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McCormick Introduces V8.0 At NECA Show With a great booth position at The NECA Show in Los Angeles, McCormick Systems rolled out the newest -- and greatest -- version of our software, V8.0. If you've not yet received the details, see our August newsletter. Below, find a short press release we've sent to media outlets:
V8.0 Is McCormick’s Latest – Users Say It’s The Greatest! McCormick Systems officially released Version 8.0 of its software at the NECA Show to the enthusiastic welcome of its customers. Why? “There are more than 60 changes and advances in V8.0,” said Todd McCormick, president. “There is enhanced user flexibility. We now offer users more options to ‘customize’ our software – to ‘have it your way,’ as those hamburger people say. “Our company this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary and, in a very definitive way, V8.0 is the direction we’ve been heading all this time. It offers more productivity-boosting advantages than those not using our software could imagine.” Privately owned McCormick Systems (www.mccormicksys.com), of Chandler, Ariz., the nation’s leader in estimating software, provides high-productivity software for contractors to use in producing consistent, profitable estimates for electrical and voice-data-video work. More information: 800-444-4890.
January: ORLANDO, FL -- BICSI Winter Conference, Jan. 23-26 -- http://www.bicsi.org/Content/Index.aspx?File=win05sched.htm February: ANAHEIM, CA -- Electric West Show, Feb. 8-10 -- http://west.electricshow.com/ April: CHANDLER, AZ -- McCormick Systems User's Conference, April 13-16. SEE OUR RECENT FLYER! September: NEW ORLEANS, LA -- NECA Convention & Trade Show, Sept. 17-20 -- http://www.necashow.org/ October: BALTIMORE, MD -- IEC Convention & Electric Expo, Oct. 5-8 -- http://www.ieci.org/default.asp?PID=466
The forecast for 2005: Mostly sunny! Residential construction -- housing is thought to fall just a bit, 4.5% to be specific, in the opinion of the National Association of Home Builders. That projection is anything but glum, however, as it would make next year one of the best in the past 27 in residential new construction.
Nonresidential -- McGraw-Hill Construction estimates total contracting for new construction will increase 2% in 2005, while single-family housing slips by 3% -- in dollars. What that adds up to is a 5.9% gain in nonresidential construction. The most significant gains forecast are for "income properties" (up 9%, to almost $120 billion) and institutional buildings (up 7%, to more than $97 billion). The "income properties" category consists of office buildings (projected to rise 12% in dollars), hotels (up 15%), and retail stores (up 2%). Educational buildings (up 8%) and healthcare facilities (up 6%) drive the institutional category.
Regional breakdown -- McGraw-Hill's forecast breaks the country into five regions. The leader in the 2005 projects is the North Central area, with a gain of 4%. States in that area are: IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI; together, they are projected to see almost $120 billion in 2005 construction. The largest single region is the West, with $151 billion (projected to gain 1% in 2005). States: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY. The Northeast is seen rising 3%; the South Central rising 2%; and the South Atlantic region is projected to be flat with 2004.
For more information: Report on NAHB's semi-annual forecasting conference: http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?sectionID=148&newsID=1218
Engineering News-Record's 2005 forecast report: http://enr.construction.com/features/bizLabor/archives/041115-1.asp
MARYLAND -- Home To McCormick Training Classes It's not necessary to fly to Arizona for standard McCormick Systems training classes. We have regularly scheduled classes in the Baltimore area, including these dates coming up: Dec. 1-3, 2004 Feb. 23-25, 2005 April 27-29 These classes can fill up quickly. Get information & register now by calling 800-444-4890!
DID YOU KNOW? -- By-Product Constants In V8.0 One of the more than 60 enhancements in McCormick's newest version of our software, V8.0, enables you to assign constant values to individual by-products within an assembly. This makes feeders and branch circuits a snap to build!
Shown above: 2 connectors, 3 elbows, and the additional make-up wire as needed.
McCormick Office Holiday Hours -- FYI
THANKSGIVING: Closed Thursday & Friday, Nov. 25-26 CHRISTMAS: Closing at NOON on Thursday Dec. 23 & all day Friday Dec. 24 NEW YEAR'S: Closing at NOON on Thursday Dec. 30 & all day Friday Dec. 31.
A quick training fact sheet:
a. If you missed it, see the above item on MARYLAND training.
b. Here are upcoming dates for standard training classes in CHANDLER, AZ -- our headquarters location: Dec. 1-3 and Dec. 8-10
c. Our next ADVANCED training class is Feb. 2-4 in Chandler, AZ.
d. Call to register for any of the above classes, including those in Maryland.
e. We've posted 2005 training dates to this site. Hit the "Training" tab in our left-hand menu on the home page, or go to this page: http://www.mccormicksys.com/train.htm
Training can be "suitcased" to your facility. We can tailor our training to your needs. Ask us about customized training at your site!
Call with any questions on training: 800-444-4890.
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