Third Party Construction Solutions Rated

The August 2003 issue of the CPA Computer Report has a cover article on QuickBooks Premier: Contractor Edition and many of the third party solutions in construction that come from the QuickBooks Solutions Marketplace.These ratings do not come from Intuit, and therefore constitute an independent third party evaluation. In fact, the author has a number of complaints about Intuit. He also complains about the lack of free working demonstration copies for the add-ons.While Intuit does not endorse these reviews, practitioners in the construction niche may be very interested.The items the author rates include the following construction add-ons, and (the last item) a related real estate software item: = aggreSoft (Kester Software) = Certified Payroll Solution (Sunburst) = Construction Application for Payment Solution (Sunburst) = Job Cost Wizard (Craftsman Book) = ProEst Estimating (CMS Construction) = Solstice (Timbre) = Xactimate (Xactware) = PropertyBoss (Copper River Technology Solutions)Not listed above are several non-IDN products which are rated.The newsletter also covers (but does not rate) 14 other add-on applications in construction and real estate.The August 2003 issue of the newsletter is available from the publisher at a fee; it can be ordered at the Web site in either print or electronic format until the September issue comes out. See http://www.cpacomputerreport.com. [ http://www.cpacomputerreport.com. ] NOTE: The publisher provides some free Web content but you will need to pay for the reviews, which run some four to five pages in all.Edited 8/29/2003 6:44:49 PM ET by IPCEDITOR