Blog feed- New Aconex CFOMelbourne, Australia-based SaaS construction collaboration technology provider Aconex has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer, Steve Recht. The news release says Recht has 30 years’ operating and finance experience as a CEO, COO and CFO for venture-backed … Continue reading → […]
- From email to BIMIn the past couple of weeks, I have delivered two presentations on BIM (building information modelling). The first was an overview of BIM to the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG) at the Building Centre in London on … Continue reading → […]
- Viewpoint acquires Construction ImagingViewpoint Construction Software, the Oregon, US-based construction ERP vendor has made another move towards the collaboration sector with its just-announced acquisition of fellow US company Construction Imaging, a provider of enterprise content management solutions. I spoke to Viewpoint’s management in February and … Continue reading → […]
- A longer look at TrackerPlusIn January, I wrote about London-based environmental consultancy SouthFacing and its TrackerPlus online Software-as-a-Service solution to help BRE-licensed BREEAM assessors manage their workload. This week, I visited the company’s Islington offices and met Ben Cartmell to find out more about the … Continue reading → […]
- Docia opens South Africa officeCopenhagen, Denmark-based construction collaboration technology provider Docia (aka “Byggeweb” in its home market) has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa – founder and CEO Mads Bording tells me. Just over six months since the Scandinavian business opened an office … Continue reading → […]
- New Aconex CFO
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- ExtraEvolution: ExtranetEvolution: New Aconex CFO. Australian SaaS provider appoints American CFO... IPO impending? http://t.co/zRW1uTXd
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- ExtraEvolution: Hearing @4ProjectsNews has Australian partner http://t.co/QJW4eAih. Will blog on this soon....
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Tag Archives: Constructware
Meeting McLaren, talking SaaS and on-premise
McLaren, now incorporating CTSpace, is building a compelling offer to owner-operators and EPC contractors wanting SaaS or on-premise collaboration, and adding AEC-specific experience to the proposition. Last week I visited the City of London offices of Idox plc to meet … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, BIM, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Marketing, People issues, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged 4Projects, Aconex, API, Asite, Australia, BIW, Conject, construction collaboration technology, Constructware, CTSpace, document management, e-Builder, EPCs, FusionLive, Idox, McLaren Software, owner-operator, Paul Muir, Richard Kellett-Clarke, SaaS, Software-as-a-Service, Sword CTSpace, Sword group, Tim Taylor, UK, Unit4 Collaboration, US
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Expanding on e-Builder
I recently talked (via Skype) with Jon and Ron Antevy, respectively CEO and President of USA-based e-Builder (in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida). The company recently marked its 16th birthday, making it one of the longest-established names in the world of online construction collaboration … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, BIM, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Extranet, Functionality, Future, Marketing, Mobile, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged 4Projects, Aconex, AEC, architecture, Asite, Autodesk, BIM, BIW, Blackberry, building information modelling, Conject, Construction, construction collaboration technology, Constructware, e-Builder, Engineering, ENR, iPad, Jon Antevy, Maximo, McGraw Hill, mobile, Ron Antevy, SaaS, Sage CRE, Software-as-a-Service, US
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HP ePrint and Share – as you were….
I travelled to Hewlett Packard‘s UK HQ in Bracknell, Berkshire today for an update on its strategy concerning the architecture, engineering and construction sector. My previous interactions with the company included the 2010 launch of its ePrint & Share service … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Marketing, Mobile, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged 4Projects, Aconex, API, architecture, Asite, Autodesk, Be2awards, BIW, Buzzsaw, cloud computing, collaboration, Construction, construction collaboration technology, Constructware, Engineering, ePrint & Share, FTP, Hewlett Packard, HP, Phil Oakley, SaaS, Software-as-a-Service
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US AEC market ripe for collaboration vendors
From talking to several of the overseas construction collaboration technology vendors targeting the US market, a familiar theme is emerging. It appears that home-grown solutions aren’t always attractive to US-based buyers – some of whom are happy to contemplate alternative … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, BIM, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Mobile, People issues, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged 4Projects, Aconex, architecture, Asite, Australia, Autodesk, BIM, BIW, collaboration, ConstrucTech, Construction, construction collaboration technology, Constructware, e-Builder, Engineering, SaaS, SharePoint, Software-as-a-Service, UK, US
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HP and Autodesk collaboration – ignores Autodesk’s collaboration products
After last month’s Hewlett Packard event in Copenhagen which saw the launch of its ePrint & Share ‘cloud’ service (post), I have been watching out for further announcements. The latest concerns a new video about an Autodesk plug-in for HP … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet, Functionality, Future, Marketing, Mobile, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged Autodesk, Buzzsaw, construction collaboration, Constructware, Copenhagen, ePrint & Share, Hewlett Packard, HP, marketing, mobile, plug-in, SaaS, Software-as-a-Service
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A first look at EADOC
I recently did a GoToMeeting session with Eric Law of EADOC to get a clearer understanding of this US-based Software-as-a-Service construction collaboration platform. The system is mainly aimed at construction project teams operating in north America, and has been around … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Extranet, Functionality, Future, Marketing, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged audit trail, Autodesk, bids, CAD, commercial, Construction Manager, Constructware, context-sensitive support, design, document collaboration, e-Builder, EADOC, environment, Eric Law, file sharing, finance management, HTML5, industrial, inspectio ns, JavaScript, licensing, Meridian Prolog, Microsoft Project, owner, permits, planroom, programme management, punch lists, relation view, reporting, residential market, RFIs, safety, scheduling application, security, Software-as-a-Service, specifications, sticky note, submittals, supply chain, USA, viewer, web services, workflow
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Integrated Lifecycle Solutions
Former Constructware executives Scott Unger and Brian Moore are half-way towards their $1.5m equity funding target for a new business, Integrated Lifecycle Solutions – perhaps another sign that the US market for construction collaboration technologies is increasingly buoyant. The news … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Future, People issues, SaaS, Vendors
Tagged Autodesk, Brian Moore, Construction, construction collaboration technologies, Constructware, design, Emerging Solutions, equity funding, facility project management, Harvard University, Integrated Lifecycle Solutions, regulatory filing, Scott Unger, TechJournalSouth
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Business Collaborator goes mobile too
UK-based construction collaboration technology vendor, Business Collaborator has just launched BC Mobile, “a new module for mobile devices that will enable users of its BC 5.3 project collaboration service to access files and information and to action tasks on the … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet, Functionality, SaaS, Telecoms
Tagged Aconex, Apple iPhone, Asite, Autodesk, BC 5.3, BC Mobile, BIW, Blackberry Curve, Bovis, Business Collaborator, Change Orders, construction collaboration technology, Constructware, defects management, Incite, LG Arena, mobile devices, Nokia N97, PDA, project collaboration, RFIs, snagging, Stephen Crompton, Woobius
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Project Bluestreak
Autodesk’s AEC division has just launched an experimental BIM collaboration environment, Project Bluestreak, aimed at “accelerating building information modeling through the open exchange of design information and ideas between desktop applications, web-based services, and people” (reports Autodesk blogger Scott Sheppard). … Continue reading
Posted in AEC, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Internet, SaaS, Vendors, Web 2.0
Tagged AEC, Autodesk, building information modeling, Buzzsaw, collaboration, Constructware, Facebook, GetSatisfaction, Piotr Zurek, Project Bluestreak, Scott Sheppard, Twitter, Web 2.0, YouTube
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