West Palm Beach, FL Selects Avolve Software’s ProjectDox® For Online Construction Plan Solutions

Primary Benefits of Electronic Initiative Include Paper and Cost Reduction, Efficiency and Asset Management.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Avolve Software Corporation, developers of ProjectDox® ePlan and collaboration software and a leading provider of ePlan solutions for cities, counties and states nationwide, announced today that West Palm Beach, FL, ranked as a technology-advanced city in a 2008 Digital Cities Survey, will deploy its product as part of a continuing effort to embrace e-government and reduce the amount of paper, travel and other time and cost inefficiencies specifically associated with obtaining construction permits.

“The City of West Palm Beach is a technologically advanced community and, by implementing ePlan technology, is taking a significant step forward in terms of regulatory and conservation best-practices”, said Ron Loback, President and CEO at Avolve. “ProjectDox facilitates the entire e-government initiative and can serve multiple departments in diverse scenarios regarding land management, eplan submission, review and improved process management.”

West Palm Beach maintains a leading position on the list of Florida and important national cities committed to investing in information technology to "create a seamless environment between local governments and constituents,” as it tied for second place with Independence, MO in the 75,000 - 124,999 population category of the 2008 Digital Cities Survey published by the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government.

West Palm Beach also joins a list of cities and counties across the nation currently utilizing ProjectDox. According to Loback, the software serves as a conduit that feeds a variety of programs in an effort to more efficiently manage complex internal processes and provide outward-facing tools to better serve respective constituents faced with the effects of continuing growth.

Incorporated on November 5, 1894, West Palm Beach formed a Town Council and first addressed building codes on its agenda. Soon, brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings replaced tents and shanties. In the 1920's West Palm Beach neighborhoods "boomed" in development. Neighborhoods, a few skyscrapers and a number of real-estate offices sprang up. In the decades that followed, the city experienced a second and a third boom. Today with over 40 established Home Owner Associations and Concerned Citizen Organizations, West Palm Beach continues to grow, and again, building codes are a focus.