Month: March 2012

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Bentley Systems reports 2011 revenue of $523 million, up 10%

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Randall Newton

The privately held AEC software developer is not required to provide detailed financial reports, but lets out tidbits annually. China ...

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New Autodesk SketchBook Ink sneak peak at iPad unveiling

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GfxS staff

Newest iPad ships March 16 with Retina Display, a new CPU, a better camera, and many software upgrades. Today Apple ...

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An Open Letter about the future of Collada from the Khronos Group

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GfxS staff

The growing use of Collada as an open, non-proprietary file format for 3D asset exchange presents new challenges and opportunities. ...

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Xaitment launches two smart AI plug-ins for Unity game engine

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Randall Newton

Releasing plug-ins allows smaller game studios to use Xaitment technology inside Unity without buying the full package. Artificial intelligence (AI) ...

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Chaos Group releases V-Ray for Softimage

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Randall Newton

The popular physical-based render is now available as plug-ins to four DCC and two CAD products.   Rendering specialist Chaos ...

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IT departments struggling to keep pace with post-PC mobility revolution

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GfxS staff

A new study from industry association CompTIA says corporations don’t have updated policies and procedures in place. Mobile devices and ...

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SketchUp unleashes pent-up visual creativity in autistic children

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Randall Newton

Project Spectrum brings together Google SketchUp users and autistic students; “we provided a platform for their talents to shine.” Autism ...

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SmartGeometry 2012 keynotes to explore digital interplay of space and material

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Randall Newton

Back in the US after two years in Europe, SmartGeometry will gather innovators in architecture, design, and structural engineering to ...