1968–1978: Infrastructure & Structural Design[2] In 1968, RIB developed a program for the calculation of visibility on planned roads, and started to extend automatic drawing on other areas of construction work, like tunneling and hydraulic engineering.
Shortly afterwards, the first finite element program (FEM) was applied in the German construction industry for plates, discs, and folding units.
At the end of 2009 and 2010, RIB opened 10 new regional offices, three in the USA, two in mainland China, and one each in Dubai, India, Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong.
2011–2016: IPO & iTWO World[2] On February 8, 2011, RIB Software AG shares have been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
[11] In February 2018, RIB acquired 100% of the shares of Exactal Group Limited, a Hong Kong-based software producer for the construction industry.
[12] In November 2018, RIB acquired SaaSplaza, a global cloud Managed Service Provider (MSP) focusing on Microsoft technologies, with offices in Amsterdam, Munich, Toronto, San Diego, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
[17] In August 2019, RIB made a strategic investment into Winjit, an IoT, AI, ML, and blockchain software provider, with offices in US, South Africa, and India.
[18] It also acquired CCS UK, a British distributor of CCSSA’s construction management software[19] and Capricot, an Indian BIM technology provider.