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Big data meets big infrastructure as Bentley acquires Ivara

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Randall Newton

The deal will beef up Bentley’s existing asset performance management portfolio. Ivara technology is used extensively in asset-intensive organizations including ...

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Aveva teases customers with new plant design product vision

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Randall Newton

Details are slim but the track record suggests a bold initiative that will blend engineering data with point clouds, with ...

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BuiltWorks 3.1 increases SolidWorks utility for plant design

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Randall Newton

New interoperability with plant design systems from Aveva, Bentley, and Intergraph. Only five months after a major update, SolidACE has ...

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Intergraph releases SmartPlant P&ID ISO 15926 Export Utility

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Randall Newton

ISO 15926 is the foundation of a semantic web for process and power plant design and operations. Its support by ...

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SmartGeometry 2012 keynotes to explore digital interplay of space and material

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Randall Newton

Back in the US after two years in Europe, SmartGeometry will gather innovators in architecture, design, and structural engineering to ...

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Apple acquires 3D mapping company C3 Technologies on the sly

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Kathleen Maher

It may be about relying less on Google, but Apple isn’t the only company building a GIS portfolio. Build or ...

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ParaCloud takes generative architecture beyond gearheads

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Randall Newton

New GEM 5 extends the ability to generate complex 3D models without scripting or complicated diagrams. The output can be ...

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Trimble clears final hurdle in Tekla acquisition

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Randall Newton

Stockholders vote overwhelmingly for Trimble bid. Autodesk, Bentley, and Nemetschek now have a stronger competitor in structural engineering. Trimble has ...

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Bentley Power Geopak wins Michigan DOT benchmark

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Randall Newton

The Bentley suite will replace CaiCE; AutoCAD Civil 3D was the other software in the competitive assessment. The Michigan Department ...

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New Bentley apps opens AEC data to broader business use

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Randall Newton

An ODBC driver opens AEC data to Excel, Crystal Reports, and other products. Other apps extend AEC data beyond design ...