DLT Solutions has secured a position on a 10-year blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Defense to provide Autodesk software products to DoD and other government customers. Technology can support agencies in computer-aided design, product data management, computer-aided engineering and manufacturing, building information modeling and 3D printing tasks, DLT said Thursday.
Read More »Army Plans to Award Master Planning Architect & Engineering Support Contracts in May
The U.S. Army intends to award in May up to 10 potential five-year contracts worth $94.5M combined for master planning architect and engineering support services to support the Army Corps of Engineers Europe District’s plans to construct military and other related facilities. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday said the military branch plans to award a minimum of three indefinite-delivery contracts for such services in support of the Army Corps of Engineers Europe District.
Samsung Electronics America Configures Wearable Tech With Emergency Dispatch Apps
Samsung Electronics America has unveiled a line of computer-aided dispatch applications for wearable devices to help first responders stay connected during emergency missions. The company said Wednesday it integrated its Galaxy smartwatches with apps such as Northrop Grumman’s CommandPoint, CentralSquare Technologies’ Field Ops, Caliber Public Safety’s PocketCop and Tyler Technologies’ New …
Read More »Northrop, RapidSOS to Integrate Emergency Tech Platforms for First Responders
Northrop Grumman and RapidSOS have partnered to integrate the companies’ emergency technology platforms in an effort to help first responders determine the location of distressed callers who use smartphones and other connected devices. The partnership seeks to combine RapidSOS’ Next-Generation 911 Clearinghouse system with Northrop’s suite of computer-aided dispatch products that include CommandPoint CAD, Northrop said …
Read More »Massachusetts Police Tap Motorola Solutions Command Center Software
Motorola Solutions supplied its command and analytics software for the recently inaugurated Real-Time Analysis Center of the Springfield, Mass. police force. The company said Thursday its CommandCentral Aware software is designed to help provide a comprehensive operational picture for first responders through the aggregation of real-time information from several sources of …
Read More »Xerox PARC to Collaborate With Siemens, 2 Universities on DARPA’s Design Modeling Tool Devt Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected a team composed of Xerox’s PARC subsidiary, Siemens, Georgia Tech and Michigan State University to build digital modeling tools designed to transform manufacturing processes through the TRAansformative DESign program. DARPA’s TRADES program seeks to further develop computer-aided design software to fabricate complex objects …
Read More »CODY Systems named $50,000 Top Diamond Sponsor of FBINAA Conference
CODY Systems has been named top Diamond Sponsor of the 50th Annual FBI National Academy Associates National Conference in Philadelphia, PA July 26-29. This year marks a milestone as the 50th anniversary of the conference, as Diamond Sponsor CODY systems makes a sizable contribution of $50,000 to benefit the Eastern …
Read More »Eric Spiegel: Siemens to Connect Cincinnati Tech School Students with Manufacturing Software
Siemens has awarded a $66.8 million software grant to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for access to the company’s product lifecycle management softwar The college’s Center for Innovative Technologies will use the in-kind software donation for its mechanical engineering and industrial design programs, Siemens announced Wednesday. “Manufacturing is the …
Read More »Autodesk Expands BIM Portfolio with Product Updates, Acquisitions; Amar Hanspal Comments
Autodesk has announced a new update to its product portfolio for construction, engineering and architecture as the company seeks to meet the demands of the information modeling industry. The updates revealed at the Autodesk University 2013 user conference in Las Vegas this week seek to complement the full lifecycle of …
Read More »Autodesk to Buy Assets of Engineering Firm Graitec; Amar Hanspal Comments
Autodesk Inc. has reached an agreement with shareholders of France-based engineering company Graitec to buy the steel and concrete businesses of the company, among others, for an undisclosed amount. Autodesk intends to consolidate Graitec’s technology into its building information analysis and modeling services for engineers, detailers, fabricators and contractors, Autodesk …
Read More »Autodesk Launches Building Layout Software and Applications; Amar Hanspal Comments
Autodesk has rolled out a new platform that works to automate architectural points in computer-aided design and building information modeling applications. The company recently acquired the technology assets of Get The Point for an undisclosed sum in a move aimed at growing Autodesk’s construction software portfolio, Autodesk said Wednesday. Point …
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