BOSTON — The new reality of open BIM collaboration will be demonstrated on October 21 in a Graphisoft webcast. Insights will be offered on how true interoperability and real-time design sharing are possible with BIM models.

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Autodesk Inc. has announced that AutoCAD for Mac is now available for purchase. This version of AutoCAD software makes AutoCAD features and functionality available to customers who choose to work natively on the Mac.

FREMONT, CALIF. — 3Dconnexion’s full line of 3D mice now supports 2D/3D AEC CAD design software, Vectorworks 2011.

REDMOND, WASH. — Microsoft Corp. has joined its partners in revealing nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

REDLANDS, CALIF. — Esri has released the ArcGIS API for the Apple iOS platform. It is available at no cost from the Esri Resource Center. ArcGIS API for iOS enables developers to build applications that use the powerful mapping, geocoding, geoprocessing, and editing capabilities that ArcGIS Server provides.

NORCROSS, GA. — Reed Construction Data (RCD) and Source2 have announced the formation of a new company, SMARTBIM LLC, which has acquired the BIM Solutions division of RCD with a plan to maximize its potential. The new company is led by Arol Wolford and backed by Source2, a private investment group led by James Wilson.

ARMONK, N.Y. — During the recently held Spitfire User Conference in Chicago, Spitfire Management LLC, announced the development of an Android 2.2 app for smartphones and other mobile devices to work with the Spitfire Project Management System.

PASADENA, CALIF./STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Bluebeam Software has announced it is expanding its European presence. Bluebeam has partnered with Bluebeam AB, a Swedish firm based in Stockholm that will support the growing number of European CAD users, manufacturing and AEC firms deploying Bluebeam’s PDF solutions for digital project workflows.

REDMOND, WASH. — Microsoft Corp. has announced that Microsoft Dynamics SL 2011, its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution designed for midsize project-driven organizations, will be generally available in the second quarter of 2011 in English in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico.