Problem

Kaufman Construction, Berkeley, California realized they needed to organize their business in order to keep growing. The owner, Martin Kaufman, was already using QuickBooks but it didn't provide the organizational tools he needed to track all facets of jobs from start to finish.

Solution
Corecon Technologies, Inc., construction software was easily integrated with their QuickBooks accounting program. The combined program helped Kaufman to automate their estimating and control job costs.

As Julia Perkins, Office Manager, stated, "The training online was simple to use and I found inputting information easy to do. The whole process went very smoothly."

Another problem of tracking subcontractors and suppliers was also turned into a solution with this add-on QuickBooks program. Corecon management is now able to quickly access needed data in the form of reports for project follow-up and control.

Problem
Kimo Constructors, New Mexico, are involved in heavy highway construction. Because of the nature of their business, their payroll will range from 10 to 50 employees a week on an average of four jobs. Because the payroll was done manually, it would take between four to eight hours to prepare a certified payroll report.

The solution was provided by Sunburst Software Soutions. Their program, 'Certified Payroll Solution (CPS) was up to the challenge of preparing certified payroll reports for several prevailing wage jobs, quickly and accurately. The program also could be interfaced with QuickBooks in a read-only fashion.

How the Internet Originated...(sort of)

In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was named Amazon Dot Com.

And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?"

And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, dear?" And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale. And the sale can be made on the drums and the goods can be delivered by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were a wondrous happening. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.

But this success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secrete himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young man did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. He was called a Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Devotee or NERD for short.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.

And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."

And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel , or as it came to be known "eBay" he said, "I agree. What we need is a name that reflects who we are."

Dot thought a moment and replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."

"YAHOO," said Abraham.

And that is how it all began.