Month: December 2010

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ODA ships cross-platform DWG/DGN viewer

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Randall Newton

A new free CAD file viewer doubles as a test platform for Open Design Alliance members. The Open Design Alliance ...

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Busy Autodesk looks wistfully to the clouds

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Kathleen Maher

A variety of new and novel technologies were on display at Autodesk University 2010 last week. Autodesk is the first ...

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Workstation market in third quarter up 31%

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Randall Newton

Jon Peddie Research reports continued strength in the workstation market but sees cautionary signs as well. The workstation market continued ...

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Daimler comments on switch from Catia to NX

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Randall Newton

A German IT magazine has gotten comment from Daimler AG regarding its switch of 3D CAD from Dassault Systemes’ Catia ...

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AutoCAD WS iOS app adds offline editing

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Randall Newton

Downloads of Autodesk’s popular iOS app have topped 500,000. Offline access to drawings has been added to the popular AutoCAD ...

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The Foundry introduces Mari, 3D paint for large models

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Kathleen Maher

The Foundry makes content creation software and it’s taking the movie business by storm. It’s latest tool, Mari, is a ...

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Bentley’s Top 500 in Infrastructure

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Kathleen Maher

Bentley System recently announced its Top 500 Owners in Infrastructure list. The list was compiled by Bentley using financial reports ...

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Alive and well inside Siemens: A 2007 interview with Tony Affuso

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Randall Newton

Siemens PLM software CEO Tony Affuso discusses corporate culture, openness in PLM, and takes a shot or two at Dassault ...

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Bentley celebrates its customers; provides revenue picture

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Kathleen Maher

Revenues are back to pre-recession levels, and the company thinks it may be gaining market share against Autodesk. Bentley System ...