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Construction management software provider Viewpoint debuted earlier this month ViewpointOne, a cloud-based platform that aims to eliminate the traditional silos that exist between project management, human resources and financial controls.

From drones and wearable devices to BIM modeling, robotics for design and prefabricated building, it’s clear that the construction industry is no longer content in the shadows as a slow adopter of new technology. Now, as advanced cloud computing infiltrates nearly every aspect of daily life (e.g., Amazon and Netflix), contractors are realizing the potential of web-based software to streamline and simplify processes across their entire operations—from the back office to the field and beyond.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, design-build contractor Western Allied Mechanical, Inc. has been using Viewpoint software for over a decade. As a result, it has streamlined project management and processes—for example, cutting RFI response time from days to minutes.

ViewpointOne Connects the Back Office to Project Teams and Field While Adding Flexibility and Scalability to Contractors’ Viewpoint Investments

With the size and scope of today’s modern construction projects and the need for real-time project data to keep pace with demands, the traditional ways of running construction firms and managing projects are no longer feasible. Traditional, of course, meaning departmental silos within the construction organization, each with disparate software programs and data; manual and paper-heavy processes that are cumbersome and vulnerable to errors or lost data; and email, FTP sites, phone calls and the burden of in-person meetings as the vehicles for sharing information and project collaboration.

Viewpoint, a Trimble company (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced the availability of Viewpoint Team in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

Trimble announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Viewpoint. Viewpoint is a leading provider of scalable construction management software, which integrates contractors' financial and resource management with project operations, jobsite and field. Trimble funded the transaction using a combination of senior notes, term loan, existing credit facilities and cash on hand. Viewpoint will be reported as part of Trimble's Buildings and Infrastructure Segment.

Trimble says the purchase of the Portland, Oregon-based firm will complement its e-Builder business and extend its ability to “provide more complete and integrated project, jobsite and business workflows across the construction lifecycle.”

The stark message came as the software giant launched its Viewpoint Team project management package in the UK.

Viewpoint is warning engineering and construction contractors that they must digitise or face the death of their business.