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What makes eCMS v.4.2 so distinctive is its built-in business intelligence capability called IDI (Interactive Data Inquiry), mobile, content management and workflow which helps contractors with their digital transformation initiatives.
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Assurance provided by CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP in Accordance with Attestation Standards Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Scottsdale, AZ—May 11, 2021—Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of cloud-based ERP solutions for the construction industry, today announced receipt of its annual System and Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II attestation engagement report for the eCMS Hosting Service system that was designed and implemented throughout the period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
The trust services report provides independent validation that Computer Guidance Corporation’s security, availability, and confidentiality controls operated in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA) applicable Trust Services Criteria (TSC) as a result of an examination of the description of a service organization’s system and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls involving a number of factors such as security, availability, and confidentiality outlined in the audit report.
The audit reviewed several processes and procedures that have been implemented by Computer Guidance to proactively manage the cloud environments that host the eCMS system, associated Tier III data centers, including:
“The successful completion of our SOC 2® Type II examination audit provides Computer Guidance’s clients with the assurance that the controls and safeguards we employ to protect and secure their data, systems, and cloud hosting environments are in line with industry standards and best practices and that we are committed to and making every investment to establish and maintain the most stringent controls needed to ensure the highest level of security and compliance,” stated Bob Shantz, Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Services, Computer Guidance Corporation.
“Computer Guidance Corporation’s commitment to strong internal controls supporting its service commitments and system requirements in regard to their cloud-based hosted system solutions and services is evident in this report,” stated Mark Eich, Partner In Charge of Information Security Services, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP. “Computer Guidance Corporation’s successful completion of this audit for the past nine years demonstrates its integrity, accountability, and commitment to its clients, partners, and industry. Computer Guidance customers can be confident that controls described within the report are accurately depicted and were operating as represented during these engagement periods.”
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Computer Guidance Corporation Releases eCMS v.4.2 Construction Cloud ERP
Latest Generation Delivers Full Mobility, Advanced User Navigation, Cutting-Edge Business Intelligence & Analytics, and Browser-Agnostic & Device-Independent Technology Platform
Scottsdale, Arizona—February 23, 2021—Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of cloud-based ERP solutions for the construction industry, announced today the release of eCMS v.4.2.
The latest generation of eCMS builds upon a solid foundation of decades of construction-specific enterprise resource planning software that has already revolutionized the productivity and efficiency of contractors across the industry. eCMS v.4.2 will continue to deliver a robust, single-database solution that leverages cloud-based scalability and flexibility to meet unique contractor and customer needs alike. Now, eCMS v.4.2 brings to market the most advanced UI technology available along with integrated applications, dynamic data mining and reporting, true mobility and content management capabilities to seamlessly connect the field and office around every project, timeline, budget and customer need.
Built upon the already powerful and reliable eCMS platform, eCMS v.4.2 highlights include:
“With the release of eCMS v.4.2, we continue on our mission to be the premier provider of construction-specific ERP solutions and services, adapting swiftly to meet the needs and challenges of our contractors and their customers,” said Michael Bihlmeier, President, Computer Guidance Corporation. “eCMS v.4.2 will deliver integrated data directly and immediately into the hands of all key stakeholders so they can proactively act, make fact-based decisions, and forecast future outcomes. Our ability to automate, streamline and standardize construction business processes means that every keystroke, screen tap or click is focused on the contractor’s business, not on software.”
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M.C. Dean Improves Operations and Heightens Financial Controls with Implementation of
Computer Guidance Corporation’s Hosted eCMS v.4.1 ERP Software
Scottsdale, Arizona—January 26, 2021—Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of cloud-based ERP solutions for the construction industry,today announced that M.C. Dean has implemented its cloud-based eCMS v.4.1 ERP solution in order to optimize operations and achieve greater financial controls.
Headquartered in Virginia with more than 4,500 employees operating on six continents, M.C. Dean is a leading power and technology systems engineering firm trusted to design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. M.C. Dean is consistently ranked as a WBJ Top 20 Government Technology contractor and an ENR Top 10 electrical firm, with capabilities spanning electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, instrumentation and control, and command and control systems.
“The integrated suite of eCMS applications and CGC’s cloud platform enables us to improve overall productivity and efficiency, generating savings that benefit our organization as well as our customers,” said Doug Cumins, M.C. Dean CFO. “eCMS aggregates massive amounts of critical business data in real time using customizable formats to meet internal, customer, project, and regulatory reporting requirements.”
M.C. Dean implemented eCMS for its reliable, scalable and flexible ERP platform to optimize delivery of diverse and complex projects. Since the firm self-performs most of its work and contracts a significant amount of federal projects, M.C. Dean needed feature-rich and industry-specific functionality coupled with advanced business intelligence and a customizable application set.
In addition, M.C. Dean selected a hosted solution to eliminate hardware and infrastructure costs, as well as provide integrated backup and disaster recovery capabilities. Moreover, the enhanced system and partnership allow the organization to transfer the knowledge and custom coding built over the past two decades into the cloud.
“We are pleased to collaborate with M.C. Dean to further enrich the feature set and functionality we deliver daily for very large commercial contractors serving diverse market segments,” said Michael Bihlmeier, President of Computer Guidance Corporation. “With the ever-increasing reporting requirements, competition, and time and budget constraints of federal contracting jobs, eCMS ERP is a solid backbone on which to fuel their explosive growth across the energy and communications industry.”
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With no document imaging solution in place, Austin Engineering was handling all business-critical documents manually on paper. The AP invoice process was not only time-consuming but, also resulted in errors, duplication of effort, manual tasks, and certain delays.
In addition to an antiquated invoicing workflow, labor information was collected manually from the field and entered by hand into eCMS for processing.
Further, the firm manually managed more than 122 pieces of equipment, including corresponding usage information, repair costs, depreciation, and job costing.
Evaluating Austin Engineering’s business processes quickly demonstrated that the firm needed to implement a construction software platform that could automate its business operations workflows, house its integrated project, employee and company data, and manage and distribute the firm’s information in real time and on demand.
Austin Engineering implemented eCMS v.4.1 and deployed several additional applications to its core accounting to bring new automation and enhanced fact-based decision-making, as well as standardization and basic innovation to the company.