VerticalCloud Moves Closer to Beta Release of Highly Anticipated VerticalCloud for Landlords Online Property Management System

28. January 2012 · 1 comment · Categories: Uncategorized · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

VerticalCloud Moves Closer to Beta Release of Highly Anticipated VerticalCloud for Landlords Online Property Management System











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Columbus, OH (PRWEB) January 21, 2012

VerticalCloud, a provider of complete cloud-based business solutions, announced today that it has achieved another milestone in the development and testing of VerticalCloud for Landlords, its highly anticipated online property management system expected for release to the public in June 2012. With laser focus on the user experience, the development team has engineered VerticalCloud with a keen eye for efficiency. In typical enterprise-Cloud IT development fashion, the owners of VerticalCloud have engaged residential property managers, landlords, and investors to participate in the user experience design of the software. The “voice of the property manager” drives the VerticalCloud for Landlords development and testing efforts.

The VerticalCloud for Landlords cloud-based platform was originally designed for the small rental portfolio owner, but was recently expanded to accommodate property management firms of all sizes.

Key features of VerticalCloud include:

Rental Advertising
Automated Rent Payment Processing (EFT, Credit Card, or Check Processing)
Tenant Screening & Background Checks
Management of Real Estate Documents
Dashboard View of Rental Properties
Tenant Portals and Community (“Meet your Neighbor!”)
Work Order Management Workflow
Email alerts and automated reminder phone calls to tenants
Landlord and Property Manager Community – Learn from one another!
Customizable Reports
24/7 Customer Support

“VerticalCloud for Landlords was designed to be the most user-friendly property management platform on the market today,” says Matt Angerer, CEO and Co-Founder of VerticalCloud. “We are able to offer more affordable price plans because our overhead is significantly lower than other property management software providers,” adds Angerer. “We have self-financed the development of VerticalCloud for Landlords without the need to take on outside investors. Therefore, we can pass the savings onto our customers – landlords and aspiring property management firms,” explains Angerer.

VerticalCloud and JMA Rentals LLC were unofficially formed in 2006 as a father/son venture to help market and advertise a small portfolio of family-owned rental properties. In early 2011, JMA ramped up its expansion efforts by bringing together technology leaders who have deep experience in online business software. “Our family was frustrated with the high cost of online property management systems on the market today,” explains Matt Angerer who owns and operates rental units with his father in Erie, Pennsylvania. “VerticalCloud for Landlords is a result of our frustration with high-cost, moderate quality property management systems. Our mission is to offer the most user-friendly system on the market at an affordable price point with the best customer service that a company can offer – 24/7,” adds Angerer.

“Small rental portfolio owners like me are expected to be on-call 24/7,” explains John Angerer. “I am the typical do-it-yourself type of landlord. I can’t afford to spend big bucks on property management systems that have 200 unit minimums or price gouge you on the ACH processing fees for online rent payments,” adds Angerer. “VerticalCloud provides the much needed balance that the rental property investment industry has been long awaiting in an online property management system. It is exactly what I needed and I’ve recommended RentCloud to anyone who owns rental properties,” concludes Angerer.

Balanced Web-based rental property software

VerticalCloud for Landlords, the first JMA Rentals SaaS product, has been designed to accommodate a myriad of rental property owners. The LandlordCloud was specifically designed for small and mid-sized do-it-yourself landlords. At $ 0.50 cents per unit, VerticalCloud for Landlords is the most affordable Web-based rental property software on the market today. It gives the do-it-yourself landlord exactly what he needs to get the job done. The best part is that it’s affordable and easy to use!

VerticalCloud for Property Managers is specifically designed for residential and commercial property managers. At $ 1.00 per unit, VerticalCloud for Property Managers balances all aspects of a property managers core functions like financials, reporting, tenant management, and work order requests. It’s familiar design and intuitive user experience puts landlords and property managers at the helm of their ship. Drill down reporting and customizable metrics define transparency for the property manager. You’ll find that VerticalCloud isn’t heavy on some system features and light on others. It is exactly what landlords and property managers need: balanced Web-based rental property software, in the cloud.

Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, JMA Rentals LLC and VerticalCloud were founded by a team of technology and real estate practitioners with proven real-world experience in rental property management and online business software development. The synergy realized between the founders has resulted in the most affordable, balanced, easy to use, software-as-a-service known to rental property managers: VerticalCloud for Property Managers.

http://www.verticalcloud.com

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Constellation Energy Nuclear Group (CENG) Selects EcoSys Project Cost Management Software

23. December 2011 · 1 comment · Categories: Uncategorized · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Constellation Energy Nuclear Group (CENG) Selects EcoSys Project Cost Management Software











EcoSys EPC – Enterprise Planning & Controls


Rye Brook, NY (PRWEB) December 20, 2011

EcoSys, a leader in planning and cost controls software, announced that its web-based project cost management solution, EcoSys EPC (Enterprise Planning & Controls), has been chosen by Constellation Energy Nuclear Group (CENG), one of the nation’s leading nuclear power plant owners and operators, as its project cost management and project controls reporting software solution. EcoSys EPC will be implemented to support CENG’s ongoing efforts to safely improve production across its fleet nuclear power stations in Maryland and New York. CENG’s company headquarters are based in Baltimore, MD.

