Last week Abaqus announced a web portal called myGeoDiary (See image at right; click for larger graphic), a working proof of concept for their technology platform. Is it just another API to geoenable a social networking? Maybe. Shailendra Jain, CEO, explained to me that he believes his unique selling proposition is that the platform provides "rich ground for personal analytics." I have to admit that I never heard geotagging described in that fashion but it makes some sense because it emphasizes a deeper level of understanding of personal location-based data…that’s if you want to go deeper on where you’ve been, record more descriptive information, and reference that information again in the future. Jain said any social network website that uses his platform can, "hold and store data for personal intelligence; then retrieve it for retroactive context."
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by Joe Francica on 05/31 at 02:57 PM |
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Recently, Editor in Chief Joe Francica met with Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems, the geospatial and engineering software and solutions company. He sat down with Bentley at his office in Exton, PA and discussed the company’s focus on infrastructure, a timely topic given the global investments being made by many countries to stem the economic downturn. Bentley discussed the company’s financial position and how the economy has affected revenue performance. He mentioned that the company reached two significant milestones this year: Bentley attained $500M in revenue in 2008 and it will also celebrate 25 years in business. This audio interview lasts approximately 25 minutes and was recorded on May 19th, 2009.
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by Joe Francica on 05/31 at 01:32 PM |
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