Bluebeam Software, Inc. Explained

Bluebeam, Inc.
Type:	Private
Location:	Pasadena, California, United States
Area Served:	Worldwide
Industry:	Software
Products:	Bluebeam Revu Bluebeam Vu Bluebeam Vu iPad Studio Server
Num Employees:	500
Parent:	Nemetschek SE

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

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

• Pushbutton PDF ^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet Bluebeam Software. Bluebeam Software. 13 March 2014.
2. Web site: Revu, Digital Workflow Solution with Studio. Bluebeam, Inc..
3. Web site: Interview with Richard Lee, CEO of Bluebeam Software. 10 March 2004. BK. Socaltech.com. 15 May 2013.
4. Web site: About Us. Bluebeam, Inc..
5. Web site: Nemetschek successfully concludes acquisition of Bluebeam Software . 2016-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181710/https://www.nemetschek.com/en/presse/press-releases/detail/nemetschek-successfully-concludes-acquisition-of-bluebeam-software/ . 2017-09-25 . dead .
6. Web site: Mark Up PDFs--Even While Your Coworkers Do--With Bluebeam Revu. 29 May 2012. Brandt, Clare. PCWorld. 7 June 2012.
7. Web site: Vu, Free PDF Viewer. Bluebeam, Inc..
8. Web site: New Bluebeam Vu App for the iPad. 28 August 2012. H-R, Britney. Architosh.
9. Web site: Bluebeam Offers PDF Collaboration Behind The Firewall. 6 June 2011. Carr, David F. InformationWeek. 7 June 2012.
10. Web site: BLUE BE AM SOFTWARE DEBUTS PUSHBUTTON P DF FOR S OLIDWORKS AT SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2003. Bluebeam, Inc.. 27 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150401125943/http://bluebeam.com/us/press-room/articles/1-16-03.pdf. 1 April 2015. 16 January 2003. dead.