Courtesy Apperian Fully functional remote control of the iPad is possible through Apperian Labs' mobile device management platform. Related Links: Good Technology Survey The iPad represents more than 60% of the total tablet market, according to Gartner With the Apple iPad’s 97% grip on the market for so-called enterprise-level companies, according to a recent survey, the inability to extend iOS management capability to enterprise IT departments is a cause of concern. But Apple has refused to approve apps that control iOS devices remotely.Now, a mobile application management company is offering an alternative with an IT-industry first: remote control of iOS
With over 800 million (and counting) active users worldwide on Facebook alone, the continued frenetic growth in social media interaction may mean more marketing and networking opportunities for businesses, but it could also spell legal and financial trouble related to privacy and data security issues or resulting from incautious and cavalier use. Careless social media use by company representatives too often subjects a company to bad press or other public relations issues and can also lead to more serious concerns like legal trouble and loss of business opportunities. Careless social media use takes many forms, for example:An employee commenting about private
A revision sheet from a personal renovation project being managed by one of ENR's editors is pictured. Now, all iterations are on his iPad. Related Links: Plan Grid Bluebeam Revu ThresholdCM An ENR editor renovating his apartment and overseeing construction had only a few moments to prove a point to his contractor. The critical information was available in the first round of project drawings. Luckily, the editor had the plans in hand.Keeping plans handy is exactly what Plan Grid 2.0 aims to do. For desktop and iPad, the new version of the software is distinguished in the crowded marketplace by
Related Links: Forrester Research Report Forrester Research Inc. has released a report and an associated analysis tool that offers a methodology for comparing the cost of in-house file storage to the cost of storing files in a public cloud. The report illuminates many variables beyond simple dollars-per-gigabyte base-cost comparisons.The report runs a sample set of data using mid-range values for numerous variables involved in storing 100 terabytes of data for four years. In that example, compared to local hosting, the cloud reduces the cost by 74%. However, if the cost includes a cloud storage gateway service—comprising a client-side server and
Image courtesy of Gehry Technologies Related Links: New Cloud-Based 3D Project Collaboration Tool Offered for Free Until Sept. 30 Gehry Technologies Website New Yorks Tallest Residential Tower Is Frank Gehry Demystified As more powerful processor cores are harnessed into cloud computing services, collaboration using massive data files is gaining in use and sophistication—especially in the design and construction disciplines that work in 3D files.One example is the latest launch from Gehry Technologies, which has gone to market with its GTeam platform following six months of testing. The firm calls it a cloud based 2D and 3D file management and project
Photo courtesy of Sundt Construction Contractors are using BIM for San Diego International Airport's $1.2-billion Green Build project. Related Links: BIM: Not Just for Buildings Read the Free Smart Market Report Building information modeling is quickly expanding beyond vertical construction into infrastructure, and as project teams gain more experience with parametric modeling, they are finding ways to boost their return on investment.Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation is a case in point. It plans to include civil 3D models as part of standard design for all new projects starting in mid-2014. At that time, WisDOT also will deliver a 3D surface model
Asta shows multiple tasks on one row and can split a task into two, based on its attributes. Related Links: Asta Powerproject: Price Competition RevelPoint: Cloud Competition Vendors of offshore and homegrown construction scheduling and coordination software are popping up in North America, trying to snag market share from Oracle Primavera's P6 software. The insurgents claim that factors such as cloud computing and contractor dissatisfaction have created an opportunity.One newcomer is Asta Powerproject from U.K.-based Asta Development. The software is positioned as a relatively inexpensive, user-friendly tool that caters solely to construction.Fred Plotnick, a construction industry consultant and the operator
Image by ENR An Aconex Field demo screenshot shows how issues are logged. When networked, the app then integrates with back-office databases. Related Links: Survey Shows That Mobile Tools Boost Jobsite Productivity ENR Readers Speak Up About Info Tech in Construction Acquisition of Vela Systems Puts Mobile BIM On Autodesk's Fast Track Field management apps for tablet use on jobsites are all the rage in the construction industry these days—with good reason.Tablets are rapidly replacing clipboards to become the device of choice for project managers who value their efficiency in documenting project issues, new research shows.Now Aconex, a provider of
Image Courtesy of Yue Fan and Bilge Yildiz Research studies impact point's potential energy. Related Links: Probing the Mysteries of Cracks and Stresses Physical Review Letters Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying a phenomenon called a flow-stress upturn—in which material strength can abruptly soar as the applied strain rate increases—have hit upon an atomic-level explanation that may lead to a set of general principles.Those principles should apply to many kinds of materials and ultimately could help explain phenomena including the breakdown of concrete or metal structures under sudden stress.The research, by associate professor Bilge Yildiz, professor emeritus Sidney
Courtesy Infrasense Infrasense's new GPRQA software collects data from a radar mounted on the back of a vehicle, such as this SUV. Related Links: ENR's Past GPR Coverage (10/24/05) A Time When MnDOT Did Not Use GPR Google Maps measures and maps roads, and department of transportation workers measure and map the subsurface quality of those roads. One company’s advance in computing asphalt-pavement density data on-site claims to make DOT workers’ jobs easier.“We have developed … ground-penetrating-radar [GPR] quality-assurance software that can automatically process radar data on-site,” says Kenneth Maser, president of Infrasense Inc., Arlington, Mass. “It covers the entire
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