by Shane Henson — February 8, 2012—Autodesk Inc., provider of 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and Pitney Bowes Software Inc., focused on customer data, location intelligence, analytics and communication software and services, recently announced they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement.
According to the two global, market-leading companies, the new agreement will serve as a framework for both businesses to provide resources, services and solutions to help infrastructure owners and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) organizations make more informed decisions and drive greater efficiencies across the plan, design, build, manage lifecycle of infrastructure.
The relationship will enable the parties to provide infrastructure professionals in transportation, government, utilities, and other key industries with the broadest range of coordinated solutions available today to help fully realize the value of project information—from planning and asset management to design and on through to operations and management. Under the terms of the strategic alliance agreement, Pitney Bowes Software and Autodesk will join forces to better address the needs of a global customer base. In addition, through coordinating the integration of existing applications, both companies will work together to deliver solutions which address some of the more immediate business issues within a number of identified vertical markets.
Of course, the partnership was solidified after each company’s leadership looked at the long-term growth that working together offered as well. According to the entities, this strategic alliance agreement also provides both organizations with a unique opportunity to develop specific, industry-related solutions in the future using the industry knowledge, products and services of both companies.
