Bentley Inspired by Infrastructure

Bentley Inspired by Infrastructure

Nov 4, 2013 | Hot Topics

Bentley Systems’ Be Inspired awards felt different this year. It’s always a showcase of tough, complex infrastructure problems like righting the Costa Concordia, bringing clean water to underserved populations, or building a massive rail structure under a...
Autodesk’s Dynamo changes conceptual design

Autodesk’s Dynamo changes conceptual design

Oct 22, 2013 | Hot Topics

Have you ever sat though a 4+ hour meeting? You get kinda dozey, right? That happened to me a few weeks ago as I was listening to Autodesk’s investor day presentations. It was long, there were interesting bits, but …. Then SVP Amar Hanspal showed a little...
Bentley expands offshore offering with MOSES

Bentley expands offshore offering with MOSES

Oct 3, 2013 | Hot Topics

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of work on how the offshore industry does design and analysis (more about that soon, I hope) and have a deep appreciation for what goes into the design, fabrication, transportation and installation of these mammoth structures....
Trimble adds more automation to the job site

Trimble adds more automation to the job site

Jun 20, 2013 | Hot Topics

Have you ever wondered how a construction site works? It’s much more complicated  — and way higher-tech — than most people realize. Trimble has been on a mission over the last 5 years or so to bring technology to the job site, since that’s...
Trimble adds more automation to the job site

Earnings update, AEC edition — a mixed bag

Jun 3, 2013 | Hot Topics

This earnings season has been incredibly busy and I have fallen far, far behind in summarizing the highlights. To try to catch up a bit, I’ll be grouping these companies by general product category for you, since that’s so much more useful than chronologically by...
Trimble adds more automation to the job site

DS reports OK Q1, adds FE-DESIGN & Archividéo

Apr 25, 2013 | Hot Topics

Dassault Systèmes’ earnings announcements are usually a welter of numbers, currencies, products, markets and geographies. Today, DS threw two acquisitions into the mix, too. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s see what it all means. DS reports that the March...
Myanmar highlights infrastructure opportunity

Myanmar highlights infrastructure opportunity

Apr 12, 2013 | Hot Topics

A fascinating article caught my eye earlier this week; it perfectly sums up all that is wrong with our infrastructure and the significant benefits if only we could summon the will (and cash) to fix it. The country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has suffered...
Trimble adds more automation to the job site

Bentley ‘hits stride’ and $550m in revenue

Mar 27, 2013 | Hot Topics

Bentley Systems today gave a glimpse into how the company fared in 2012 and what it thinks 2013 will hold. Bentley is privately held so this disclosure is unusual but, as CEO Greg Bentley told us, his customers prefer a company without drama. It would appear that they...
Myanmar highlights infrastructure opportunity

P3: Infrastructure wave of the future?

Mar 11, 2013 | Hot Topics

Imagine you’re a town manager with aging infrastructure and a growing population: How do you build enough schools to meet projected demand? Boost the capacity of your water and wastewater treatment facilities? Revamp bridges that now carry twice as much traffic...