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Bluebeam, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)[1]
HeadquartersPasadena, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsBluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Vu
Bluebeam Vu iPad
Studio Server
Number of employees
500
ParentNemetschek SE
Websitebluebeam.com

Bluebeam, Inc. is an American software company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Pasadena, California, United States, with additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; San Diego, California; and Manchester, New Hampshire.[1] The company specializes in designing tools for creating, editing, marking up, collaborating and sharing PDF documents.[2] Their main product is Bluebeam Revu.[3]

In October 2014, Bluebeam was acquired by Nemetschek for $100 million and the company's software has more than 1.6 million users.[4][5]

Products

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Bluebeam Software's products include:

  • Bluebeam Revu for PDF creation, markup and editing.[6]
  • Bluebeam Vu for PDF viewing on Windows and the iPad. Vu for the Windows platform includes Bluebeam Studio for online collaboration.[7]
  • Bluebeam Vu iPad, a complimentary iPad app for PDF viewing.[8]
  • Studio Server is a server-based program for firms that want to use Bluebeam Studio to collaborate and share information in a locally hosted environment.[9]

Previous Products

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bluebeam Software. "Meet Bluebeam Software". Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Revu, Digital Workflow Solution with Studio". Bluebeam, Inc.
  3. ^ BK (10 March 2004). "Interview with Richard Lee, CEO of Bluebeam Software". Socaltech.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ^ "About Us". Bluebeam, Inc.
  5. ^ "Nemetschek successfully concludes acquisition of Bluebeam Software". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  6. ^ Brandt, Clare (29 May 2012). "Mark Up PDFs--Even While Your Coworkers Do--With Bluebeam Revu". PCWorld. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Vu, Free PDF Viewer". Bluebeam, Inc.
  8. ^ H-R, Britney (28 August 2012). "New Bluebeam Vu App for the iPad". Architosh.
  9. ^ Carr, David F (6 June 2011). "Bluebeam Offers PDF Collaboration Behind The Firewall". InformationWeek. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  10. ^ "BLUE BE AM SOFTWARE DEBUTS PUSHBUTTON P DF FOR S OLIDWORKS AT SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2003" (PDF). Bluebeam, Inc. 16 January 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.