Autodesk And Innovative Management Solutions (IMS) Team Up To Help Bring BIM Solutions To Construction Industry

Innovative Management Solutions (IMS) announced today that it has become an
Autodesk Authorized Value-Added Reseller (VAR) for Autodesk AEC and Civil
Engineering products, with a focus on bringing the value of Building Information
Modeling (BIM) solutions to the construction industry.

"Becoming a part of the Autodesk partner community will enable IMS to bring the
reality of 5D construction, BIM and integrated project delivery (IPD) solutions
to our clients," said Jeff Collins, CEO of IMS. "Even though the concept has
been out there, we will now have the ability to execute on the vision."

As one of the leading experts in the area of Enterprise Project Portfolio
Management (EPPM), IMS is teaming with Autodesk to help its customers maximize
the value of project management by incorporating virtual construction into an
integrated project delivery solution. Working with Autodesk will enable IMS to
better assist its customers through enhanced scheduling efficiency and
reliability, optimized resource usage, improved conflict resolution, increased
estimating accuracy, and upgrading the overall coordination and collaboration
between all parties involved in the project delivery process.

The benefits of applying the BIM framework are numerous and include improved
communication and collaboration among all project team members, fewer problems
related to overruns in cost, schedule, and scope, or quality concerns and being
able to reliably deliver projects faster, more economically, and with reduced
environmental impact.

"As the construction industry continues to adopt new technologies and processes,
partners like Innovative Management Solution (IMS) will provide the added value
of expertise and technical skills to bring the value of Building Information
Modeling technology to our customers," said Bill Griffin, vice president of
channel sales at Autodesk. "We look forward to working with IMS to help builders
ensure that project knowledge remains accessible continuously throughout the
different phases-planning, bidding, building, and operating-of any construction
project."

IMS was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas, with regional
offices in Houston, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona, and qualified staff across the
country. IMS` project management capabilities have been successfully applied to
a wide variety of industries, including construction, oil and gas, utilities,
alternative energy, transportation, aerospace and defense, health care,
education, financial services, high tech and the public sector.