Corecon Technologies Inc. is located in Huntington Beach, Calif. and offers its construction project management, job costing and estimating software to AEC firms throughout North America. The latest version of the vendor's main product, Corecon 2007, contains four editions:
Corecon 2007: Estimator Edition calculates the cost of labor items and crews and facilitates the process of bid management. This estimating software also contains construction cost estimating takeoff sheets and business development functionality such as a project lead tracker, the vendor said.
Corecon 2007: Project Manager Edition can be used for project tracking, document control, construction scheduling, procurement and more, according to the vendor. This edition also includes an Executive Dashboard function, which performs project analysis and creates Revenue/Cost/Hour budgets.
Corecon 2007: Basic Edition performs key construction project management tasks such as project tracking, cost calculation and construction scheduling coordination. Its Document Control module includes journals, daily logs, work orders and details on owner equipment and furnishings, while its Quality Control module features punchlists and permits, according to the vendor.
Finally, Corecon 2007: Pro Edition combines the features of the other three Corecon 2007 editions.
All four Corecon 2007 editions are equipped with email, fax and reporting functions that can import and export documents from and to Microsoft Excel. Each of the four solutions also has contact management features, the vendor said.
In addition to Corecon's main construction project management suite, the vendor offers the Corecon Handheld, which allows access to data from a mobile phone, and several products, known as CoreconLink, which integrate with popular software applications such as Microsoft Office 2003, Intuit Quickbooks, Microsoft Office Accounting 2007, SAP Business One and Sage Simply Accounting.