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Sterling Industrial Thrives with eCMS Financial and Business Intelligence Solutions from CGC

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Sterling Industrial Thrives with eCMS Financial and Business Intelligence Solutions from CGC

 
eCMS ERP Software and Accompanying Business Intelligence Applications Streamline Complex and High-Volume Job Costing, Union and Corporate Payroll Processing, and Government Reporting
 
Scottsdale, Arizona—September 29, 2020—Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of cloud-based ERP solutions for the construction industry, announced today that Sterling Industrial, LLC, one of the Midwest’s largest industrial contractors, was able to automate and streamline its complex and high-volume job costing, union and corporate personnel payroll processing and government reporting with eCMS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software applications. Sterling Industrial is now leveraging advanced systems, resources, and processes across its enterprise to improve productivity, efficiency, and accuracy.
 
“eCMS has helped streamline, automate and simplify the way we collect labor time, process payroll, generate government reports, bill our customers, and manage our job costs,” said Becky Jerls, ERP Manager, Sterling Industrial, LLC.
 
A proud member of Traylor Industrial Group LLC, Sterling Industrial serves customers nationwide from its base of operations in Evansville, Indiana, and has been able to:
 
  • Automate and streamline the processing of more than 1000 weekly union payroll checks including their joint ventures, across over 40 different unions.
  • Simplify and digitize the collection of labor time for payroll processing.
  • Improve job costing and reporting associated with hundreds of sub-jobs, job codes, and job numbers each on over 2,500 jobs annually.
  • Provide Time and Material Billing reports and invoices with granular details on thousands of jobs.
  • Increase efficiencies with one platform for payroll, accounting, HR and financial reporting.
  • Reduce expenses associated with duplicate entry and manual processes.
  • Improve customer synergy with more timely communication, billing and reporting.
  • Deliver critical corporate financial reporting to Traylor Bros., Inc., its ultimate parent company.
 
Sterling Industrial leverages eCMS core accounting, financial management, human resources, payroll, accounts payable, Accounts receivable, T&M billing, and business intelligence solutions to support its successful completion of thousands of jobs utilizing specialized techniques in mechanical, boilermaking, millwrighting, piping, steel erection, general and civil construction, fabrication, and electrical services.
 
“eCMS has been known for its scalable, flexible and reliable project costing, construction accounting and payroll functionality,” said Michael Bihlmeier, President, Computer Guidance Corporation. “Our innovative approach to data mining, reporting, content management, and workflow, coupled with our ability to help customers meet unique and complex requirements, creates a powerful CGC toolset that maximizes mutual success.”
 
About Computer Guidance Corporation With over 20% of their clients represented on top ENR lists, Computer Guidance Corporation delivers the leading construction enterprise resource planning solution including financial and project management, #1 business intelligence, mobile, and enterprise content management. Scalable, customizable, and cloud-hosted, CGC serves thousands throughout North America. Computer Guidance Corporation is part of the JDM Technology Group, a global construction-specific software conglomerate that serves more than 100,000 users in 40 countries and 6 continents.

Byrne & Jones Selects Computer Guidance Corporation’s Hosted eCMS v.4.1 ERP Software

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Byrne & Jones Selects Computer Guidance Corporation’s Hosted eCMS v.4.1 ERP Software

Commercial Contractor Looks to Benefit from Truly Integrated Financial and Project Management Capabilities

Scottsdale, Arizona—September 15, 2020—Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of cloud-based ERP solutions for the construction industry, today announced that Byrne & Jones Construction, a leading provider of asphalt paving, concrete, and sports design and build services, has chosen its eCMS Construction Cloud ERP.

Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, with offices in Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, and Nebraska, Byrne & Jones has quickly become one of the largest paving contractors in the Midwest. The company has experienced significant growth in recent years and realized the need for a scalable and reliable ERP solution with an integrated, single-database approach to construction management in order to support its growing multi-faceted business.

After diligently reviewing a number of solutions, Byrne & Jones placed its trust in Computer Guidance Corporation due to its ability to deliver superior, construction-specific functionality on a rock-solid technology platform supported by world-class customer service and implementation capabilities.

eCMS Construction Cloud ERP will address a number of the shortcomings of Byrne & Jones’ former construction management product, including:

  • Delivering a fully integrated financial and project management solution.
  • Providing field employees visibility into project financials.
  • Leveraging integrated data reporting across multiple departments and multi-state operations.
  • Allowing easy and ubiquitous, yet highly secure access to business-critical data and workflows.
  • Offering a scalable and reliable cloud platform in support of the company’s growth strategy.

