Transoft Solutions, a developer of advanced CAD design software for the transportation engineering sector, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sidra Solutions, a developer of Sidra Intersection software that is designed for intersection capacity, service levels, and performance analysis.

This new partnership will allow current and potential users of Sidra Intersection and Transoft Solutions’ Torus roundabout design software, to access traffic analysis and geometric design tools for roundabouts and intersections.

Sidra Solutions director Rahmi Akcelik said: "With new versions of Sidra Intersection and Torus software being launched soon, designers who have been requesting the integration of the two products now have their wish granted.

"This collaboration will result in increased synergies between two giants in the roundabout and intersection software world and we believe this can only lead to improved value to practicing professionals."

"Today, we are better equipped to offer superior performance solutions to our governmental and consulting-engineering clients who play an active role in the transportation sector".

Transoft Solutions’ vice president of product management Daniel Shihundu said: "We are extremely excited and optimistic about our new relationship with Sidra Solutions given their large global user base within the traffic engineering community.

"This collaboration will result in increased synergies between two giants in the roundabout and intersection software world and we believe this can only lead to improved value to practicing professionals.

"Our partnership with Sidra Solutions is very strategic as our products can now be linked internally to take advantage of the traffic analysis capabilities available in Sidra Intersection software.

"The result is a much more refined workflow for users of both software and it is great to see the two products work seamlessly."

This cooperation coincides with the new version release of Torus, which directly integrates with the Sidra Intersection software.