PORTLAND, MAINE — InterSpec Inc. has announced a major upgrade to its e-SPECS specification management systems. e-SPECS v6.0 includes a substantial redesign of its integrated keynoting system, fully integrated project file management and enhanced integration with all Autodesk Revit products.

LOS ANGELES — AECOM Technology Corp. has announced that it employed building information modeling (BIM) technology to design, analyze and prototype the Heart of Africa Biodome, the centerpiece of the $351-million expansion of the Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Lou Jurkowski, FAIA and chief executive officer of BJAC, has announced the release of a podcast on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and 3D imaging.

FOLSOM, CALIF. — Meridian Systems has announced the 2011 training schedules for its Prolog and Proliance software. Meridian offers basic and advanced training in a variety of formats including online, classroom and prerecorded Webinars to serve customer needs.

EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. has announced that students and professors at the University of South Australia (UniSA) now have unlimited access to Bentley’s commercial-grade software for designing, building, and operating infrastructure, as well as unlimited training in its application.

EXTON, PA. — Bentley Systems Inc. has announced that the company’s GenerativeComponents V8i technology preview and use of social media received top honors at the Construction Computing Awards 2010 event (also known as The Hammers V) held at The Tower hotel, London.

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. has announced that Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has been awarded an Autodesk BIM Experience Award. The university’s Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the Department of Architectural Engineering are being honored for extensive incorporation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and integrated project delivery (IPD) in its architecture, landscape architecture and architectural engineering curricula.

FOLSOM, CALIF. — Meridian Systems has announced the appointment of Geene Alhady to the position of general manager. Alhady has been with Meridian for more than a decade and has strong domain experience in the construction project management industry.

REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. — Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle Documaker Enterprise Edition, the next generation of the company’s solution for creating and managing enterprise communications.