SAN DIEGO, CA – September 23, 2009 – Trade Service announced today that its Internet-based Supplier Xchange application, connecting contractors to their preferred suppliers for real-time, customer-specific, quotes, is now available to users of the ConEst estimating program.

Trade Service has adapted its popular electronic quoting program to work in conjunction with ConEst, one of the industry’s premier estimating systems for electrical contractors.  “Since Supplier Xchange’s inception in January of this year, all the other major business systems have embraced the application, causing a surge of hundreds of end-users to take advantage of this new 21’st century functionality,” said Tod Moore, Vice President Sales and Marketing.  “We’re pleased now to be able to offer this same time and money-saving solution to ConEst users, representing another major segment of the market.”
 
“We’ve partnered with Trade Service for many years to meet the software and content needs of our mutual customers,” said George Hague, President of ConEst.  “The new Supplier Xchange application has been thoroughly tested by our IT team at ConEst and it performs as designed,” continued Hague.

Early feedback from the ConEst user community already underscores the value Supplier Xchange delivers:  “We're excited that Trade Service's Supplier Xchange functionality is now available for use with our ConEst estimating system.  Importing material quotes from our suppliers in real time saves us the hassle of trying to get them manually, makes us more competitive, and best of all, greatly increases our chances of winning bids.”  Terry Jones, Owner, Ron Jones Electric, Inc.

Trade Service released Supplier Xchange on January 1, 2009 and to-date, more than 2,500 supplier locations and 450 contractors are participating, having collaborated on 8000+ jobs, worth over $300 million. Supplier Xchange is a component of TRA-SER® SX, Trade Service’s new, fully Internet-based electronic catalog and pricing service, and is provided at no additional cost to all TRA-SER subscribers as well as to all suppliers who subscribe to Trade Service’s electronic pricing services.

About Trade Service
Trade Service is the leading provider of standardized product and price information to the electrical, plumbing/PVF, HVACR, industrial MRO, and office products industries. Since 1931, the company has been the leader in content acquisition, aggregation, management, publishing, and distribution, offering a variety of products, services, and systems to meet the content needs of over 20,000 distributors, contractors, and government agencies. The range of solutions provided includes printed directories, electronic catalogs, pricing data for business system updating, and robust attributed content to fuel full-functioning Internet storefronts.  For more information, visit www.tradeservice.com.

About ConEst Software Systems, Inc.
ConEst is a leading provider of estimating, bid management, design build, project management and billing software for electrical and structured cabling contractors with locations in New England, the Midwest, and the west coast, servicing the software and training needs of our customers across the country.  Forward-thinking design and feature-rich technology found only in ConEst software products deliver proven performance and accuracy for winning bids, precise electrical designs and successful project management.  For more information, please visit the ConEst Software Systems website at www.conest.com or call 1-800-662-7687.