DGAP-News: Nemetschek AG: Nikken Sekkei and GRAPHISOFT announce strategic partnership
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Nemetschek AG: Nikken Sekkei and GRAPHISOFT announce strategic
partnership
22.11.2013 / 10:43
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Nikken Sekkei and GRAPHISOFT announce strategic partnership
- GRAPHISOFT, wholly-owned subsidiary of Nemetschek AG, reinforces market
presence in Japan and South-East Asia
- Establishment of a jointly-funded BIM Competence&Research Center
Budapest/Munich, November 22, 2013 - GRAPHISOFT, the global leader in
Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, and Nikken
Sekkei, one of the world's largest architectural design firms, announced
yesterday their strategic partnership agreement to establish a
jointly-funded BIM Competence&Research Center for advancing BIM in Japan
and South-East Asia.
The multi-year strategic partnership agreement was signed by Keiichi
Okamoto, President and CEO of Nikken Sekkei, and Viktor Varkonyi, CEO of
GRAPHISOFT and member of the Executive Board of Nemetschek AG, at a special
signature ceremony held in the JETRO Business Development Center in Tokyo,
in the presence of Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary.
Both companies agreed to build a joint team of BIM specialists and BIM
software developers dedicated to developing both software solutions and
implementation know-how.
'We feel very confident working with GRAPHISOFT,' says Keiichi Okamoto,
President and CEO of Nikken Sekkei. 'As a result of our multi-year
cooperation, ArchiCAD has become our main BIM platform at Nikken Sekkei.'
'Working closely with GRAPHISOFT opens up new possibilities for Nikken
Sekkei to strengthen its leadership in AEC innovation,' added Tomohiko
Yamanashi, Executive Officer, Principal at Nikken Sekkei. 'Utilizing BIM
data helps us make better design decisions much earlier in the design
process. We hope to increase the scope of our mutually beneficial
cooperation within the framework of our strategic agreement.'
'We are proud to be partnering with one of our most prestigious clients on
growing and solidifying the role of BIM in Japan,' said Viktor Varkonyi,
GRAPHISOFT CEO. 'Pairing Nikken Sekkei's innovative design with
cutting-edge technology will open up new opportunities and helps promote
the use of BIM throughout the AEC industry,' he added.
'By thoroughly understanding the know-how of Nikken Sekkei, we will be able
to ensure that our products meet Japanese standards to an even greater
degree,' added Bence Kovacs, Vice President of Asia, GRAPHISOFT.
'GRAPHISOFT strengthens its position in South-East Asia
region to help establish local BIM standards,' he continued. 'This
partnership enables us to serve the entire region better.'
For further information on the company please contact
Nemetschek AG
Stefanie Zimmermann
Investor Relations
+49 89 92793 1229
szimmermann(at)nemetschek.com
About Nemetschek AG:
Nemetschek is a globally leading software provider for the architecture,
engineering, construction and management market (AECM). Headquartered in
Munich, Germany, with its 12 brands it today serves more than 800,000 users
in 142 countries from more than 40 locations worldwide. Founded in 1963 by
Professor Georg Nemetschek, the Group focuses on innovations such as Open
Building Information Modeling for the AECM market of tomorrow. Publicly
listed since 1999 and quoted on the TecDAX, Nemetschek achieved 2012
revenues of EUR 175 million and an EBITDA of EUR 41 million.
About GRAPHISOFT
GRAPHISOFT(R) ignited the BIM revolution in 1984 with ArchiCAD(R), the
industry first BIM software for architects. GRAPHISOFT continues to lead
the industry with innovative solutions such as its revolutionary BIM
Server(TM), the world's first real-time BIM collaboration environment,
EcoDesigner(TM), the world's first fully BIM-integrated 'GREEN' design
solution and BIMx(R), the world's leading mobile app for BIM visualization.
GRAPHISOFT has been part of the Nemetschek Group since its acquisition in
2007.
About Nikken Sekkei
One of the world's largest architectural design firms with over 2,500
professional staff, Nikken Sekkei and its eight Group companies offer
comprehensive design, engineering, management, consulting and R&D services.
Established in 1900, the company's portfolio consists of over 20,000
projects in 40 countries. Its activities cover a wide spectrum of
sustainable public and private endeavors including: new city design,
high-density/mixed-use transit-oriented developments, super-high rise
buildings, business parks, offices and facilities for commercial, cultural,
educational and healthcare use. Nikken is headquartered in Tokyo and
maintains branch offices in China, Korea, Vietnam and the UAE.
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Language: English
Company: Nemetschek AG
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1
81829 München
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89 92 793-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 927 93-5200
E-mail: investorrelations(at)nemetschek.com
Internet: www.nemetschek.com
ISIN: DE0006452907
WKN: 645290
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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