changes users may make.

Tracking changes using the Record Log is enabled on a field-by-field basis. You do not have to enable the Activity Log first - the two types of Log work independently.

To enable the tracking of record changes:

1. Right-click on the label for the field you want to track
2. Select the "Edit Properties" option from the menu that appears
3. Check the box that says, "Log Activity"
4. If necessary, change the option under "Applies to" to match your needs: should this track for the entire portfolio, for the current project, or for the projects you specify
5. Click the "Apply Changes" button