Copper Project and ArchiOffice

[Christiaan]

Does anyone here use Copper Project or ArchiOffice?

[Art V]

I have used neither of them but noticed both are based in the US. This may or may not be an issue with regard to data storage/protection etc. depending on your or your client's requirements.

For a non-US based option you may want to take a look at Vondle by Bricsys.

http://www.bricsys.com/en_INTL/vondle/index.jsp

[Christiaan]

I think Copper is Australian-based, although perhaps their servers are in the U.S.

I think we'd go for a local installation in any case. Wouldn't want to rely on an internet connection to access our files.

Thanks for Bricsys link.

[Bryan G.]

Have you seen Merlin

[Christiaan]

Yes, but that's more programme management. We currently use Omniplan for the same thing.

[Ikhlaq]

The makers of ArchiOffice, BQE Software, have offices in US, Australia and Europe (UK/Ireland). You don't have to access your files over the internet, it can all be done locally.

Thanks,

Ikhlaq

[Christiaan]

Anyone know of any new boys on the block competing with Copper Project and ArchiOffice?

[D Wood]

I am very wary of relying only on cloud backup storage or in fact cloud anything.

Here in NZ we are watching the Megaupload saga unfold, where a Hong Kong based company headed by a German (Kim Dotcom) residing in New Zealand has been shut down by US authorities for alleged (by US movie corporations) copyright breaches. The US is currently trying to extradite Mr Dotcom to the US and are trawling through supposedly secure files trying to find said copyright breaches.

The relevance to this thread is that customers of Megaupload who used it to store data have had their accounts frozen, have lost all access to their data and may never get it back. Too bad if that was their only backup.

[Christiaan]

Yeah agreed but you don't have to rely on the cloud for access with these software packages.