Meridian Systems and Data Builder acknowledged as technology enablers

FOLSOM, Calif. (September 12, 2007) - Meridian Systems, a provider of enterprise project management software for optimizing capital projects, programs and facilities, today announced that Constructech magazine has honored the Weitz Company at the 2007 Vision Awards that took place on August 23 at the annual Constructech Technology Day event. Additionally, Technology Enabler Vision Awards were presented to Meridian Systems and Data Builder.

The Constructech Vision Awards honor companies that have realized the advantages of applying innovative technologies to their everyday businesses. For more information, please visit http://www.specialtypub.com/constructech/press.asp?release_id=63.

Founded in 1855, The Weitz Company is an Engineering News Record (ENR)-ranked general contractor, design-builder and construction manager based in Des Moines, Iowa. The Weitz Company has been honored for its use of Prolog® software to control costs, reduce risk, and increase profit. With Prolog, Weitz was able to achieve real-time status reports and improve visibility beyond previous solutions, enabling them to keep costs in sync with the revenues of the project.

"We congratulate all of this year's Vision Awards winners, especially the Weitz Company for this honorable recognition," said Sue Watkins, Director of Marketing at Meridian Systems. "Weitz has been a leader in utilizing technology to support its mission critical processes, including seamless collaboration and improved visibility into their business performance."

Mitigating risk, improving business processes and managing one central database were key factors in Weitz' decision to integrate their existing technology systems. Functionality from Prolog Manager, JD Edwards ERP software, and their in-house sales force and office automation software were combined using Data Builder's e-PCS solution.

In addition to this seamless integration, Weitz partnered with Data Builder to architect a nightly integration that automatically files Daily Reports and Project Directory information from the Weitz project management system, Prolog Manager 7.5 software. Finally, project teams utilize Folder Sync capabilities for immediate integration for such items as Request for Information (RFI), Change Log Item (CLI), and Subcontractor Folder synchronization. For more information on the Weitz Company, visit: www.weitz.com.

About Meridian Systems
Construction project management software from Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), allows building owners, construction and engineering firms, and government agencies to efficiently manage their capital projects, programs and facilities. Meridian has been ranked the market share leader for project management and collaboration software by Constructech magazine,1 and by the CFMA among general contractors larger than $101 million in revenue.2 For more information, call Meridian Systems at (800) 850 2660, or visit: www.meridiansystems.com/pr091207.

1Statistics excerpted from the 2006 National Construction-Technology survey, Constructech Magazine.
2CFMA's 2006 Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry, sixth edition with the permission of the Construction Financial Management Association, Princeton, NJ, (609) 452 8000.