In May 2011, I wrote about RICS Contract Administrator, a web-based service provided by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for managing JCT contract processes. At the time, the RICS told me take-up of the tool was mostly be small and medium-sized firms as larger firms tended to have other systems, and many users still apparently preferred …
Tag: construction collaboration technology
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Nov 12 2012
Adobe Acrobat XI – from a construction collaboration viewpoint
I have had a love-hate relationship with the portable document format (PDF) over the years. For a long time, while appreciating its growing ubiquity for many office-based purposes, I still found it less then perfect when we were talking about sharing and, more importantly, collaborating upon documents in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector. …
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Nov 09 2012
Trimble Buildings pushes SaaS, BIM and whole lifecycle approach
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 …
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Nov 05 2012
Another Aconex appointment
Is Melbourne, Australia-based SaaS construction collaboration technology vendor Aconex gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO)? Well, judging from the calibre of the executives it is recruiting, it is certainly making sure that it has some heavy hitters with relevant domain experience. The latest appointment (announced today) sees Patricia Cuthbert join as vice president …
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Oct 16 2012
Aconex appoints new US general manager
Melbourne, Australia-based SaaS collaboration vendor Aconex has announced the appointment of Frank Kopas as general manager of its North American operations, which have been expanding in recent years. Kopas is described as: “a veteran of the enterprise software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry segments, [who] brings more than 20 years of strategic and operational sales experience to Aconex.” He …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2012/10/aconex-appoints-new-us-general-manager/
Oct 15 2012
neXadyne offers document control training as an RTO
According to a news release from neXadyne, the Training Accreditation Council in Western Australia has granted approval for neXadyne Pty Ltd to operate as a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). This follows the launch of the company’s document control courses in February 2012 (post) – an area where SaaS document collaboration vendor Aconex is also active …
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Oct 15 2012
BIM, SaaS and mobile driving Newforma developments
Once scathing of the attractions of Software-as-a-Service, Newforma is now actively embracing the cloud, SaaS, BIM and mobile, and eyeing potential social media ideas for future product development. Last week I learned more about Newforma, developer of the enterprise-based Newforma Project Center application and now a recent entrant to the Software-as-a-Service collaboration space with its …
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Oct 12 2012
McLaren announces latest FusionLive Release
McLaren Software’s recent announcement of its private cloud offering for enterprise-class engineering document management (see previous post) has been quickly followed by the launch of the latest release of its Software-as-a-Service FusionLive collaboration offering. The release is the first major update since McLaren absorbed the former AEC-focused CTSpace business in late 2011, and includes over …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2012/10/mclaren-announces-latest-fusionlive-release/
Oct 04 2012
ProjectCentre acquired by RIB Software
Sydney, Australia-based SaaS construction software developer ProjectCentre has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by the German technical ERP and BIM software business RIB Software AG. The announcement was made on Sunday 30 September, and is RIB’s second acquisition in under a month. RIB expanding through M&A On 11 September RIB announced the purchase (also for an …
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