A UAE company has introduced a web-based project collaboration (Extranet) solution for the construction and engineering industries in the Gulf.

The idea of virtual prototyping in engineering design has been around since the 1970s when the aerospace industry started to use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to predict airflow over aerofoil sections and thus predict the performance of a wing design prior to building expensive models and testing in wind tunnels.

Engineers International (REI), an American engineering software specialist, is further boosting its customer services in an effort to win more business in the region.