With web-based spreadsheets, built-in dashboards, and automated reporting, EcoSys EPC will deliver an integrated view of project costs and overall program performance. EcoSys EPC will be used for directing cost management processes for both capital projects and operations & maintenance (O&M) including forecasting, funding approvals, change management, purchase order management, reconciliation of actuals, and earned value management. Through EPC, CENG will be able to better manage project costs and schedules with a suite of reports spanning project performance, cash flows, forecast variances, and earned value viewable at the project, plant or fleet level.

To achieve greater efficiency through automated reporting, EcoSys EPC will serve as the single-source for data analysis. The implementation will leverage existing IT investments by integrating EPC with CENG’s software solutions already in place including Oracle® Primavera P6 which delivers project schedules, Oracle E-Business Suite for cost actuals and project accounting, WinEst for estimating, and internal systems for timesheets.

“After an extensive search, we found that no other cost management tool met our needs like EcoSys EPC,” said Kurt Voytell, project controls manager at CENG. “We’re getting a mature and sophisticated project controls platform, yet the software is very easy to use and tailors to match our processes and terminology.”

“We’re very pleased to assist CENG with adding further visibility and insight into costs and performance across their project portfolio,” said Javier Sloninsky, managing director of EcoSys. “Through standardization of processes with easy-to-use tools like EPC, CENG will be positioned for enterprise-level analysis while easily managing the project detail and complexity associated with operating a large utility.” CENG joins a growing number of Energy sector customers relying on EcoSys EPC for powerful project controls that are both easy-to-use and contain the flexibility to adapt to an organization’s workflow and business requirements.

About EcoSys:

EcoSys is an industry leader in project management, planning, and cost controls software. Founded by the original designers and developers of the Primavera P6 project management suite, EcoSys has worked with over 250 customers worldwide in industries including oil & gas, utilities, construction, transportation, IT, and government. EcoSys is headquartered in New York, with offices in Houston, San Francisco, and London. For more information, visit http://www.ecosys.net.

EcoSys EPC is an advanced planning and cost controls software solution delivering best practices for full lifecycle project cost management in an integrated, easy-to-use web application. Bridging the gap between planning and execution, EcoSys EPC is used for portfolio management, capital planning, budgeting and forecasting, estimating, and comprehensive management of costs, funds, resources and earned value.

About CENG:

CENG (a joint venture of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. and EDF Group, SA) is based in Baltimore, Maryland (http://www.cengllc.com). CEG owns 50.01% of CENG and is a leading supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail electric and natural gas customers. EDF owns 49.99% of CENG and is developing strategies in North America in nuclear, renewables and trading. CENG is a leading producer of safe and reliable nuclear power. The company owns and operates five nuclear reactors at three sites in New York and Maryland. CENG’s core values are nuclear and personal safety. Nuclear energy – America’s largest source of clean-air, carbon-free, reliable electricity, producing no greenhouse gases–accounts for more than 20 percent of U.S. produced electricity, powering one in five homes and businesses across the United States.

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The TM Group Announces a New Partnership with Elva DMS, An End-to-End Vehicle Dealer Management Solution for Microsoft Dynamics NAV

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The TM Group Announces a New Partnership with Elva DMS, An End-to-End Vehicle Dealer Management Solution for Microsoft Dynamics NAV













Farmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

The TM Group, a nationally acclaimed Microsoft ERP and CRM partner, is announcing a new partnership with Elva Baltic Vehicle Dealer Management Solution (Elva DMS). The certified solution is a Microsoft Dynamics NAV-based solution and includes end-to-end functionality that an auto or other vehicle sales and service organization requires, including vehicle sales, service management, service scheduler, spare part sales, time control, CRM and accounting management. To see a quick video about the solution, visit http://The TM Group, a nationally acclaimed Microsoft ERP and CRM partner, is announcing a new partnership with Elva Baltic Vehicle Dealer Management Solution (Elva DMS). The certified solution is a Microsoft Dynamics NAV-based solution and includes end-to-end functionality that an auto or other vehicle sales and service organization requires, including vehicle sales, service management, service scheduler, spare part sales, time control, CRM and accounting management. To see a quick video about the solution, visit [youtube.com

The Elva DMS solution is ideally suited for all types of vehicle sales and service organizations, including those for new and used car and truck dealerships; recreational vehicles; public transportation; aviation; boats and other marine vehicles; garden equipment; and warehousing equipment. Dealers and service organizations face many multifaceted business challenges such as stock and resource planning, large product and job catalogues, and staff management as well as manufacturer requirements.

