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PTC posts modest gains but warns of downturn
Apr. 25 | Commercial aviation, life sciences, and electronics are doing well for PTC, but defense is weak. PTC today reported second quarter revenue results showing modest gains in most regions and product lines, but warned of weakening markets across much of the...
Dassault reports modest first quarter
Apr. 25 | Simulation software was the only area to report double-digit growth. Dassault Systèmes reported a modest first quarter, reflecting continuing macroeconomic malaise in the manufacturing segment. Total revenue was €485.3 million, ($630.9 million) up...
Reborn Lagoa launches collaborative cloud rendering for product design review
Apr. 5 | Lagoa MultiOptics is an unbiased physical rendering solution that allows multiple users to share real-time rendering and viewing. When we first reported on Lagoa in GraphicSpeak back in 2010, the essentially one-man company had just licensed multi-physics...
Making faces is harder than it looks
Apr. 3 | Facial animation technology is advancing on several fronts. We profile several teams and products on the cutting edge. By Kathleen Maher Facial animation is a very tough business for a number of reasons. When we talk to each other we watch other’s faces...
Delcam sets another annual revenue record in 2012
Mar. 29 | Sales increased by 12% to $71 million. Many Delcam resellers achieved 20% growth. UK-based CAD/CAM developer Delcam reports it achieved record annual sales of £47.1 million ($71.4 million) and record profits of £5.1 million ($7.7 million) during 2012....
SXSW to spin out V2V tech conference
Mar. 28 | The new, smaller festival is designed to connect and promote Internet start-ups. SXSW, the annual three-headed conference/festival is a lot of things, including too big. The conference remains one of the most important conferences for the digital world....
Bentley revenue up 5% in 2012
Mar. 27 | Middle East revenue was up 25%. The AEC firm spent $200 million on acquisitions. Privately held Bentley Systems today released selected figured from its 2012 operations. Overall corporate revenue was up 5% from 2011 results, for a total of $550 million...
Tinkercad to close
Mar. 26 | The founders are pivoting their work to Airstone Labs to create a cloud-based simulation platform for manufacturing. Today Tinkercad announced it is phasing out its cloud-based 3D CAD software. Users have until June 30, 2014 to finish their use of the...
FX legend says Hollywood reluctant to embrace the future
Mar. 26 | Oscar-winner Douglas Trumbull is among a handful of technologists working on new technologies to transform cinema. But adoption is not certain. The visual effects in Douglas Trumbull’s “Silent Running” were state-of-the-art in 1972. This year’s...
