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OWP/P Adopts Newforma™ Project Center Firm-Wide
Newforma to help OWP/P gain control over project email and more

Manchester, N.H.—October 23, 2007—Newforma, a software company addressing the project information management needs of the design and building industry, announced today that OWP/P has implemented the Newforma Project Center solution enterprise-wide as part of a program to proactively address the growing importance of project information management and document retention, including email, across the firm.

“Initially, it was the explosion in project email that drove our interest in Newforma,” said Joseph Talamantez, Information Technology Director at OWP/P. “Disconnected from other project information and hard to centrally manage, email felt like the sword of Damocles hanging over our heads. But we soon discovered that Project Email was just one of many Newforma capabilities that our project managers could use to save time and gain control over their project information.”

With 320 associates located in Chicago and Phoenix, OWP/P specializes in large projects that involve frequent communication and coordination between OWP/P and external design team members, through standard work practices such as exchanging project related email, sending and receiving transmittals, tracking issues, and reviewing and approving submittals. Newforma Project Center is now being used by OWP/P’s design studios, project architects, information technology teams and marketing and human resources professionals to effortlessly file, organize, retrieve and archive all project information, including the hundreds of project emails received each day. In addition, Newforma will also support the exchange of project files with external team members through Newforma Info Exchange.

Talamantez said, “Like many design firms, we are challenged by a number of ongoing new technology introductions, but Newforma’s industry knowledge, product design, licensing flexibility and service responsiveness throughout our pilot and subsequent firm-wide rollout have made this technology initiative a totally different and immediately rewarding experience.”

“Newforma has taken a different approach to solving the project information challenges particular to the AEC industry – an approach that recognizes the need to minimize unnecessary change to existing work process and tools and maximize the speed of adoption and return on investment,” said Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell. “We are especially proud that OWP/P has discovered value not only from our solution but also from the overall experience of working with Newforma.”

About OWP/P

From offices in Chicago and Phoenix, OWP/P is comprised of more than 320 talented individuals providing integrated architecture, interior design, engineering and consulting services to clients worldwide. OWP/P collaborates with public and private clients in civic, corporate, education, finance, healthcare, hospitality, law and retail industries to design healthy, energy-efficient solutions that work from the inside out. For more information about OWP/P, visit www.owpp.com.

About Newforma

Newforma is a software company serving architecture, engineering, construction and owner/operator (AECO) organizations worldwide. Its mission is to develop and market industry-leading software solutions which significantly improve the productivity of the building project team by streamlining work processes, reducing exposure from errors and omissions, improving coordination and communication, increasing visibility into costs and quantities, and enabling greater repeatability of project success. Newforma® Project Center, Newforma’s flagship product, creates a more productive environment for project managers and the project team by organizing project information, facilitating information exchange, and enabling efficient project process. Newforma Project Center is currently implemented on thousands of projects in industry-leading AECO firms. For more information about Newforma, phone +1 (603) 625-6212.

© 2007 Newforma, Inc. Newforma Project Center is a trademark of Newforma, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.  All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.

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