Category: Collaboration

Dec 03 2007

Google to target collaboration

By Paul Wilkinson in Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Functionality, Future, Internet, Marketing, SaaS
3 December 2007

Over two years ago, I first wrote about the JotSpot collaboration tool; 13 months ago, I noted that JotSpot had been acquired by Google. Today, via TechCrunch‘s Michael Arrington, I have been reading about Google’s 2008 plans for Google apps, and it appears Google is planning to deliver collaboration tools based on the JotSpot technologies that “will …

Google, Google Sites, JotSpot, TechCrunch, wiki
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Nov 28 2007

IT and sustainability – 4

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Future, Internet, ROI/benefits, Sustainability
28 November 2007

Apologies for the lack of posts this week. I have been putting the finishing touches to a document on ICT and construction sustainability (see IT and sustainable construction) prior to sending it to a few carefully chosen friends for some feedback. I am trying to conclude the document by Friday (30 November): deadline for submissions to …

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Nov 26 2007

Asite Workspace demo on YouTube

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Internet, Marketing, Vendors
26 November 2007

To help companies capture potential sales leads, they normally ask users to enter some contact details before they can view or download some sales materials from their websites. UK-based construction collaboration technology vendor Asite is no exception when it comes to its Asite Workspace application – except that it is now possible to view the …

Asite, Tony Ryan, Workspace, YouTube

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Nov 26 2007

More website woes

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Internet, Vendors
26 November 2007

I talked last month about the problems of websites suddenly becoming unavailable. After BIW, 4Projects and ePIN, the latest UK collaboration vendor to suffer a website outage is Sarcophagus. [Update (27 November): Site back live again.]

4Projects, BIW Technologies, ePin, Sarcophagus, website

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Nov 22 2007

IT at the heart of collaborative working

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Functionality, People issues
22 November 2007

Earlier this year, the NCCTP became a membership forum within Constructing Excellence. Chief Executive Don Ward was enthusiastic about the move at the time, and has since started to preach the virtues of IT in supporting collaborative working. He recently wrote an article “The common touch” in the November/December issue of RICS’ Construction Journal, where …

Constructing Excellence, Construction Journal, Don Ward, NCCTP, RICS

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Nov 21 2007

The Great Construction Computing no-show

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Marketing, Vendors
21 November 2007

I stood on the BIW Technologies stand today, and I waited … and I waited…. And people on neighbouring stands waited … and waited…. Then we started muttering to each other…. And then some started muttering discontentedly to the event organisers, BTC…. Yes, the first day of the Construction Computing Show 2007 – despite its new …

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Nov 19 2007

Project extranets in Peterborough Evening Telegraph

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Marketing, People issues
19 November 2007

Project extranets (a term often used synonymously with ‘construction collaboration technologies’) are not usually something you see discussed in your average local evening newspaper in the UK. However, I see that a Davis Langdon employee, Simon Burke, has just won a special award for his masters dissertation on the subject of extranets – an achievement reported …

Cambridge, collaboration, Construction, contract administration, Davis Langdon, NEC2, Peterborough, Project Extranet, Simon Burke

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Nov 14 2007

Integrated Product Delivery – quick follow-up

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Future, Internet
14 November 2007

After my post on the new AIA guide last week, a couple of people have been in touch. First, Graham Robinson (who I met earlier this year on a Collaborative Working Champions visit to Magal in Reading) observes: “… the USA lags behind UK to some extent, although they do some things better, particularly standardisation. It …

AIA, BIM, DBIA, IPD, Magal

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Nov 12 2007

4projects boosts profits

By Paul Wilkinson in Business/Financial, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, SaaS, Vendors
12 November 2007

UK construction collaboration vendor 4Projects has lodged its annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2007 with Companies House (the figures were also reported by UK trade newspaper Contract Journal). The results relate to the last full financial year before the management buyout of 4Projects Holdings Ltd (see MBO at 4Projects) in July. …

4Projects, collaboration, Construction, MBO, UK
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Nov 09 2007

Construction Computing Show 2007

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Marketing, Vendors
9 November 2007

Later this month, I will be presenting a 25-minute seminar at 2pm on both days of the Construction Computing Show 2007 at the Emirates Stadium in north London, 21-22 November. The educational seminar programme is being run by the IT Construction Forum (part of Constructing Excellence) and several of its IT Partners are involved: BIW of …