IronSpire Enables Real-Time Decision Making in Construction Project Management Through Integration of the Web and Mobile Comunication PORTLAND, OR - July 10, 2000 - IronSpire Incorporated today officially launched IronSpire JobSite, the first of several online services offered by IronSpire that integrate the efficiencies of web-based applications and wireless communications for commercial construction projects. JobSite is the first step in IronSpire's implementation of a full service, real-time decision support environment that will give general contractors and project managers a single open platform to manage all aspects of a construction project more efficiently. JobSite provides construction teams with a project-specific extranet through which remote team members can communicate and access up-to-date documents using mobile computing and communication devices. Whenever a document is changed, or a request-for-information is updated, JobSite alerts users affected by the change in real-time via email or pager. By centralizing and providing instant access to requests-for-information, construction drawings, change orders, and other project data, JobSite drastically reduces time spent waiting for project clarifications and enables all the project team members to be working off the most current plans. In addition, JobSite's archive feature provides a searchable, well documented, day-by-day record of the entire project on a single compact disc. Each JobSite extranet is accessible quickly and easily via login on the IronSpire website, enabling general contractors to take immediate advantage of the service without new investment, and without encountering incompatibility issues with their subcontractors. JobSite's web-browser interface requires minimal training and enables the different team members to log on and share project information from any device that has web access capability. The project manager can set up work rules and viewing/ editing privileges for each user. JobSite then dynamically generates a unique view specific to the user's profile and need for information. "We are very excited to announce the launch of JobSite," says IronSpire CEO Robert Ellis. "By bringing the efficiencies of Web-based and mobile computing to the construction industry, our project management solutions will generate huge savings to general contractors and owners. I'm looking forward to the coming months as we expand our service offerings and help general contractors get the job done on time and under budget." IronSpire's JobSite service is already being deployed and has been thoroughly tested on active commercial construction projects, the results of which will be published in an upcoming white paper. In addition, IronSpire is currently partnering with a variety of technology companies to continue to deliver Web-based applications designed to reduce costs, improve organization, and make construction projects of all sizes easier to manage.