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Archive for August, 2010
2009: Feisty Vuuch Offers Social Network Technology for ‘People-Centric’ Product Development
Aug. 23 | In 2009 CADCAMNET interviewed Vuuch’s feisty CEO Chris Williams, who says true design history is in the discussions, not the CAD files. Williams also says other vendors who call their technology “social” are being disingenuous. By Randall S. Newton From...
New Bentley Products Represent Victory for iRING User Group
Aug. 19 | Three new Bentley products support the iRING standards for real-time interoperability for plant engineering data models. The iRING Users Group, a new group of plant engineering professionals concerned with engineering software interoperability, scored...
2008: Avatech’s George Davis: ‘We Can Weather the Storm’
Aug. 19 | When George Davis became CEO of Avatech Solutions in 2007, the company was in the middle of its own economic crisis. When Davis spoke to CADCAMNET in December 2008, his attitude toward the current economic climate was “bring it on.” This interview...
Ansys Workbench Adds Durability & Fatigue Testing Capabilities
Aug. 19 | nCode from HBN allows Ansys Workbench users to add fatigue analysis to engineering simulation. Ansys Workbench now offers the option of using nCode DesignLife software from HBM-ncode for advanced fatigue and stress analysis. The add-on is designed to...
Resellers Rand and Avatech Merge Business Operations
Aug. 18 | The reverse merger returns Rand Worldwide to the stock market. This deal is about three things: Strength, Liquidity, and Cashing Out. Rand Worldwide and Avatech Solutions have executed a reverse merger, becoming the largest largest Autodesk reseller...
2008: “3D Manufacturing Innovation” Explains the Japanese Quest for an Alternative to PLM
Aug. 17 | The Japanese are ready to embrace 3D in manufacturing. But they have little interest in the Western top-down, design-driven linear approach to 3D design—especially as implemented in PLM. A new book just translated from Japanese sheds light on why Japan...
Delcam Revenue Up 12% in First Half of 2010
Aug. 16 | The only publicly traded dedicated CAM software developer rebounded well from 2009. Dedicated CAM software developer Delcam reports record six-month sales and increased profits during the first half of 2010. Revenue was £18.1 million ($28.2 million),...
2009: PTC’s New Windchill ProductPoint is Facebook for PLM
Aug. 16 | PTC introduces Windchill ProductPoint, a new product data management product based on Microsoft SharePoint. It is the first product ever built from scratch on top of the SharePoint technology stack, and becomes PTC’s new “Social Product Development...
2009: New Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz: Give “Some Friggin’ Breathin’ Room” So We “Can Kick Some Butt”
Aug. 16 | When former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz took over as CEO of Yahoo! in January 2009, most tech media pundits were wondering if she was right for the job. Those of us who follow design technology had a better understanding. Originally published in CADCAMNET...
