SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held
Linear project GMBH, a leading provider of scheduling software for
linear infrastructure projects. Linear project's TILOS time and
location planning software is used worldwide and is ideal for
highways, railways, pipelines, tunnels, water engineering,
transmission line construction and other linear civil engineering
projects. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Linear construction projects present unique challenges, because
the work is not performed in a single location. TILOS software
merges both the location and the schedule into one combined time
and distance graphical view that changes dynamically as conditions
change. By incorporating design details, construction challenges
and the project schedule into one view, contractors, owners and
civil engineers can plan and manage linear projects more
effectively.
Recognizing the power of integrating planning and scheduling
with operating and material cost information, Trimble has been
collaborating with Linear project since 2014 to create 3D
constructible model interoperability between its Business Center –
HCE office software and the TILOS software. TILOS expands Trimble's
portfolio of heavy civil construction solutions for corridors by
adding time and cost into existing corridor workflow solutions, so
stakeholders on linear construction projects can integrate TILOS
planning and scheduling for time, location and resources
capabilities with operating and material cost information from
Trimble.
"TILOS software is a significant addition to our corridor
solutions portfolio. With the addition of TILOS, Trimble can better
address the needs of project owners, engineers and civil
contractors by enabling them to closely manage operations and
execute their projects on schedule and within budget," said
Alan Sharp, business area director
for Trimble Heavy Civil Construction software solutions. "The
Linear project team brings a wealth of experience and an expansive
customer base that includes many of the world's largest contractors
and rail network operators. We are very excited to have them join
Trimble."
"Linear project's TILOS software is used for linear scheduling
of large infrastructure projects for rail, road, tunnel and
pipeline projects. We now have the opportunity to leverage
Trimble's geospatial technologies to record jobsite progress
automatically. The addition of TILOS to Trimble's Heavy Civil
Construction portfolio gives us the ability to collectively work on
a more robust solution for linear infrastructure planning,
execution and production control," said Hubert Geier, owner of Linear project.
About Linear Project
Linear project is a leading provider of linear scheduling
software catering to a global market via multi-channel
distribution, with headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1998, two leading construction
companies began the development of TILOS software to enable the
effective planning and control of linear projects such as road,
tunnels and track building projects by extending Gantt chart based
project planning to time-distance diagram planning. Today, TILOS
software is widely used on large, linear infrastructure projects
globally.
For more information, visit: www.tilos.org.
About Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division
Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division is a leading
innovator of productivity solutions for the heavy and highway
contractor. Trimble's solutions leverage a variety of technologies,
including Global Positioning System (GPS), construction lasers,
total stations, wireless data communications, the Internet and
application software. As part of the Trimble Connected Site
strategy, these solutions provide a high-level of process and
workflow integration from the design phase through to the finished
project—delivering significant improvements in productivity
throughout the construction lifecycle.
For more information, visit: construction.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions
are focused on applications requiring position or
location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and
asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to
utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics,
Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the
needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver
the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is
headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
regarding the business operations and prospects of Trimble,
including the impact of the Linear project acquisition on extending
and accelerating Trimble Heavy Civil Construction solutions. These
forward-looking statements are subject to change, and actual
results may materially differ due to certain risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could cause or contribute to changes in
such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to (i)
realizing the anticipated benefits of the acquisition, (ii)
Trimble's ability to better address the needs of project owners,
engineers and civil contractors involved in linear infrastructure
projects, (iii) integrating Linear project's solutions with Trimble
products and developing more robust solutions for linear
infrastructure planning, and (iv) the risks and uncertainties
associated with unexpected expenditures or assumed liabilities that
may be incurred as a result of the acquisition. More information
about potential factors which could affect Trimble's business and
financial results is set forth in reports filed with the SEC,
including Trimble's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual
report on Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements are based on
information available to Trimble as of the date hereof, and Trimble
assumes no obligation to update such statements.
GTRMB
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