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Moon rover robots and cannibalistic hordes to highlight Nvidia GTC keynotes

Moon rover robots and cannibalistic hordes to highlight Nvidia GTC keynotes

May. 2 | The third GPU Technology Conference kicks off May 14 with the enlightening and entertaining Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang taking the stage. Nvidia has announced the keynote presentations for this year’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC), May 14-17 in San...

3D Systems acquisitions propel 63% revenue growth in first quarter

3D Systems acquisitions propel 63% revenue growth in first quarter

Apr. 27 | Without the new stuff, revenue was still up 26% from 1Q2011. 3D Systems sees strong pent-up and unmet demand for its products and services in all categories. 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) announced a strong first quarter of 2012, with revenue of...

Enovia leads Dassault Systèmes to strong first quarter

Enovia leads Dassault Systèmes to strong first quarter

Apr. 26 | Revenue was up 10% in constant currencies. Weakness of the Euro prevented an even stronger quarter. Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: DSY.PA) reported a robust first quarter of 2012, with new license revenue up by 17% year-over-year in constant currencies....

Google sells SketchUp to Trimble

Google sells SketchUp to Trimble

Apr. 26 | Serial acquirer Trimble continues to assemble a construction engineering BIM portfolio. SketchUp extendability is considered a major asset. The new logo on the Google SketchUp blog page By Randall S. Newton Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today it is...

PTC reports lackluster second quarter results

PTC reports lackluster second quarter results

Apr. 26 | Revenue of $301 million is below guidance; net profit cratered. Is this a temporary setback or the start of a long decline? By Randall S. Newton PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) reported a second fiscal quarter (ending March 31, 2012) that came in below expectations....

Dassault Systèmes Delmia scores competitive displacement at Peugeot Citroën

Dassault Systèmes Delmia scores competitive displacement at Peugeot Citroën

Apr. 25 | The French automotive giant now uses Delmia in its powertrain division, displacing competitor Siemens PLM Software. French automotive manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën has increased its deployment of Dassault Systèmes Delmia software for 3D digital manufacturing,...

Three Autodesk apps support Google Drives on launch

Three Autodesk apps support Google Drives on launch

Apr. 24 | Autodesk has wasted no time hitching a ride on Google’s latest cloud project. Three free Autodesk apps, AutoCAD WS, Pixlr Editor, and Pixlr Express, are among a handful of apps included in the official launch of Google Drive, the new cloud-based file...

Adobe presents Creative Suite 6 in festive cloud raiment

Adobe presents Creative Suite 6 in festive cloud raiment

Apr. 23 | The first response from Adobe users is overwhelming positive. A new Creative Cloud makes it possible to rent all CS6 products for a monthly fee. If today’s Twitter chatter is any indication, Adobe has a hit on its hands with the release today of Creative...

Geometric annual revenue rises 22% to $167.5 million

Geometric annual revenue rises 22% to $167.5 million

Apr. 23 | The Mumbai, India PLM software and services company closed the year with revenue higher than guidance. PLM software and services vendor Geometric Ltd. (NSE: GEOMETRIC) saw its annual revenue, as expressed in US Dollars, rise 22% year-over-year for fiscal...

Geomagic acquires Sensable 3D design and haptics businesses

Geomagic acquires Sensable 3D design and haptics businesses

Apr. 20 | Geomagic expands by acquisition for only the second time. Voxel-based modeling fills a strategic gap. 3D data specialist Geomagic filled a gap in its expanding business model last week by acquiring the 3D design and haptics business of Sensable Technology....