Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Horizontal Systems, a provider of innovative cloud-based Building Information Modeling (BIM) collaboration solutions for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Autodesk’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 (which ends
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Today OpenGeo, the leader in open source geospatial technology, completed Phase II development for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA) SFpark project asset management system. SFpark uses geospatial and sensory technology to collect and distributes real-time parking availability information to drivers. It also uses this data to regularly update meter and garage pricing to
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
With the opening of its latest office in Dubai, Esri continues to expand its international network of offices and distributorships, further demonstrating its commitment to supporting the user community. The primary focus of the Dubai office, which is responsible for the first Esri ArcGIS Technology Hub outside the United States, is to help the distributor
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
King County, Washington, the nation’s fourteenth most-populous county and home to Microsoft, Amazon.com, Boeing, and Starbucks, has signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri to better support the county’s geographic information system (GIS) programs and initiatives. The majority of King County’s departments have used Esri’s ArcGIS software for many years to improve operations and the
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
URISA is pleased to announce the results of its latest salary survey for GIS professionals. The 2011 publication has been further expanded and includes a much wider-range of detailed information. Additions include more job titles and information pertaining to the increase/decrease of department size, professional certification, specific technical skills and soft skills and salary information.
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Dispatching Solutions, inc. has been chosen by Deere and Company to supply a full suite of software solutions and GPS-based asset tracking units to John Deere dealers worldwide. The DSi software suite integrates with Deere Corporate systems and local dealership data to provide improved scheduling efficiency and enhanced customer service experiences for service and transportation operations
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
In keeping with Rolta’s focus on providing enterprise-level solutions that are built around Rolta’s intellectual property, Rolta International announced today that it has added a new set of solutions and services to its portfolio of offerings that integrates the Rolta OneView™ Operational Analytics suite with software from P2 Energy Solutions (P2). Based in Denver, P2 provides
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
In the inaugural Cisco® Global Cloud Index (2010 – 2015) issued today, Cisco estimates global cloud computing traffic will grow 12-fold from 130 exabytes to reach a total of 1.6 zettabytes annually by 2015, a 66 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR. One zettabyte is equal to a sextillion bytes or a trillion gigabytes―1.6 zettabytes
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
New research providing critical information about how climate change is affecting Australia’s Pacific island neighbours and East Timor has been released today by the Australian Government’s Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP). The landmark, peer-reviewed publication, Climate Change in the Pacific: Scientific Assessment and New Research, presents the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date of climate
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
GRAPHISOFT VP of Business Development Miklos Szovenyi-Lux and Vice President of NCME Li Yanqiang signed the Memorandum setting out the terms of their strategic partnership. NCME and GS agree to establish a NCME-GRAPHISOFT Strategic Partnership Program with the objective to promote and implement Building Information Modeling (BIM) to strengthen the design capabilities of NCME, the brand
