Luciad, a manufacturer of visualization for Geospatial Situational Awareness applications has released FAA AIXM 5 Viewer. The AIXM 5 Viewer, an application developed by Luciad for the Federal Aviation Administration, is a free viewer that is open to all stakeholders. Access to the AIXM Viewer is available from the AIXM Forum for members. AIXM Forum membership is free and open to all who use the software.

Spitfire Management has released Version 4.2 of Spitfire Project Management System—its  browser-based construction project management software.

70% of respondents to a survey of ZweigWhite survey of AE industry executives commissioned by Deltek said that increasing business development is their biggest priority for 2012. Nothing could be more critical for firms trying to get back to a state of growth, especially in a time when design service sales indexes— such as the American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index—are still posting barely-positive results for most of the country. Read more about AEC firms top 2012 priorities at http://more.deltek.com/forms/NAPS12JANVSNZWWP3REG.

Hungary-based BIM software manufacturer Graphisoft has released "Get There Faster with ArchiCAD,” a whitepaper examines five critical areas to explore before making your final BIM software selection. This paper was written with the sole purpose of providing accurate, reliable information about critical issues related to BIM and what ArchiCAD with advanced technology such as the BIM Server can provide as an answer to address these issues.

For over a decade, ZweigWhite’s annual AEC Technology Strategies Conference has provided IT professionals  from architecture and engineering firms an opportunity to gather with peers to share  advances in technology that are changing the way AEC firms do business and solutions to the unique management challenges IT professionals are facing. This year's conference will take place June 6 and 7th at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Mass. Please contact us at events@zweigwhite.com for more information.

New features in version 1.4 of Tekla's BIMSight software include support for multi-touch hand gestures as well as stylus use. Depending on your working environment, you choose which interface you want: desktop or tablet. This new release enhances the use of Tekla BIMsight with windows-based tablet PCS in the design coordination process.

Bluebeam PDF Revu has been selected by MMM Group Limited - an industry-leading Canadian program management, planning, engineering and geomatics firm - as its enterprise-wide PDF solution to replace Adobe Acrobat. The company will deploy Revu CAD, Revu Standard and Revu eXtreme to meet the needs of nearly 2,000 users.

Trimble announced today that a Sitech technology dealer has been established in the Netherlands. Sitech Nederland joins the network of Sitech dealerships—the first fully dedicated global distribution network offering the most comprehensive portfolio of construction technology systems available to the heavy and highway contractor.

Blueridge Analytics – provider of SiteOps site-optimization software – recently announced its 2012 lineup of Certified Providers. SiteOps allows civil engineers, architects, landscape architects and planners to provide essential services such as site design optimization, comparison of site design options upfront, and shortened collaboration time in the conceptual phase of a project. The certified providers include firms such as Stantec, Stewart Engineering and AES Consulting Engineers.

Graphisoft has announced the release of ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition 2012, the latest release of its entry-level Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution. The new ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition 2012 is based on the robust BIM technology of ArchiCAD 15, but with a feature set and price tailored to the needs of small architectural practices, home builders, and building contractors.