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SAN DIEGO - May 27, 2004 – Trade Service,
the leading source of complete content
management and information solutions
for the construction industry, announced
today that it has formed a partnership
with ComputerEase Software, Inc., the
leading provider of project management
and accounting software for contractors
in the construction trade. By becoming
an official Link Vendor partner, ComputerEase
enables its mutual customers to seamlessly
link to TRA-SER® Pro, the industry’s
most used pricing service, from ComputerEase’s
comprehensive applications in order
to populate them with industry standard
pricing content. The companies will
also engage in joint marketing and collaborative
sales programs.
“We partnered with Trade
Service in order to offer a total integrated
solution to our contractor customers,”
said John Meibers, President of ComputerEase.
“TRA-SER Pro keeps their inventory database
fully populated and up-to-date, allowing
them constant accessibility to current
pricing information for inventory control
and billing.”
In addition, Trade Service
is currently developing the latest version
of TRA-SER Pro. The new TRA-SER product’s
standard features will include Internet
updating, improved product descriptions,
and target pricing to help customers
maximize productivity and profit margins.
To allow their mutual customers to take
advantage of these benefits, ComputerEase
will also be creating a dynamic link
to the new TRA-SER, enabling seamless
applications, e-commerce, and other
business efficiencies.
“Together, ComputerEase
and Trade Service are well positioned
to deliver added value to the contractor
industry,” said Tony Dubreville, President
and CEO of Trade Service. “Adding ComputerEase
as an official Link Vendor partner is
a milestone for both companies, uniting
leading software and content providers
in an alliance to deliver best-of-breed
and cost effective solutions.”
About ComputerEase Software,
Inc.
ComputerEase has provided the construction
trades with easy-to-use construction
specific software since 1983. The Windows-based
software is designed to handle a multitude
of accounting and project management
requirements specific to the construction
field such as job and equipment costing,
scheduling, document and inventory control,
AIA billing, union reporting, and service
management. For more information, please
call 888-661-8887 or visit www.mycomputerease.com.
About Trade Service
Trade Service Corporation is the leading
provider of standardized product and
price information to the electrical,
plumbing/PVF, HVACR, industrial MRO,
and office products industries. Since
1931, the company has been the leader
in content acquisition, aggregation,
management, publishing, and distribution,
offering a variety of products, services,
and systems to meet the content needs
of over 20,000 distributors, contractors,
government agencies and “buy side” Fortune
1000 subscribers. The range of solutions
provided includes printed directories,
electronic catalogs, pricing data for
business system updating, and robust
attributed content to fuel full-functioning
Internet storefronts. For more information,
visit www.tradeservice.com.
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