Uponor North America’s new Advanced Design Suite (ADS) software calculates heat loss and guides the system designer through every step of radiant floor heating (RFH) system design.

Activant Solutions Inc. will host free software demonstrations in 15 cities this fall.

Activant Solutions Inc. signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the Intuit Eclipse™ Distribution Management Solutions business. Under the terms of the agreement, Activant, a provider of vertical business

DDI System has launched its new Web site at www.ddisys.com. This new site highlights the advantages of its latest distribution technology. With specific industry features, DDI users are gaining efficiencies

Masco Corp. reported lower profits and sales today for the second quarter and attributed the drops to fewer national housing starts.

Home prices continued to slide down as more and more homeowners face foreclosure.

The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during June 2007 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,175.4 billion, 0.3 percent (±1.4 percent) below the revised May estimate of $1,178.4 billion.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for June 2007.

While construction employment hasn’t fallen as fast as the housing collapse would indicate, according to a recent ADP National Employment Report, U.S. construction jobs could fall by 250,000 by the end of next year.

Activant Solutions Inc. has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Intuit Inc. to acquire the Intuit Eclipse™ Distribution Management Solutions business.