Software use surges as service companies grow more computer savvy.
Technology's presence in the contracting industry has grown overwhelmingly in the past few years. Now it seems conventions rarely pass without at least one technology forum or software seminar. And try to make a break for the bathroom at a trade show without running into a vendor selling the latest software advancements. Page through the ads and classifieds in this issue of PM and count the boom for yourself.
Despite these signs of change, contractors have had a stigma tied to their trade; the last army defending itself against the technology craze devouring the rest of the world. But if conventions, magazines and trade shows haven't proven the troops have fallen, PM's latest software survey offers additional proof.
