Source: Newforma
Vico Software and Newforma Announce Partnership
Leading Construction Industry Software Vendors to Integrate Products Using the Associated General Contractors' agcXML Specification
BOULDER, CO and MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwire - September 24, 2009) - Vico Software, the leader in 5D Virtual
Construction, and Newforma®, a
software company addressing the project information management (PIM) needs
of architecture, engineering and construction firms, have announced a
partnership to jointly develop product integration between their 5D-BIM and
PIM solutions. The partnership will utilize, as its strategic basis, the
agcXML schema for open data exchange between Vico Office and Newforma®
Project Center to execute requests for information (RFIs) and to coordinate
the change management process.
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) developed agcXML as a
framework to facilitate the reliable exchange of digital project data for
construction. "Allowing professionals to openly share key project
information will deliver enormous efficiencies and savings for architects,
engineers, contractors and project owners," says AGC Chief Executive
Officer Stephen Sandherr. "Partnerships like this are essential to
converting the promise of improved data exchange efficiencies into a
reality that saves the construction industry millions of dollars every
year."
Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell welcomes the opportunity to
partner with Vico Software to provide closed-loop work processes for all
members of the AEC project team through a product integration strategy
based on the agcXML specification. "The need to share project information
more openly to meet the transparency requirements of integrated project
delivery, or IPD, demands a new approach to the role that RFIs and change
orders play in the design and construction process. These processes need to
transition away from being the tools of adversaries that have traditionally
been used to claim extras into being vehicles for the timely communication
of rich building information that facilitates decision-making by a shared
accountability team."
"Partnering with Newforma to link upstream project delivery workflows with
our Virtual Construction solutions will provide real value for our
customers," says Vico Software Chief Executive Officer Mark Sawyer. "Our joint implementation
of the agcXML schema as a common framework will allow us to tie the
transactional information being captured in Newforma Project Center to our
Vico Office suite to quickly determine the cost and schedule impact of
changes."
About the Associated General Contractors of America
AGC is a full-service national trade association with a network of chapters
representing more than 33,000 leading firms in the industry, including
general contractors, specialty contractors, service providers and
suppliers. For more information about AGC visit www.agc.org. For more
information about agcXML, visit
http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org/index.php/projects/activeprojects/24.
About Vico Software
Vico Software, Inc. provides software and services to the building
construction industry. Building owners, general contractors and
construction managers use Vico software and services to reduce risk, manage
costs and optimize schedules on complex building projects. Vico's 5D
Virtual Construction solutions pioneered the category of BIM for
construction, and they remain the industry's most integrated approach to
coordination, quantity takeoff, cost estimation, project scheduling and
production control. The new Vico Office product suite
continues this tradition, making it possible to leverage many important BIM
file formats such as Autodesk Revit, Tekla, ArchiCAD, and IFC. The benefits
of Vico solutions and services have been proven on hundreds of building
projects to date. For more about Vico Software, visit www.vicosoftware.com,
or phone +1 978-882-0170.
About Newforma
Newforma is a software company serving architecture, engineering and
construction (AEC) organizations worldwide, and the owners they serve. Its
mission is to develop and market project information management (PIM)
solutions which improve responsiveness to clients, mitigate risk,
streamline project execution, raise productivity and facilitate integrated
project delivery (IPD). Newforma® Project Center, Newforma's flagship
product, is the industry's first comprehensive PIM solution to organize and
share project information, drive accountability, raise transparency and
streamline project delivery processes. Newforma Project Center is currently
implemented on over 200,000 projects in industry-leading AEC firms. For
more information about Newforma, visit www.newforma.com, or phone +1
603-625-6212.
© 2009 Newforma, Inc. Newforma is a registered trademark of Newforma,
Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other brands or
products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders and should be treated as such.
Contact Information: Contacts:
Kelly Murray
+1 978-597-3377
Holly Allison
+1 978-882-0170 x118