Category: Internet

Apr 24 2007

Google spreadsheets (2)

By Paul Wilkinson in Blogs, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Internet
24 April 2007

Last June, I blogged about Google’s new web-based spreadsheet application but bemoaned the lack of graphs, etc. The gap has been filled, at least partially. Docs and Spreadsheets now has a charting function – a bit rudimentary compared to Microsoft Excel, but a step forward nonetheless. Tags: Google spreadsheet charts

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Apr 24 2007

Seeing red

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Functionality, Internet, People issues, SaaS
24 April 2007

A recent Cadalyst article, Reviews Have Architects Seeing Red by Scott Mackenzie, talks about ‘CAD-less’ marking-up of drawings. He writes: “Over the past several years, I have not seen a whole lot of electronic redlining going on,” before explaining: “The older generation of architects and engineers can be indifferent, hesitant or intimidated by the whole …

Adobe, AEC, architect, Autodesk, AutoVue, Bluebeam, Brava!, CADwizz, Cimmetry, drawing, DWF, DWGSee, Freewheel, mark-up, PDF, red-lining, Scott Mackenzie, viewer, Vista
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Apr 24 2007

Wi-fi? Why worry?

By Paul Wilkinson in Future, Internet, Telecoms
24 April 2007

Watching the local BBC television news bulletin last night, there was a brief story about the new City of London Wi-fi network, but the reporter couldn’t help but link it to a weekend news report about health concerns associated with wi-fi networks. Fortunately, such fears have been put into context in another BBC article, Wi-fi? Why …

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Apr 19 2007

BuildingSMART Conference, London

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Internet, People issues
19 April 2007

I attended the BuildingSMART conference in London yesterday and, as with many UK construction IT events these days (and despite the presence of significant delegations from Scandinavia and the US), found myself meeting a few familiar faces. Asite people, including CEO Tony Ryan and technical director Nathan Doughty, were there in force to support a demonstration of their …

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Apr 17 2007

BIM – realistically, still over the horizon

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Functionality, Future, Internet, People issues
17 April 2007

AECcafe.com has reprinted a couple of interesting articles from AIArchitect by Michael Tardif, both on the subject on Building Information Modelling (BIM): Faith-based BIM (originally published 27 October 2006) BIM 2011: A Five-year Forecast (5 January 2007) BIM “not yet” The first article starts by echoing an argument I made in my book in that, despite …

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Apr 13 2007

ex-Graphisoft execs establish Vico

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Functionality, Internet, Marketing
13 April 2007

As previously mentioned, the BIW office in Woking is in a building which also houses software business Graphisoft – no, make that “housed”. Graphisoft… some of the firm’s executives have now set up a new business, Vico Software, having acquired the Graphisoft Virtual Construction product line following the December 2006 acquisition of Graphisoft by Nemetschek. Now, 21-25 …

AEC, BIW, Graphisoft, Nemetschek, software, UK, Vico, virtual construction, Woking

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Apr 13 2007

ePIN overhauls website (3)

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Internet, Marketing, Vendors
13 April 2007

Just over a year ago, I mentioned that, ePIN, one of the smaller UK vendors of construction collaboration technology had refreshed its website. This must be an annual task, for they have just done it again (ePIN director Robin Shipston told me in October that it was “being re-vamped as we speak”) – and it is one of …

AEC, construction collaboration technology, ePin, extranet, goldfish, Robin Shipston, UK, website

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Apr 10 2007

United Construction IT (2)

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Extranet/CDE, Future, Internet, Marketing, People issues
10 April 2007

Last month’s update regarding the United Construction IT umbrella group has been quickly followed by an announcement from two of the UK organisations involved: the Construction Industry Computing Association (CICA) and its parent, the NCC. According to NCC’s Michael Gough, there has been: “a complete rethink of CICA’s offering and business model to ensure that we continue …

AEC, CICA, Construction Industry Computing Association, extranet, UK, United Construction IT

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Apr 10 2007

From SaaS to ‘Webware’ (2)

By Paul Wilkinson in Blogs, Collaboration, Internet, Marketing, SaaS
10 April 2007

Since my pre-Easter post regarding Phil Wainewright’s suggestion to rename Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ‘Webware’, he says there has been some further debate, and he has started a poll. At 4pm GMT today, 69 votes had been cast and the leader was ‘webware’, gathering as much votes as ‘SaaS’ and ‘On-demand’ combined. (PS: If you are a …

ASPnews.com, on-demand, Phil Wainewright, SaaS, Software-as-a-Service, Webware

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Apr 10 2007

Salesforce.com acquires Koral

By Paul Wilkinson in Collaboration, Internet, Marketing, SaaS
10 April 2007

In November and December 2006, I was talking about Koral, a content collaboration business set up by Mark Suster (former CEO of UK construction collaboration technology vendor BuildOnline) and two BO colleagues. Today, the Koral blog says Koral has been acquired by Salesforce.com – adding: “Our entire [nine-strong] team has joined salesforce.com to lead the content management …