This edition has our latest updates, including customer insights and updates. We also have the latest information on Meridian, Lunr BIM, Lunr Mobile, and the Accruent EMS room booking system.

Welcome to our May update. There's certainly a lot happening that we can share with you.

Meridian upgrades are underway with Aurizon, Sorbent, and NRG, and in the final stages with Sydney Water, Perilya, and Incitec (Dyno Nobel).

In the project space, SA Water is going live with Lunr for BIM, and the data migration team is importing more than a million Victorian road network documents to the repositories within the Department of Transport. Icon Water is in the process of configuring Meridian Explorer to replace a custom, in-house drawing viewer, and Aurizon is implementing a new Meridian Projects vault that is fully integrated with their as-built repositories.

We're pleased to announce our first US customer coming on board with Lunr, adding to international customers in Europe and Singapore. We were pleased to see that all Bluebeam PDF drawing markups are visible in the Lunr viewer and this looks like a great way to track external feedback from multiple sources.

If you're considering a Meridian upgrade, please contact us to start the discussion.

Lunr BIM

The BIM space is moving quickly as a number of enterprise sites seek to incorporate models and IFCs into their working processes. It's often the case that incumbent systems competently manage 2D engineering documentation, but you need somewhere to store the small but growing number of models as your organisation receives them.

There are many features of the Cloud platform that assist with BIM:

• Scalable (unlimited) storage
• Streaming of large model data for viewing
• External upload by design teams
• Accessibility from different locations
• Low latency (high performance) based on configurable geographic hosting location
• Leveraging the cyber security associated with the hosting platform, such as Azure or AWS
• Managed services such as backup and recovery

With the ability to view and markup a number of these formats, including point cloud, Navisworks, and Revit, Lunr is well-placed to store and manage BIM/IFC as a standalone solution, or as an accompaniment to your existing on-premise system.

While we have a number of sites using Lunr as the entire solution for 2D and BIM, we also utilise Lunr connectors to integrate with a number of systems and supplement existing functionality with Lunr BIM.

The best way to experience this is to set up a Lunr trial and upload some models. Our team is ready to work with you on getting started with Lunr to test suitability for your organisation. Please get in touch to start the discussion today.

Lunr Mobile App

Stay tuned for some hot updates as we start to preview the Lunr Mobile App.

While Lunr as a responsive web application is very flexible, there is now a lot of expectation that SaaS will be available as an app for iOS and Android.

Lunr Mobile is about to be previewed under beta release by selected client sites, and we're expecting a third-quarter release to the broader customer base.

Here's a sneak preview of the interface.

The University of Melbourne has selected Accruent's room booking system EMS to streamline and simplify its room booking process. EMS provides a user-friendly interface for booking rooms, managing schedules and resources, and improving overall facility management efficiency.

“The University of Melbourne is committed to providing the best possible experience for its students, faculty, and staff,” said Daniel Buttigieg, Director of Enterprise Technology at the University of Melbourne. “With an initial scope catering for the new Student Pavilion and libraries, the aim was to introduce a future-proof resource booking platform flexible enough to accommodate students, research, staff, and visitor needs, as well as integrating with the key required business foundational services.”.

Here is the press release for more information:

Revolutionised Room Booking at the University of Melbourne

EMS Flex for One-Click Desk Booking

Quick and easy workspace booking is yours with Accruent EMS Flex — intuitive, SaaS-based booking software for reserving the perfect desk at the office. EMS Flex uses employee preferences to create effortless experiences. It knows your preferred workspaces and the people you collaborate with, and then automatically suggests optimal spaces to maximise productivity and space utilisation.

Meridian for Life Sciences

Regulatory Compliant Document Management for Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industries

Companies in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device Industries cannot afford to risk their reputations or their licenses to operate. They must ensure compliance at all times. They face stringent government compliance requirements, which require Comprehensive Auditable Control of all asset information.

Find out more about compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11.