“The TM Group has a long history of working with distributors in the automotive and logistics industry and we are very excited to offer the Elva DMS and Microsoft Dynamics NAV solution,” says Judy Thomas, president of The TM Group. “The automation, integration, and comprehensive features of Elva DMS will be of great value to our clients in this important space.”

“Although new to the United States, Elva DMS is a mature software solution with many implementations for European dealers,” explains Raimonds Dilsons, development director of automotive industry solutions for Elva DMS. “We serve vehicle dealers of various makes including Bentley, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Nissan, Volvo, Yamaha, Mitsubishi Motors, and Peugeot. It is also used by several independent vehicle service companies and spare part traders. We have a great reputation in our industry.”

The Elva DMS (Dealer Management Solution) for Microsoft Dynamics NAV with The TM Group’s implementation, development, and services ensures:

•Coordinated work in both service and parts

•User friendly car sales management

•Full historical log of both the vehicle and a client including information about a car owner, service history, warrantees, and insurance

•Better service work management including automatic spare part ordering, and status tracking of ordered spare parts

•Monitoring of service technician employees productivity

•Integration of parts and labor operations catalogues from original equipment manufacturers and independent providers

•Integrated financial and accounting bookkeeping

•Accurate multi-site operational and financial consolidated reporting

•Improved information for budget planning and analysis

•Easier to use software because it utilizes Microsoft Windows and Office based technology that will be more familiar to new, younger employees than most preexisting DMS solutions

•Multi-currency rates and reporting

•The elimination of having to double enter key business data

•Timely observation of resource loading

•The ability to change the system in the future if requirements of manufacturers change – and they will change

•Invoices for insurers, settlements of accounts on warrantees, recall repair management

For more information about Elva DMS (Dealer Management Solution) with integrated Microsoft Dynamics NAV financials, please contact Ken Jacobsen of The TM Group, at kenj(at)tmgroupinc(dot)com or call 888.482.2864.

About The TM Group

The TM Group, Inc., founded in 1984, is a leading Microsoft ERP & CRM Dual Gold Certified partner with core expertise in the Microsoft Dynamics business solutions offering including Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The TM Group is also certified for the Information Worker, Portals and Collaboration and Small Business Specialist competencies, and offers advanced technical expertise in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft .Net Development and SQL Reporting Services. The recipient of over 65 awards, The TM Group has been a Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club member for 20 years, as well as a 9-year Inner Circle and Chairman’s Club member and Partner of the Year. The TM Group provides a comprehensive range of technology consulting services including software evaluation and selection, custom development, implementation and support. It has corporate offices in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and a satellite office in Grand Rapids, Michigan and serves hundreds of clients throughout North America. For more information, visit http://www.tmgroupinc.com.

About Elva Baltic

Elva Baltic Vehicle Dealer Management Solution (Elva DMS) is a flexible and easy-to-use business solution for the automotive industry, provided by the Elva Baltic Company and distributed worldwide through its certified partner network. Elva Baltic is an international IT company located in Tallinn, Estonia, and Vilnius, Lithuania, with headquarters in Riga, Latvia. The company was founded in 2004 and is a leading Microsoft ERP Gold Certified partner in Eastern Europe focused on Microsoft Dynamics business solutions – Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The company also offers advanced technical expertise in Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server Development and Optimization, Microsoft .Net Development, various business intelligence (BI) solutions and provides SaaS (Software as a service) model as well. Elva Baltic, with more than 50 employees, has delivered 300 successful ERP implementations. Elva Baltic is a recipient of numerous key awards from Microsoft, including being named Microsoft Partner of the Year 2011 and a Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club winner many times. The company was also recognized with the Microsoft Partners Distinction Award 2011 at the Microsoft Latvian partner conference. For more information about Elva Baltic visit: http://www.elvabaltic.com and for details on the Elva DMS solution, visit: http://www.elvadms.com.

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Coester Appraisal Management Announces Appraisal Industry?s First Smart Phone Application

18. July 2011 · 1 comment · Categories: Appraisals · Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Coester Appraisal Management Announces Appraisal Industry’s First Smart Phone Application

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) March 7, 2011

Coester Appraisal Group, a nationwide appraisal management company, has announced the appraisal industry’s first smart phone application. The application, which is currently in beta testing, connects Coester Appraisal Group with both staff and contracted appraisers, as well as with its lender and broker clients.

