Better Roads Digital Magazine
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ANYWHERE. ANYTIME. ANY DEVICE. Dexter + Chaney has launched a new, web-based version of Spectrum Construction Software. According to company president John Chaney, "The newest version of Spectrum represents a signifi cant re-investment in our existing product line and sets a new standard browser from any location using any Internet-connected device. "Our customers will be able to access the full features of Spectrum from anywhere using virtually any device with where critical information is buried behind unfamiliar terminology, says the company. WWW.DEXTERCHANEY.COM. Write 39 on reader card VISUALIZING PROJECT PROGRESS Finland, announce the release of DynaRoad v5.2 construction scheduling and planning tools with a map view for visualizing project progress week by week. The software also has industry specifi c tools. For example, for earthmoving, the new version allows the the user has developed a mass haul plan. The DynaRoad solution combines mass haul optimization, location-based scheduling and production control." Ivan Di Federico, TPS chief strategy offi cer, says, "Contractors and designers use DynaRoad products and Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) and DynaRoad Oy, a software company in Helsinki, services to save time and money by optimizing and controlling the production of large and complicated earthworks projects. WWW.DYNAROAD.COM/5.2. Write 40 on reader card OTISS IS HERE Transoft Solutions has just launched OTISS: Online Traffi c Impact Study Software. OTISS is the world's fi rst SaaS software (softwareas-a-service) for performing traffi c impact assessments to forecast travel demands within proposed land development applications, says the company. OTISS lets users: adjustments WWW.OTISSTRAFFIC.COM Write 41 on reader card HCSS has launched a new safety application geared specifi cally to construction com- panies, a stand-alone product that integrates with HCSS's HeavyJob Job Management Software and other HCSS products. Foremen and project engineers who are already entering time-card information into HeavyJob can quickly and easily enter safety-relat- ed information into the new safety application. "It requires just a few extra 'clicks,' for example, for the foreman or project engineer to record that an individual has attended a safety meeting," explained Mike Rydin, HCSS president. The product also helps the company manage individual employees' safety compliance, certifi cation and training. A dashboard displays the key indicators of the company's safety program across all jobs instantly, and alerts management to areas that require immediate attention. WWW.HCSS.COM SAFETY SOFTWARE Write 42 on reader card Better Roads May 2012 35