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Boxx introduces four-GPU workstation
Apr. 30 | The 3DBOXX 4925 is the first workstation to ship with the Intel Xeon E5-2600 processor capable of running 4 GPUs. The Boxx 3DBOXX 4925 workstation. (Source: Boxx Technologies) Boxx Technologies today introduced a workstation it claims is the industry’s...
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...
Dell working their way through workstations
Apr. 24 | Four new units were introduced last week in a grand unveiling party. It’s about time, says Jon Peddie. By Jon Peddie If a train station is a place where you wait for a train, then is a workstation a place where you….? Dell has kept its workstation...
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....
Lightbeam Systems offers 2.66 teraflops of computing power
Apr. 19 | The new E5 series workstations and render nodes are designed for demanding 3D broadcast and film applications. Lightbeam Systems introduces a new line of its workstations, render nodes, and GPU notes for film and broadcast applications. The company claims...
Review: The Boxx 4920 Xtreme workstation
Apr. 17 | Alex Herrera says extreme attention to detail and an overclocked Core i7 CPU make this a powerhouse for the most demanding CAD and DCC applications. By Alex Herrera Opening the chassis on any Boxx workstation is a diversion from the mundane, because...
3D printer makers Stratasys and Objet to merge
Apr. 16 | Confirming weeks of rumors, the two makers of industrial 3D printers will unite under the Stratasys name in an all-stock transaction. The combined company will be worth $1.4 billion. In 2009 Stratasys made news with Autodesk when they jointly designed...
Nvidia’s Kepler pushes graphics technology further ahead
Apr. 13 | Jon Peddie says the totally new GPU architecture based on 28nm technology is a home run. By Jon Peddie NASA’s Kepler mission has just been approved for another two years of active duty searching the cosmos for planets, just in time to celebrate the...
Khronos turns 12 with 15 APIs and counting
Apr. 12 | The mobile industry has come to rely on Khronos’ APIs as much as the graphics industry. The future is rosy if all industry players pay attention to the bigger picture. By Jon Peddie The Khronos Organization took their name from the god of time. It...
