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10constructionsoftwarecompaniestoknow
DavidIngham,May30th,2009
Nowmaynotseemlikethetimetomakesignificantcapitalinvestments,
butspendingonspecialisedconstructionsoftwarecanhelptrimcosts.
Herearetensoftwareproviderstoknow.
1Aconex
Helpingtocombatthecostofpaperdocumentsandthelimitationsofemail,
Aconexprovidesawebbasedsystemformanagingprojectinformationsuchas
drawings,documents,tendersandcorrespondence.
Tohelppreventdisputesanddelays,thesystemmaintainsacompleteaudittrailofwhodidwhatandwhen,allowing
contractorsandprojectmanagerstotrackkeydeliverablesandidentifybottlenecksbeforetheyimpactschedules.
PeterHedlund,generalmanager,AconexMiddleEast,says:Effectivecollaborationbetweenpartiesiswhatkeepsaprojecton
track.OntheDubaiMetrodevelopment,forexample,morethan250organisationsfrom20countriesareusingAconexto
collaborate.
Morethan500projectsintheGulfregionand6000worldwide,areusingAconex,includingdevelopmentssuchasDubai
SportsCityandTheLagoonsinDubai,YasIslandandAlRahaBeachinAbuDhabi,andReefIslandandDowntownAlAreenin
Bahrain.
ThecompanyhasofficesintheUAE,Bahrain,Qatar,OmanandSaudiArabia.
www.aconex.com
2Causeway
Causewaysdesign,cost,financialsupplychainandenterprisecontentmanagementsolutionscatertotheneedsofthe
constructionindustry.Itscostmanagementandfinancialmanagementsystemshelporganisationsminimiserisk,controlcost
andincreaseprofits.
Causewaysenterprisecontentmanagementsolutionshelpcompaniesgainbettercontroloverinformationrelatingtoprojects,
departmentsandentireorganisations.Thecompanyssupplychainmanagementsolutionshelpconstructionfirmscontrolcosts
andincreaseprofitmarginsthroughoutthetenderingprocess.
CausewaywasselectedbycivilengineeringcompanyCerbarco,toimplementtheCausewayProjectAccountingSoftwareSuite
intheMiddleEast.OtherprojectsonwhichitisusedareBahrainFormulaOneRacingCircuit,CitibankHeadquartersandthe
Seefflyovers.
www.causeway.com
3CMCS
CMCSoffersPPMIS,aportfolioandprojectmanagementsolutionthathelpscompanieskeeptrackofprojectprogress.The
systemcentralisesallprojectinformation,includingschedules,costsanddocuments,sothatinformationisreadilyavailable
whenneededbytheuser.Amongstthoseexpectedtobenefitfromthesystemare:developersandowners,financialpartners,
projectmanagementfirms,surveyors,consultants,contractorsandsuppliers.Thecompanyscustomerlistincludesregional
developers,projectmanagers,consultantsandcontractors.
www.cmcs.ae
4ConstructionComputerSoftware(CCS)
CandyConstructionEstimatingandProjectControlsystemisasoftwareapplicationforthecostmanagementandplanningof
allconstructionprojects.Thesystemintegratesallfunctionsandstagesoftheconstructionprocess,fromestimatingthroughto
tenderawardandultimately,finalaccount.Candyisentirelyfocusedonanddesignedforconstructionitisnotasetof
relationaldatabasespressedontoconstructionpeople.Developedover30yearsthroughaninteractiveandconsultativeprocess
withtheindustry,Candymanagesthenumerouslinksbetweenallfunctionsandallthepeopleinconstructioninasystemic
way.
www.ccsgulf.com
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5Primavera
OraclesubsidiaryPrimavera,providesprojectportfoliomanagementsolutionsfortheengineeringandconstructionindustry.P6,
thelatestiterationofthecompanysflagshipsoftware,isanintegratedprojectportfoliomanagementsolutionthatcomprises
rolespecificfunctionalitytosatisfyeachteammembersneeds,responsibilitiesandskills.
www.primavera.com
Clickheretoreadmore.
