Earthquake engineering

Computers and Structures, Inc. (CSI), acquired all of the rights to Professor Graham H. Powell’s nonlinear structural analysis software products, PERFORM-3D and PERFORM-COLLAPSE. Professor Powell joined the CSI development staff to help enhance and integrate this technology into CSI’s popular structural analysis and design packages, SAP2000 and ETABS. PERFORM-3D provides users with a sophisticated earthquake engineering tool for static pushover analyses and nonlinear dynamic response history analysis, while PERFORM-COLLAPSE aids engineers to model and analyze conditions of "progressive collapse" or "disproportionate collapse" in buildings. The software addresses areas of nonlinear analysis that are undergoing significant growth in the building, bridge, and infrastructure markets across the globe. Initially, PERFORM-3D and PERFORM-COLLAPSE will be interfaced to SAP2000 and ETABS as external add-ons, but in time this technology will be seamlessly integrated into the CSI analytical engine, SAPFIRE, which powers all CSI products.

Computers and Structures, Inc.
Circle #981 or use Info Direct at www.gostructural.com 

Collaboration

ProjectWise StartPoint, which was first developed to work with Bentley Systems’MicroStation V8 XM Edition, now supports AutoCAD 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006. ProjectWise StartPoint is an entry-level collaboration tool based on Microsoft Office SharePoint technologies for MicroStation and AutoCAD users. Its core capabilities allow users to manage, find, and share CAD content, project data, and Microsoft Office documents. For more information, please visit www.bentley.com/ProjectWiseStartPoint where users can download a free 30-day trial of ProjectWise StartPoint for AutoCAD.

Bentley Systems, Inc.
Circle #982 or use Info Direct at www.gostructural.com

3-D Reader available

Adobe Systems, Inc., recently announced that Adobe Reader 8 software is available as a free download. Adobe Reader 8 enables trusted information exchange between enterprises, government agencies, constituents, and consumers who view, print, search, digitally sign, and collaborate with PDF files. Adobe Reader 8 also features a new "Start Meeting" button that launches Adobe Acrobat Connect, an Adobe-hosted software service that provides real-time online collaboration through Adobe Flash Player. Adobe Reader 8 features a new, streamlined interface with user customizable toolbars. Adobe Acrobat Professional users can now enable Adobe Reader users to fill and submit forms, save data, and digitally sign documents. Adobe Reader 8 also features graphics processing unit (GPU) acceleration, which boosts performance when viewing graphic-intense PDF files, such as 3-D content.

Adobe Systems, Inc.
Circle #983 or use Info Direct at www.gostructural.com

Data management

Synergis Software, the independent software development division of Synergis Technologies, Inc., recently announced the coming availability—in the first quarter of 2007—of Adept PrintWave, a simple, affordable batch publishing, printing, and plotting solution for Adept, the company’s flagship enterprise data management software. PrintWave eliminates costly mistakes, productivity overruns, and unnecessary business risk associated with the lack of standardized distribution of accurate paper renditions. PrintWave, together with Adept, makes it easier for companies to streamline controlled creation, distribution, and access to documents across the extended enterprise.

Synergis Software
Circle #984 or use Info Direct at www.gostructural.com