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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 ...

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Bentley AutoPlant V8i now supports 64-bit Windows

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Randall Newton

The market leader for AutoCAD-compatible plant design also adds new working modes, an updated user interface, and more. Bentley Systems ...

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Architectural technologists to gather for SmartGeometry 2011 in Copenhagen

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Randall Newton

Conference started as a Bentley event, but is now run by volunteers. Registration is now open for SmartGeometry 2011, an ...

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New Tekla BIM viewer is good, but not what AEC desperately needs

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Randall Newton

BIM has enough proprietary viewers but too few interoperability options. And where are the AEC iPad viewers? Structural engineering software ...

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Parasolid tops 3.5 million users

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Randall Newton

Almost every CAD/CAD/CAE vendor is a Siemens PLM customer. Siemens PLM Software today announced that sales of its Parasolid 3D ...

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Impatient progress: Abu Dhabi hopes to build its own future

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Kathleen Maher

The oil-rich Emirates seek opportunities in manufacturing, aerospace, building and infrastructure. Kathleen Maher reports from the new center of investment. ...

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The P&P Industry Shows the Others How

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Kathleen Maher

CAD competitors have been struggling with the co-op-ompetition model. Meanwhile, the Process & Power industries are working out data exchange and collaboration because the customers demand it.

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New Bentley Products Represent Victory for iRING User Group

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Randall Newton

Three new Bentley products support the iRING standards for real-time interoperability for plant engineering data models. The iRING Users Group, ...

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Autodesk releases Plant Design Suite 2011

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Kathleen Maher

Autodesk has updated its Plant Design Suite as it continutes its fierce tang of co-ompetition with Bentley Systems

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Hexagon Eyes Disruptive Opportunities in $2.1 Billion Acquisition of Intergraph

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Randall Newton

The Swedish congolerate plans a go-to-market strategy of laser scan for full-time plant and asset analysis, using Intergraph software as ...