In January 2017, Reading, Berkshire, UK-based Idox, parent company of engineering document management software provider McLaren Software, launched a new mobile app, OnSite, which it claimed was the first of its kind, giving building control officers (professionals responsible for enforcement of building regulations in the UK) remote access to documents and information. Users of the app (Apple iOS …
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Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2017/08/idox-launches-mobile-building-control-app/
Sep 17 2015
Think Project! targets France
Germany’s AEC SaaS leader think project! expands into the French collaboration market, acquiring a majority stake in PLM specialist Lascom AEC. Munich, Germany-based construction collaboration Software-as-a-Service technology provider think project! has acquired a 60% stake (deal value not disclosed) in Lascom AEC – said to be France’s market leader in product lifecycle management (PLM) and cross-enterprise collaboration (CEC). …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2015/09/think-project-targets-france/
Feb 17 2015
No post-recession bounce for Idox EIM
McLaren Software, the engineering information management (EIM) division of Berkshire, UK-based Idox plc, had a fairly flat financial performance in the year to 31 October 2014, according to Idox’s annual report and accounts published last month. McLaren’s EIM division is best-known in this blog as the provider of FusionLive (formerly CTSpace and, before that, BuildOnline – among …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2015/02/no-post-recession-bounce-for-idox-eim/
May 21 2014
Marketing moves at McLaren
Further to the marketing moves I mentioned in April, McLaren Software has been making more changes to make its engineering information management (EIM) business more responsive to the needs of its different types of customers, appointing news sales and marketing personnel and creating teams dedicated to each of its key markets – on-premise engineering document …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2014/05/marketing-moves-at-mclaren/
Jul 10 2013
McLaren appoints Houston-based SVP
Idox plc subsidiary and engineering document control and project collaboration solutions vendor McLaren Software has announced it has appointed Bill Stephenson as Senior VP of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations overseeing global sales, professional services and customer support. He joins McLaren from IHS, where he was VP of Sales, Global – Energy Technical Analytics, responsible …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2013/07/mclaren-appoints-houston-based-svp/
May 16 2013
Mclaren launches CAFM Explorer OnAir
The Facilities Show is at the NEC in Birmingham, UK this week (last day today) – a good place for firms to make announcements to their FM audiences. This week, for example, McLaren Software – describing itself as a provider of “engineering document control, project collaboration and CAFM (computer aided facilities management) solutions” – has …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2013/05/mclaren-launches-cafm-explorer-onair/
Apr 11 2013
Idox acquires Artesys to grow McLaren EDMS operation
Idox Group, the parent company of engineering document control and construction collaboration and CAFM business McLaren Software, has today announced the £2m (€2.4m) acquisition of French engineering document management (EDMS) specialists Artesys International. Founded in 2000, based in Rennes, Artesys provides engineering document control solutions and applications supporting the efficient and safe operation of processing …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2013/04/idox-acquires-artesys-to-grow-mclaren-edms-operation/
Feb 14 2013
Kahootz – targeting generic collaboration in public sector
A Google Alerts pointed me to a recently posted SlideShare presentation about project extranets from Berkshire, UK-based Kahootz. The business highlights how the architecture, engineering and construction industry has been using online collaboration for a decade or more, and urges more organisations to follow suit. However, Kahootz is not aimed expressly at the AEC sector …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2013/02/kahootz-targeting-generic-collaboration-in-public-sector/
Feb 07 2013
Reflections on the 4Projects acquisition
Having had a couple of days to research and reflect on yesterdays’s announcement of Viewpoint’s acquisition of 4Projects (post) and to discuss it with industry friends, I thought I’d try to sum up a few strands. Deal background While Viewpoint CEO Jay Haladay was somewhat coy about the the funding and terms of the deal …
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Dec 18 2012
Meeting McLaren: talking FM and mobile in 2013
Yesterday I travelled to London Gatwick Airport and the nearby offices of FMx, the facilities management software business acquired by McLaren Software‘s parent company Idox plc in October (post). The visit included an update on McLaren’s financial performance, an introduction to CAFM Explorer, and discussion of future plans for this business as it is progressively rebranded …
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