Now everyone in construction will be able to read and interrogate Asta Powerproject files

PR Log (Press Release) – Aug 18, 2009 – Asta Development, the leader in project management software for construction, today launches its free tool to enable the entire construction industry to view project plans created in Asta Powerproject – Asta Project Viewer. The freely distributed tool, also available as a download from www.astadev.com, enables every individual involved in the planning and management of a construction project to see the plans, without having Asta Powerproject software installed. Asta Project Viewer is ideal for staff within clients, contractors and third party organisations – anyone who needs to see, interrogate and print plans.  

Even though Asta Powerproject is used for over 70% of successful UK construction projects*, access to it within a main contractor is usually restricted to the planners and project managers. Now plans can be shared with any colleagues to ensure everyone is kept in the communications loop. A shortcut is simply emailed to recipients which they open using a browser. The Project Viewer interface is exactly the same as Asta Powerproject.          
* Source: Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) awards, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002..

In addition, the client can see the plans and progress updates using Asta Project Viewer. Importantly, the main contractor (as the host Asta Powerproject user) can control the access to the plans – therefore the client only sees the parts that you want them to see. Also controlled access can be made available to third parties such as designers, consultants, architects, site managers, sub-contractors and surveyors.

Michael McCullen, MD of Asta Development, says: “Now everyone can have access to Asta Powerproject – any construction company can share detailed plans with clients and third parties, even if they do not have Asta Powerproject themselves.  We have developed Asta Project Viewer to enable easier knowledge sharing to improve the critical project communication flow between all relevant organisations and individuals.”

Asta Project Viewer enables not just viewing of the plans, but navigating and printing of the native Asta Powerproject file format. Users get controlled access to drill down into allocated sections to see in more detail how a project is structured or progressing and then print out as required.

Key benefits:

•   View, interrogate and print Asta Powerproject files
•   Controlled access – so the Asta Powerproject user controls exactly what the person using Asta Project Viewer can see of the project plans
•   Will be available free of charge from www.astadev.com
•   Same ‘look and feel’ as Asta Powerproject

For more information, or to download Asta Project Viewer, visit http://www.astadev.com/projectviewer

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