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Try Technology Before You Buy at IBS Computer Labs
Industry professionals will be able to sample the latest information technology business solutions at more than 15 free, hands-on computer labs at nextBUILD™ — the home building technologies component of the 2008 International Builders' Show (IBS) in Orlando next month.
Attendees in the 90-minute labs will be able to "try before they buy" such technologies as computer-aided design and drafting software (CADD), estimating software, workflow management software that can help reduce cycle time, accounting and purchasing software and more.
The following is a preview of several labs at nextBUILD™:
Wednesday, Feb. 13
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 “SiteStream — Scheduling for Success”
1:00-3:30 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 310
This interactive session demonstrates the power of the SiteStream lot scheduling tools, Mobile Manage and SiteManager. Attendees will learn how to interface via the Web and PDAs how the tools manage every scheduled event and purchase order in the job cycle and fully integrate into the other modules in the SiteStream HomeBuilder total solution.
- “The Best-Selling Alliance Presentation”
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 309
Representatives from seven of the best-selling software companies in the home building industry will track the data generated by a new home buyer and walk attendees through the various paths that data takes.
Thursday, Feb. 14
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 “SoftPlan Architectural Design Software Interactive CAD Workshop”
8:00-9:30 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 309
Experience industry-leading design technology in this hands-on CAD workshop offered by SoftPlan featuring the newly released, easy-to-use, Version 14. The workshop will cover the design process from the creation of floor plans to the automatic generation of elevations, cross sections, material lists, 3-D renderings and more.
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 “Estimating to Production ― Starting with a Single Point of Entry”
1:00-2:30
Orange County Convention Center, West 310
Sage Software lab participants will learn how to take full advantage of their estimating software investment sooner by using integrated tools in Sage Timberline Office and Sage Master Builder to create project budgets, proposals, schedules, change orders, purchase orders and subcontracts.
Friday, Feb. 15
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 “Don't Write It... Just Say It!”
8:00-9:30 a.m.
Orange County Convention Center, West 310
BuilderWerks automatic speech recognition software by IntoText simplifies note taking and can streamline communications enhancing control, clarity and business image.
Free computer labs are also being offered by:
For more information, or to register for computer labs at the builders’ show, visit the computer lab track on the builders’ show Web site, www.buildersshow.com.
 NAHB Has Nearly 300 Resources to Help You Run Your Business More Profitably
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 Free NAHB Kit Gives Builders Back-to-Basics Tips to Navigate the Slowdown
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