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aecinfocus The Expesite solution allows clients to manage projects throughout the entire lifecycle of a location. Documents and data Figure 3. When using Expesite, all team members have 24/7 access to information generated about all projects and site locations. in the initial build process are used continuously for future remodeling and reimaging projects. Expesite has a simple licensing structure. The company charges a monthly fee that allows an unlimited amount of users to access an unlimited number of projects. Figure 4. Newforma Project Center manages communication about project information through Newforma Info Exchange, a Web Services application that runs on an architecture firm’s own network. Newforma www.newforma.com Newforma Project Center is project-information management software designed to streamline project execution without requiring changes to the technology environment and processes currently in place. Unlike document-management systems, Project Center organizes all project information, including project e-mail, without requiring that data be tagged and moved to yet another data repository. For easy searching, the solution indexes all project information, current or archived, located on any of the firm’s file servers. Often described as “the Google desktop for AEC,” Newforma Project Center’s search capabilities are a draw for architecture firm Hart Howerton. “Newforma Search is a really powerful timesaver, and the brilliant part about it is that we were able to take advantage of search without any change to our project files and without any disruption of our ongoing project work,” said Adrian Doheny, project manager at Hart Howerton. In addition, Newforma Project Center integrates with Microsoft Office Outlook to help file project e-mail without leaving Outlook and with only one or two clicks. Unlike extranet collaboration sites that duplicate files already stored on a firm’s internal file server and charge by the amount of data stored, Newforma Project Center manages communication about project information through Newforma Info Exchange, a Web services application that runs on a firm’s own network and provides complete logging and tracking of all notifications and downloads related to transmittals, submittals, or other file sharing (figure 4). More than 50 design firms ranging in size from 40 to 2,500 employees are currently managing more than 7,000 projects in Newforma Project Center. The software is installed on servers on firms’ networks and is licensed on a per-user/ per-annum basis. WebArchives www.webarchives.com The WebArchives digital-asset–management platform, iDAM, lets a global array of users share images, assets, and information. iDAM is cost effective, reliable, and Internet based. It can be deployed quickly and maintained and extended easily. Organizations using iDAM to manage the global search and retrieval of their enterprise assets are creating digitalasset communities for their employees, consultants, and clients. The iDAM Client Access and Intranet Modules allow users to easily share select files, drawings, images, and job data in a flexible and secure browser-based setting. Separate user, group, and job-asset permission sets enable project teams to manage what and how information is shared with the appropriate audience. The built-in permissions can be integrated via Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to existing enterprise applications. iDAM tools are available as hosted software or as a stand-alone server environment. c H. Edward Goldberg, AIA, NCARB, is a practicing licensed architect and AEC industry analyst. Ed’s full-length book, AutoCAD Architecture 2008: A Comprehensive Tutorial (Prentice Hall, www.prenhall.com) is now available. His new Revit Architecture book will be available in winter 2007. Visit www.hegra.com for more information or e-mail h.e.goldberg@verizon.net. 49 www.cadalyst.com | cadalyst | October 2007 http://www.newforma.com http://www.webarchives.com http://www.prenhall.com http://www.hegra.org http://www.cadalyst.com

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Contents Editor's Window Cad Central Tech Trends: First-Hand Architecture in Second Life Rev It Up — Graphics Cards Pack Power for Today’s Hottest Designs TurboCAD Pro 14 — 3D Modeling Software SimEnterprise R2 — Design Simulation Software CADopia 6.2 SP3 Professional Edition — 2D and 3D Modeling Software Cad Manager: Programming Resources for CAD Managers MCAD Modeling: Customer Service Horror Stories PLM Strategies: Manufacturing Across Time Zones AEC in Focus: Digital-Asset Management in AEC/O Cad Cartoon Issue Indexes Cadfidential

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