Well-known for its Brava! viewer, Informative Graphics has now launched its own AEC web-based ‘extranet’ product, which will apparently go head-to-head with Autodesk’s Buzzsaw and Constructware in the US market (see ProjectDox for Construction Project Collaboration in AECcafe.com). It is not offered as an Application Service Provider (ASP, aka Software-as-a-Service, SaaS) solution. Instead customers host …
Category: Collaboration
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Jul 25 2006
Construction disputes: are extranets the answer?
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by a journalist for a UK construction trade magazine about Multiplex’s problems at London’s Wembley Stadium. The key issue she wanted to explore was whether having an ‘extranet’ would have prevented the disputes between Multiplex, the client, Cleveland Bridge, etc. The short answer was, I’m afraid, no. Like …
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Jul 20 2006
Clients increasingly require ‘Extranet expertise’: NCCTP research highlights benefits of using collaboration systems
The UK ‘project extranet’ vendors’ association, the Network of Construction Collaboration Technology Providers (NCCTP) has today published its market research report, Proving Collaboration Pays. The research was undertaken by an independent market research consultancy, Benchmark Research, and is – to the best of my knowledge – the biggest ‘extranet’ user survey ever undertaken, certainly as …
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Jul 18 2006
2012 Construction Commitments: Olympics projects should exploit collaboration technologies
Construction collaboration technologies should be exploited during the delivery of projects for the 2012 London Olympics Games, says an influential task group of the UK’s Strategic Forum for Construction in its 2012 Construction Commitments (available here; see also the press release). I was recently appointed to the steering group of Constructing Excellence’s Building and Estates …
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Jul 17 2006
Cadweb.net 7 released
According to its latest news release, UK extranet vendor Cadweb has, "after 2 years of research and development," announced the release of the latest version of Cadweb.net (version 7). Following a "major database and functionality rewrite", the solution is claimed to be more secure, more customisable and faster. Things clearly move slowly in Cadweb. While …
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Jul 13 2006
Aberdeen Group PLM collaboration report
I am sure construction collaboration technology providers can be encouraged by, among others, the experiences of product lifecycle management technology users. Research undertaken by the Aberdeen Group, reported in this AECnewsroom.com article, suggests several best practices – organizational structures, processes, and technologies – that differentiate best in class companies and deliver competitive advantage. According to …
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Jul 10 2006
Collaborate to avoid disputes, says BuildOnline
According to a 5 July news item on BuildingTalk, "18 per cent of projects result in serious disputes, which can delay projects and destroy client/contractor relations." This is apparently the conclusion of research from BuildOnline. "Poor document management is to blame for creating major lags, with employees wasting over two hours per week searching for …
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Jul 06 2006
Taywood profiled in CJ
The latest Contract Journal monthly profile of a well-known construction group looks at Taylor Woodrow Construction. The question about project collaboration tools reveals, unsurprisingly, that it tends to use 4Projects: "The company was quick off the mark and one of the first to incorporate the use of project collaboration tools. In our experience, web-hosted extranets, …
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Jul 06 2006
CAD drawings in your browser – no viewer
At AECnews.com, Randall Newton discusses a new experimental offering from Autodesk Labs (this is Autodesk’s own version of the ground-breaking Google Labs – the technology playground home of, among other things, web-based spreadsheets – see my post). Randall talks about Project Freewheel, which allows users to view DWF versions of CAD drawings in a web-browser …
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Jul 04 2006
Business Collaborator parent company to demerge
According to a London Stock Exchange announcement this morning, CodaSciSys, the parent company of Business Collaborator is proposing to demerge. The company’s CODA and Business Collaborator divisions, together with other related trading entities, will become part of a separate group under a holding company, CODA plc, which will be separately listed on AIM. If all …
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