AEC Software's FastTrack Schedule 9.2 Awarded Professional Builder 100 Best New Products

-- Accolade recognizes AEC Software's continued commitment to developing the best tools for project management --

STERLING, VA—Sep 27, 2007—AEC Software, a leading developer of project-focused and business productivity solutions, announced today that Professional Builder magazine named FastTrack Schedule 9.2 to its list of 100 Best New Products for 2007.

Released in June, FastTrack Schedule 9.2 enables individuals and teams to effectively plan, track, and communicate project objectives. FastTrack Schedule 9.2 adds Microsoft Windows Vista Certification and enhances already robust data exchange with Microsoft Project�. FastTrack Schedule 9.2 provides experienced and new project managers with an easy to use, affordable, and highly customizable solution that is an effective alternative to cumbersome and costly enterprise-level project management programs. For new users, the program is an ideal on-ramp into project management. For experienced project managers, FastTrack Schedule provides the advanced features expected from a project management tool along with the flexibility and integration capabilities to collaborate with other PM applications.

FastTrack Schedule 9.2 remains one of the only project management applications available for both Windows and Mac environments, helping organizations with both PCs and Macs bridge departments, regardless of operating system. Easy to use and implement, FastTrack Schedule prompts high adoption rates and contributes to more successful PM initiatives. FastTrack Schedule has also recently received Building Products' 2007 Most Valuable Product Award, Electrical Contracting Products' 2007 INNOVATION Award, and Small Business Technology Magazine's Top 10 Product of the Year Award for 2006.

"With each new version of FastTrack Schedule we work hard to provide new features that will make the program even more intuitive and easy to use for our customers. We are very excited to have our efforts recognized through this award from Professional Builder," said Dennis Bilowus, President and CEO of AEC Software. "We work with organizations across a wide range of industries, but it�s no secret that our foundation is based upon the building and construction industry. And that makes this award even more meaningful � to know that while we have grown and expanded our reach we still remain close to our true heritage."