This Tuesday, Vectorworks, Inc. announced the 2020 release of Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals, as well as 2020 versions of Vision and Braceworks. This newest release brings improved software performance, quality enhancements and new data-driven workflows.
In an interview with Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar, he spoke of the areas that Vectorworks addresses in the 2020 release. “Data and usability are the cornerstones of this year’s product line enhancements,” said Dr. Sarkar.
With Employee Hub employees get instant access to pay stubs, 1095’Cs, and W-2s online. And, it’s integrated with ComputerEase.
Pete Mann, SVP of Corporate Development for Deltek, spoke with AECCafe Voice this week about Deltek’s acquisition of ComputerEase, a company that is known as a standard in construction accounting, project management, and field management software for contractors. Deltek is a global provider of software and solutions for project based businesses. The announcement was made on Monday, August 12th.
According to company materials, over 6,000 contractors in North America use ComputerEase’s integrated construction solutions, offered on-premise or in the cloud, for streamlining all aspects of their businesses. Founded in 1983, ComputerEase software includes job costing, construction accounting, project management, field management and other add-ons, including fleet and asset management, as well as certified payroll – which address the concerns specific to construction industry businesses. ComputerEase is valued for its scalable approach to construction.
For decades, Deltek has offered award-winning solutions to A&E firms of all sizes. With the combination of Deltek + ComputerEase, the company secures its place in the construction industry, adding to its powerful portfolio of solutions for architects, engineers and construction firms. The end result will be rather an end-to-end approach to AEC firms across the board who are looking to coordinate their workflows.
James Kotronis, Founder & CEO, KOTRONIS Consulting, commented on the recent partnership between Kotronis and Dassault Systèmes and why they work primarily with Dassault in an interview with AECCafe Voice. In the following video, he provided insights into the relationship between the two companies at the Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE FORUM. A look at the new database driven approach to the Cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform as opposed to the traditional file based approach offers great advantage to the AEC industry.
Bentley Systems hosted its Spring Update Conference Call this week about the progress of the company, with a focus on Digital Twin technology. In addition were two product announcements and the acquisition of Keynetix, a UK-headquartered provider of cloud-based software for capturing, visualizing, modeling, and sharing of geotechnical data.
With OpenSite Designer, users can create intelligent 3D models for civil site projects complete with site information, terrain data, parking lots, building pads, driveways, sidewalk, parcel layout and related site features.
The Birmingham, UK company, Juniper Systems Limited announced the release of two new rugged handheld computers, each the third generation in their respective product lines. The new Allegro 3™ Rugged Handheld Computer is designed for applications requiring full alpha-numeric keyboard input, while the new Archer 3™ Rugged HandheldComputer is ideal for single-handed data entry use. Both products were designed for data-intensive applications and are now running on the Android® operating system.
Unfortunately, climate change is occurring at such a rapid rate that technology is racing to keep up with it. The built environment currently accounts for 40% of the world’s energy use, meaning buildings and cities have the potential to make the biggest impact in reducing carbon emissions globally.
Huw Roberts, CEO, GRAPHISOFT, spoke with AECCafe Voice about the latest restructuring of GRAPHISOFT and his new role as CEO of the company. Congratulations to Mr. Roberts and to GRAPHISOFT's former CEO Viktor Várkonyi. in his new role heading up the new Planning and Design Division.
Don Davies, vice president of North American Sales and Application Engineering at DP Technology Corp., spoke with AECCafe Voice about DP Technology and their CAM/CAD system, which has been around for 36 years. AECCafe CEO Sanjay Gangal conducted a video interview at SolidWorks World with DP Technology’s Vytas Cijunelis, Midwest Operations Manager that is available below.
Digital Twins – are they taking the AEC technology world by storm? IDC recently noted that by 2020, 30% of global 2000 companies will be using data from Digital Twins to improve organizational productivity by as much as 25%.
According to the 2018 Gartner Hype Cycle, Digital Twin is a trend that is now approaching the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” and is estimated to hit the “Plateau of Productivity” within 5 to 10 years. Image courtesy of Gartner, Inc.
