COLUMBIA, MD. — Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc. has announced the availability of the 2011 version of its Vectorworks line of design software, including Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks.

SUNNYVALE, CALIF./SCHAAN, LIECHTENSTEIN — Trimble and the Hilti Group have announced a definitive agreement to form Intelligent Construction Tools LLC. The joint venture, 50 percent owned by Trimble and 50 percent owned by Hilti, will focus on leveraging technologies from both companies to develop measuring solutions for the building construction trades.

HOUSTON — Cadac Organice Americas has opened its second U.S. location in Houston, and has added Mike Schaefer as vice president of sales.

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — CDV Systems Inc. has announced CodeBook V9 for FM. CodeBook for FM facilitates parameter creation and bidirectional data flow and integration with Revit Architecture & Revit MEP models to IBM Maximo for FM data, and room coordinate points to ESRI for GIS location tracking data.

REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. — Oracle has announced that Mark V. Hurd has joined Oracle as president and has been named to Oracle’s board of directors. Hurd will report to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.

FOLSOM, CALIF. — Meridian Systems has announced that The Corradino Group has selected Prolog software. Corradino will use the Prolog solution to standardize construction management processes to provide detailed document tracking and an easy way for the company to collaborate.