Trimble Navigation to buy Google’s SketchUp 3D modeling platformApril 26, 2012 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Trimble Navigation Ltd has agreed to buy SketchUp 3D modeling platform from Google Inc for an undisclosed price, the companies said, according to Reuters. As part of the SketchUp platform, Trimble will partner Google in developing SketchUp's 3D Warehouse - an online repository where users can find, share, store and collaborate on 3D models, the companies said in a joint statement. Trimble, which makes surveying, mapping, and marine navigation equipment, said SketchUp will enhance the integration of its field presence with the wider enterprise. SketchUp is a free 3D modeling platform that helps in designing 3D models within Google Earth - a virtual map of most of the planet's surface. The platform enables users to create collections of models, including 3D buildings, and share them with fellow modelers around the world. SketchUp, which was a tiny startup when it was bought by Google in 2006, now boasts of millions of active users. "With over 30 million SketchUp activations in just the last year, we're awfully proud of our accomplishments," John Bacus, SketchUp product manager wrote in a blog post. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012, and it would not be material to Trimble's 2012 earnings. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |