a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-12-09 08:32 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"6";i:1;s:2:"76";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:36:"Paric Wins Software Innovation Award";s:9:"url_title";s:36:"paric_wins_software_innovation_award";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:36:"Paric Wins Software Innovation Award";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:99:"Paric was one of two companies to win a national award for innovative use of construction software.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:11:"Paric, CMiC";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1753:"<p>&nbsp;CMiC, a provider of software solutions for the construction industry, announced that Paric is one of two companies to win a 2009 CMiC Innovation Award. The awards, presented at CMiC Connect 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona and judged by representatives from McGraw-Hill, recognize excellence and innovation within the user community. CMiC donates the Innovation Award prize money to the charities of the winning companies&rsquo; choice.<br /><br />\"The Innovation Awards allows CMiC clients, the best and the brightest in the industry, to receive recognition for their continuous efforts to innovate and improve processes,\" said Bassem Hamdy, vice president, solutions, CMiC. \"As the construction industry continues to recover in this economy, innovation is necessary for survival and the 2009 award winners represent how companies can maximize their investment in CMiC software and drive the industry to a new level.\"<br /><br />Paric Corporation, based in O&rsquo;Fallon, MO, won for their historical database, which collects past project data. Before the innovation, request for historical project data would be directed to a few long-term employees that would data mine the accounting system and network files. The project information is useful for predicting future performance. Paric donated their award money to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.<br /><br />\"The winners demonstrated a considerable return on investment, both with quantifiable, hard dollar savings and qualitative improvements with their innovations to CMiC software.&nbsp; CMiC looks forward to seeing what innovations next year&rsquo;s submitters will bring,\" Hamdy said.<br /><br />This is the second year in a row in which Paric has been a CMiC award winner.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"6";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"76";}