Newforma, a provider of project information management (PIM) software for architects, engineers, contractors and owners worldwide, announced the latest release of Newforma Project Center. This release strengthens security with multi-factor authentication (MFA) features for Newforma Info Exchange and Microsoft SharePoint Online. The release also includes a new connector for Autodesk Construction Cloud and enhancements for the Microsoft SharePoint Connector.
Newforma addresses cyber security concerns by adding MFA to the primary applications used for sharing project information: Project Center Info Exchange and the Microsoft SharePoint Online Connector. Users accessing SharePoint Online through Project Center for the first time will be prompted to authenticate.
MFA, also known as two-factor authentication (2FA), adds a second layer of security beyond traditional username and password access. MFA prevents unauthorized access to information and data theft.
“The construction industry is a major target for cyber criminals mainly due to the type and amount of data that is transferred between multiple parties on a daily basis. Newforma Project Center users now have added security protection when sending or sharing sensitive project information," said Slater Latour, chief marketing and product officer, Newforma.
Newforma’s latest connector for Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), enables users to access, view and share ACC documents directly from Newforma Project Center. Users have a unified view of ACC documents alongside all other related information such as RFI’s, submittals and action items. In addition, ACC documents are scanned, indexed and OCR’d by Newforma’s search allowing any word embedded in an ACC file to be found.
The Project Center Connector for Microsoft SharePoint Online has also been updated. Project creation is facilitated by linking to SharePoint Online documents through one backend connection, eliminating the need to create a separate connection for each project. The SharePoint Online Connector also includes a new feature which allows users to open, edit and save SharePoint documents directly from Project Center. There is no need for a separate upload of modified documents to SharePoint.
In this new release, Newforma has also included support for Autodesk 2023 and Microsoft Windows 11. Newforma customers will also notice a change in the release numbering system. The release naming convention has been simplified by using the release year, followed by the number of the release for that year. This new release is numbered 2022.2 since there was an earlier release of Project Center in February 2022.