“This investment in CGC’s cutting-edge technology will allow us to utilize integrated, real-time business data for more effective decision-making as well as automate our processes for greater operational efficiency,” said Rick Hull, Chief Financial Officer, Byrne & Jones. “The end result is that we will be well positioned for future success as we execute our strategy for strong growth while still maintaining the highest levels of data integrity.”

Steven Gross, VP of Client Solutions of Computer Guidance Corporation stated, “The benefits of an integrated construction financial and operations solution—especially when successfully coupled with real-time BI reporting, Web-based user access, innovative user interface, and navigation, and content management—are a huge competitive advantage for today’s contractors. We believe that this deployment will be a cornerstone for Byrne & Jones’ continued success as they pursue aggressive modernization and efficiencies for their growing enterprise.”

About Computer Guidance Corporation
With over 20% of their clients represented on top ENR lists, Computer Guidance Corporation delivers the leading construction enterprise resource planning solution including financial and project management, #1 business intelligence, mobile, and enterprise content management.  Scalable, customizable, and cloud-hosted, CGC serves thousands throughout North America. Computer Guidance Corporation is part of the JDM Technology Group, a global construction-specific software conglomerate that serves more than 500,000+ in 40 countries and 6 continents.

Computer Guidance Corporation Announces Rapid Growth in Cloud Hosting in FY2020

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Computer Guidance Corporation Announces Rapid Growth in Cloud Hosting in FY2020

Cloud-Based Construction Software Developer & Provider Achieves Massive 200% YOY Growth and Exponential Increase in Hosted eCMS Users and Deployments

Scottsdale, Arizona—September 09, 2020—Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of cloud-based ERP solutions for the construction industry, announced today significant year-over-year growth of its Cloud Hosting services.

CGC’s Cloud Hosting services have grown a minimum of 20% annually since inception and experienced a 200% rate of growth year over year for Fiscal Year 2020. CGC’s continuous infrastructure investment averages $1-$2 million annually, resulting in 99.99% uptime and reliability.

Key factors in powering the company’s growth have been attributed to its eCMS Cloud Construction ERP software’s Web-based technology platform which allows users to access integrated business-critical data and execute streamlined workflows anytime, anywhere on any device through secure Internet access. In addition, CGC’s Professional Services, Technical Services, and Application Support teams have been praised for their successful management of implementations from start to finish, including project planning, customization, data migration, training, and aftercare, with the highest level of industry experience and technological expertise.

“Our growth is a testament to our innovative products, customer-focused support and services teams, and our incredible customers and partners,” said Michael Bihlmeier, President, Computer Guidance Corporation. “As we grow with our clients, our teams work hard every day to preserve the trust placed in us and in our products and services.”

“Our customers perform every aspect of construction – from small specialty jobs to massive international projects – and we’re proud to support them with the most feature-rich construction-specific financial and operations solution available in the market,” stated Steven Gross, VP of Client Solutions, Computer Guidance Corporation. “We’ve partnered with many of our clients across several decades and continue to welcome new customers to the Computer Guidance Corporation family. Every relationship we build has its foundations in the spirit of product development collaboration, respect, and trust.”

“Bringing big data and construction planning to the Cloud is and will continue to be our top priority, providing exponential growth potential to CGC and our customers alike,” said Bob Shantz, Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Services, Computer Guidance Corporation. “We will continue to invest in the infrastructure and resources to support of our clients’ digital business transformation with a hosted platform renowned for its industry-leading security, SOC-Compliancy, outstanding performance and unmatched level of support.”

About Computer Guidance Corporation
With over 20% of their clients represented on top ENR lists, Computer Guidance Corporation delivers the leading construction enterprise resource planning solution including financial and project management, #1 business intelligence, mobile, and enterprise content management.  Scalable, customizable, and cloud-hosted, CGC serves thousands throughout North America. Computer Guidance Corporation is part of the JDM Technology Group, a global construction-specific software conglomerate that serves more than 500,000+ in 40 countries and 6 continents.

Computer Guidance Corporation Successfully Passes SOC 2 Type II Audit For Its Cloud Hosting Systems, Services and Associated Processes

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Computer Guidance Corporation Successfully Passes SOC 2 Type II Audit For Its Cloud Hosting Systems, Services and Associated Processes

Assurance provided by CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP in Accordance with Attestation Standards Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 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 October 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019. 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. SOC2 Audit DiagramThe 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:
  • eCMS Hosting Services System based on the criteria set by the AICPA Guide Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, or Privacy (SOC 2®)
  • The suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls to meet the criteria for the Security, Availability, and Confidentiality Trust Principles set forth in TSP section 100, Trust Services Criteria, and Illustrations for Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy (AICPA, Technical Practice Aids) throughout the period.
“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 seven 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.” “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,” stated Bob Shantz, Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Services, Computer Guidance Corporation. “Computer Guidance strives for improvements in our controls and operating procedures year over year; ensuring a well-controlled and secured environment for our clients.”

