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August 1, 2008

Autodesk, Bentley Continue to Expand, Agree to Collaborate

Fresh off a series of acquisitions early in 2008 that provide energy modeling capabilities to complement their building information modeling (see EBN Vol. 17, No. 3), both Autodesk and Bentley are at it again. This time, Autodesk bought Ecotect and its related tools from Square One Research, while Bentley has obtained the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the Tas line of energy and fluid simulation tools developed by Environmental Design Solutions Limited (EDSL). As these acquisitions were being finalized, the two companies also announced a mutual commitment to ensuring interoperability between their tools for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) community.


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