Comments on: Autodesk is getting SaaS-y http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:41:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bobby Parker http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/#comment-47382 Bobby Parker Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:41:09 +0000 http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/#comment-47382 Hmmmm... do we think this is a good idea? Would it stop legal software and bring down the overall cost? Just wondering. Thanks, Bobby W Parker www.whitebirchstudios.com Hmmmm… do we think this is a good idea? Would it stop legal software and bring down the overall cost? Just wondering.

Thanks,
Bobby W Parker
http://www.whitebirchstudios.com

]]> By: Joshua Modglin http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/#comment-47368 Joshua Modglin Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:36:11 +0000 http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/#comment-47368 Actually Kevin, I was going to list SITEOPS as an example of what the future may hold for Civil software as a web service. I don't know why I didn't. Thanks for mentioning it. Anyway, SaaS may not be new but neither is BIM - yet it holds the interest of many since the EFFECT it has now and for the future of the AEC industry is attention getting. Actually Kevin, I was going to list SITEOPS as an example of what the future may hold for Civil software as a web service. I don’t know why I didn’t. Thanks for mentioning it.

Anyway, SaaS may not be new but neither is BIM - yet it holds the interest of many since the EFFECT it has now and for the future of the AEC industry is attention getting.

]]> By: Kevin Spear http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/#comment-47366 Kevin Spear Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:11:41 +0000 http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/#comment-47366 SaaS isn't new, just the name is. Can you say Google Earth? How about your favorite online email site, yep still a service. Honestly, true SaaS power for a civil app may be years away, but can you imagine the configuration settings stored per cad user? Eh, probably a simple xml or css schema if i had to guess. I'm guessing SITEOPS has a headstart in this also (essentially doing offline computing). Have you guys taken a test drive? Good stuff... SaaS isn’t new, just the name is. Can you say Google Earth? How about your favorite online email site, yep still a service. Honestly, true SaaS power for a civil app may be years away, but can you imagine the configuration settings stored per cad user? Eh, probably a simple xml or css schema if i had to guess.

I’m guessing SITEOPS has a headstart in this also (essentially doing offline computing). Have you guys taken a test drive? Good stuff…

]]> By: Louisa Holland http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/#comment-47354 Louisa Holland Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:48:27 +0000 http://www.civil3d.com/2008/07/autodesk-is-getting-saas-y/#comment-47354 Hmmm...smells like a reaction to Google's Sketchup to me. Hmmm…smells like a reaction to Google’s Sketchup to me.

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