Sep 09 2014
Trimble has made another significant move, acquiring (for an undisclosed amount) the software business Gehry Technologies (GT), the software and consulting services business that has been key to cost-effectively delivering US-based architect Frank Gehry’s ground-breaking designs (also, last month, Trimble announced it had acquired London-based FM software developer Manhattan Software). In April 2012, industry watchers were surprised when …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2014/09/gteam-added-to-trimble-buildings-portfolio/
Nov 09 2012
In late 2006, Trimble acquired Meridian Systems, a US-based provider of project management and document collaboration solutions (post), as part of a strategy of connecting construction sites through tighter integration of construction process information. For Trimble, that deal meant its growing portfolio of construction solutions had been expanded to include Meridian’s infrastructure lifecycle management platform …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2012/11/trimble-buildings-pushes-saas-bim-and-whole-lifecycle-approach/
Apr 26 2012
My mind is still a bit boggled with today’s news that US-based IT giant Trimble is acquiring SketchUp from the search giant Google (normally, we hear lots of stories about the latter buying businesses – it’s less common for us to read about it disposing of technologies). This moves the simple-to-use modelling software to the …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2012/04/trimble-acquires-sketchup-from-google/
Oct 29 2009
Thanks to a news release published on AECcafe.com, I have learned that Meridian Systems, US-based provider of project management solutions including Prolog and Proliance, has created an online forum for users of its products. The platform – the screenshot suggests it is essentially a discussion board – is intended to help Meridian customers collaborate and …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2009/10/meridian-user-forum/
Feb 13 2009
Yet another AECcafe story (also carried by Cadalyst). McGraw-Hill Construction has formed a partnership with construction project management software vendor Meridian Systems to provide “more streamlined tools for managing digital program and project controls, project documents, and construction information”. The relationship will see Meridian’s software, including Prolog and Proliance, integrated with McGraw-Hill’s Construction Network and …
Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2009/02/mcgraw-hill-and-meridian-to-collaborate/
nima’s That Information Management podcast