eCMS Construction Cloud-Based ERP is recognized among CE 2020 Hot Products

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True Scalability and Complete Functionality For A Contractor’s Unique Business Needs…

For nearly four decades, Computer Guidance has provided quality, innovative software solutions that transform commercial contractors’ business challenges into profitable results. They seek to leverage their 50,000-plus clients’ industry expertise, understand their needs and develop partnerships so that every keystroke returns superior results, on time and on budget. Computer Guidance’s integrated application helps automate and manage financials and operations, including payroll, job costing, equipment, time and material, project management, etc. with far fewer steps through a more user-friendly interface. Computer Guidance can be adapted to meet your unique needs regardless of size, scope, and complexity, delivering data and automation for smarter construction. The construction-specific, web-based, cloud ERP platform has it all …
  • Accessibility
  • Scalability
  • User-Friendliness
  • Reliability
  • Mobility
The platform can be adapted to meet a contractor’s needs, regardless of size, type or complexity. Furthermore, the web- and cloud-based technology is accessible by anyone, either in the field on a hand-held device or in the office. By providing the data they need, Computer Guidance empowers field personnel to make more productive, informed decisions. This works both ways, as field data is immediately accessible in the home office, thereby encouraging collaboration between the office and field with its suite of shared tools. Construction Guidance’s eCMS job costing and payroll functionality is unparalleled in the market, as it can be used by smaller companies with 50 employees or larger companies with 5,000 or more. It can also support unique payroll needs, such as union/non-union arrangements and single/multi-state regulatory disparities. All of the data is in one place, where it can be easily found, manipulated, interpreted or incorporated into the overall work process. As an added benefit, Computer Guidance’s business intelligence tool enables users to create their own reality in the system.

Computer Guidance Customers, Lancaster Development, Northern Electric, and The Sack Company Win 2019 Constructech Vision Awards for Innovative Application of eCMS Cloud Construction ERP Software

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Scottsdale, Arizona – August 29, 2019 – Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of ERP software solutions for the construction industry, today announced that its customers, Lancaster Development, Northern Electric, and The Sack Company were named as 2019 Vision Award winners by Constructech magazine for leveraging innovative technologies enabled by Computer Guidance Corporation’s eCMS ERP applications. Recognizing tech-savvy construction companies, Constructech magazine announces the winners of the 2019 Constructech Vision Awards, which were honored at a dinner last night, following the Constructech Technology Days event, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago in Arlington Heights, IL. Constructech also recognized one Project of the Year for its outstanding commitment to leverage technology across all project team members. The project demonstrates teamwork, ingenuity, and tech-savvy. This represents the 20th year Constructech has honored construction companies with this award. Companies are able to submit in a number of different categories including residential, commercial, trades, corporate owners, and more. At the dinner, companies were awarded a Gold, Silver, or Bronze award in their category. In addition to recognizing the construction companies, Constructech also awarded the hardware and software companies that have helped enable the construction company to receive its award. The winners were selected by a group of industry experts. The judges chose the winners based on their ability to solve a challenge with the use of technology, specifically honing in on the ROI of the solution.
  • Specialty Contractor: Heavy/Highway/GC $26 million to $100 million
  • Silver: Lancaster Development
  • Specialty Contractor: Electrical Work $26 million to $100 million
  • Bronze: Northern Electric Inc.
  • Specialty Contractor: Construction Services $26 million to $100 million
  • Silver: The Sack Co.
“Each year I am in awe of the steps these construction companies take to improve their business through the use of technology,” says Peggy Smedley, editorial director, Constructech magazine, and president of Specialty Publishing Media. “These are truly the most innovative companies in the construction industry and I am honored to hand them each a trophy.” “Construction companies face new challenges every day and Vision Award winners take advantage of these opportunities to improve processes and become more efficient. This goal can be achieved with the use of the right technology solutions,” said Andrew Grasso, Director of Account Management at Computer Guidance Corporation. “We are proud to see three CGC clients named as Vision Award winners.” About Computer Guidance Corporation With over 20% of their clients represented on top ENR lists, Computer Guidance Corporation delivers the leading construction enterprise resource planning solution including financial and project management, #1 business intelligence, mobile and enterprise content management. Scalable, customizable and cloud-hosted, CGC serves thousands throughout North America and has been named the solution of choice by the AGC. Computer Guidance Corporation is part of JDM Technology Group, a global construction-specific software conglomerate that serves more than 100,000 users in 40 countries and 6 continents.

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