Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Horizontal Systems

By DE Editors

Autodesk has completed its acquisition Horizontal Systems, a provider of cloud-based Building Information Modeling (BIM) collaboration solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Autodesk announced its intent to purchase Horizontal Systems on Nov. 30, 2011.

According to the company, Horizontal Systems technology will be an important contributor to the Autodesk 360 for BIM solution for collaboration, data and lifecycle management.

The acquisition of Horizontal Systems will help accelerate the movement of BIM to the cloud by providing our customers with a more complete, more accurate, digital view of their projects and with access to information across the project lifecycle from wherever they need it, the office, the web or the field, said Jim Lynch, vice president, architecture, engineering and construction Solutions at Autodesk. The integration of Horizontal Systems technology with other Autodesk BIM solutions will streamline business processes and workflows for increased efficiency, improved profitability and higher-quality outcomes for both Autodesk and Horizontal Systems customers."

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.