"Construction people have to see a real return on investment before they adopt, but when they do, they adopt quickly," says Dick Farris, a co-founder of Primavera Systems Inc., Bala Cynwyd, Pa. "The construction people were among the first to use cell phones extensively. Theyre always traveling, always needing to stay in contact."
"Construction is a communications business," agrees Peter Lasensky, CEO of Pacific DataVision, San Diego. "Its virtually all logistics. You have many parties involved and most of them arent even at the jobsite. Coordination comes down to communications."