The new application is in HTML5 format, which makes the application compatible with multiple operating systems, including those used with the Apple iPhone and Blackberry, as well as any smart phone using the Google Android operating platform. The application will be available free of charge at http://www.CoesterAppraisals.com later this year. Users may use the application to order appraisals, check appraisal status, update appraisals, upload completed appraisals and pay for services through an integrated credit card processing service.

The application features “ping” notifications, which allow Coester Appraisal Group to alert users and deliver messages virtually instantaneously. Once the application is downloaded onto a compatible mobile device, users can set their preferences to dictate the situations in which they will receive notifications. Appraisers may choose to receive notifications for instances like open orders or outstanding conditions. Lenders and brokers may opt for instances that include scheduled on-site appointments, completed appraisals or uploaded appraisals.

The application is part of Coester Appraisal Group’s strategic plan to build and incorporate new technologies that expedite the appraisal process, while also heightening quality, efficiency and user experience for lender/broker clients and for the company’s staff and outsourced appraisers. As part of this plan, the company is also building a searchable database of every appraisal completed by Coester Appraisal Group over the past 30+ years, which will be complete by mid-2011. This database will enable authorized users to conduct customized searches of completed appraisals, which can help them to determine and support “customary and reasonable” fees for appraisals, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.

“One of the reasons our clients and appraisers choose to work with us is because they know we are a tech-savvy, forward thinking company,” said Brian Coester, CEO of Coester Appraisal Group. “They know that we are committed to leveraging technology in a way that helps our clients and vendors. Our app will allow us to get information to appraisers and lenders immediately, no matter where they are. Our thinking is this: if we can’t find the technology we need to further enhance the client or vendor experience, we’ll create it.”

About Coester Appraisal Group:

Coester Appraisal Group is a nationwide appraisal management company specializing in high quality appraisal reports that comply with all industry guidelines and regulations. The company is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland and was founded in 1970 as a local appraisal company. The company has since grown to a formidable force in the appraisal management segment, and has access to a qualified network of 100,000 certified appraisers in 50 states. For more information please visit Coester Appraisal Group online at http://www.CoesterAppraisals.com.

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Woodhaven Homes Selects Move-Up America as Contingency Management Partner

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Woodhaven Homes Selects Move-Up America as Contingency Management Partner

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 8, 2004

Move-Up America, LLC, a leading provider of move-up contingency management services for home-builders and buyers, today announced that it has established a strategic alliance with Dallas-based Woodhaven Homes. Move-Up America will represent Woodhaven’s home buyers who sign a contract on a new Woodhaven home, and are not represented by an agent and that have a home to sell before closing on the new one.

“Move-Up was the right choice for our home buyers because they are uniquely able to meet our contingency management requirements. The program offers a deep advantage to our buyers,” said Iain Reekie vice president of sales and marketing for Woodhaven Homes in Dallas/Fort Worth. “This partnership is part of our strategy to further augment our incentives to home buyers and increase the overall home buying experience. We are excited about the impact this alliance will have on our business.”

Under the alliance, Move-Up America will provide representation to Woodhaven Home’s new buyers on the sale of their existing home, and manage the entire contingency process. Woodhaven Homes’ move-up buyer demographic represents 28 percent of the home-builder’s business. As a direct result of the participation in the Move-Up Program, Move-Up America’s 2003 rebates to home buyers have exceeded $ 300,000.

“We were attracted to Woodhaven Homes because of the company’s leading position in the residential real estate market,” said John E. Horton, CEO of Move-Up America. “This alliance gives both Move-Up America and Woodhaven Homes the opportunity to offer an extremely robust incentive for contingency home buyers.”

About Woodhaven Homes

Woodhaven Homes, one of the leading home-builders in the Dallas / Ft. Worth Metroplex for the last twelve years, is dedicated to building high quality homes, in great locations, for a fair price and to have raving fan customers before, during, and after construction.

The Woodhaven Homes Information Center and model homes are located in 23 communities across the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex. The Information Center is open seven days a week from 10 to 6:00 PM, Monday through Saturday and from 12 to 6:00 PM on Sunday. Call 214.599.1999 or visit http://www.woodhavenhomes.com for more information on Woodhaven Homes communities.

About National Builder Services

Move-Up America is the leader in move-up home builder contingency management. The Move-up Program utilizes a unique process to manage the sale of the existing home and a rebate system that saves the homeowner thousands of dollars in real estate commissions. The shared goal of a complete new home purchase transaction is realized more than ninety percent of the time when the Move-UP Program is involved, saving home buyers thousands of dollars in real estate commissions.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, National Builder Services currently provides its services to home builders and contingency home buyers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. For more information, please call 800.992.3848 or visit http://www.moveupamerica.com.

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