6RedSkyIT
RedSkyITprovidesspecialistsoftwaresolutionstoeachpartoftheconstructionsectorsupplychain,fromarchitects,
engineersandconsultantstocontractorsofallsizeandtype.Thecompanyhasmorethan30yearsexperiencedelivering
solutionstotheUKmarketandhassupplieditssoftwaretotopconstructioncompaniesintheMiddleEast.RedSkyoffersa
rangeofsolutionsunderitsSummit,ProgressionandInformateproductlines,coveringcontractfinancialaccounts,estimating
andtendering,projectaccounting,serviceandmaintenancemanagement,housebuilderoperationalcontrol,contentand
documentmanagementandelectronicpurchasing.TheSummitproductsareavailableonasoftwareasaservicebasis,where
customerspaymonthlyfeestousethesoftwareovertheinternet.
www.redskyit.com
7Sage
SageConstructionispartofSageGroup,aUKbasedbusinessmanagementsupplier.Theconstructionsoftwaredivision
providessoftwareandservicesthathelpwithfinancialandoperationalmanagement,contracthandlingandestimating,cost
planningandpostcontractvaluations.
Ithastwoflagshiplines:SageTimberlineOfficesoftware,whichprovidesstreamlinedfinancialandoperationssolutionsand
SageMasterBuilder,whichlinksallphasesoftheconstructioncycleestimating,production,accounting,andanalysis.Sage
acquiredTektonlastyear,addingEVisionasetofmodulesdesignedtohandlecontractandprojectmanagement.
www.sage.co.uk
8Tekla
TeklaStructuresisbuildinginformationmodelingsoftwarethatenablesthecreationandmanagementofdetailed3Dstructural
modelsregardlessofmaterialorstructuralcomplexity.Teklamodelscanbeusedtocovertheentirebuildingprocessfrom
conceptualdesigntofabrication,erectionandconstructionmanagement.
TeklaStructurescanbeusedtointerfacewithotherexistingapplications,oronitsownasaplatformtodevelopacustomisable
internalsolution.Itsopenplatformsupportsinteroperabilityandstandardisation.Examplesofstandardformatssupportedby
TeklaStructuresareIFC,CIS/2,SDNFandDSTV.
ExamplesofproprietaryformatssupportedbyTeklaStructuresareDWG,DXFandDGN.Thesoftwareslatestversion,Tekla
Structures15,allowsmoreintuitivemodellinganddetailing,creatingbetterdrawingsandotheroutput,aswellasimproving
projectcollaboration,managementanddeliverythroughenhancedinteroperability.Inaddition,a64bitversionofTekla
Structures15isavailablethatallowstacklingofevenbiggerprojectsthanbefore.www.tekla.com/ae
9SoftTech
SoftTechisanIndiabasedcompanythatdevelopssoftwarefortheengineering,architecturalandconstructionsectors.Itis
presentintheMiddleEastthroughpartnersinSharjahandOman.Tohelpconstructioncompaniesbettermanageoperations,
SofttechhasdevelopedOpticon,anenterpriseresourceplanningsystem.
Itisdesignedformodularimplementation,whichhelpsreducedeploymenttimeandallowsadditionalmodulestobeadded
quicklytoexistingones.Oncedeployedatheadoffice,thesystemcanalsobeinstalledonindividualconstructionsitesthrough
secureinternetlinks,allowingeffectivemonitoringofsitework.
Tohelpcivilengineersandarchitectswithrevisionmanagementandquantityestimation,SoftTechhasdevelopedQEPro
(QuantityEstimationandProjectManagement).ThesoftwaresupportstheimportofdrawingsfromAutoCADandStruds.
www.softtechengr.com
10Vico
Vicos5DVirtualConstructionsuiteisdesignedtobringthebenefitsofbuildinginformationmodellingtoconstruction
companies.Usingvirtualconstructiontechnology,developersandcontractorscanimproveprojectpredictability,reducerisk,
managecostsandoptimiseschedules.VicohaspartneredwithSynergySoftwareSystemsinDubaiandAtOneinBahrain.
www.vicosoftware.com

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