Month: February 2014

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BricsCAD V14 now available for Linux

BY
Randall Newton

BricsCAD is DWG compatible without being an AutoCAD clone. Linux availability extends its reach in many emerging markets.   Bricsys ...

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Startup MarkForged makes composite parts

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Kathleen Maher

Carbon fiber must be placed in proper alignment for its intended purpose, making 3D printing more challenging.   By Kathleen ...

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Lagoa is building their rendering business from the cloud down

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Kathleen Maher

The Montreal-based cloud rendering company has been making friends in varied places. There’s a fierce arms race going on in ...

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Lenovo opens its checkbook

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Kathleen Maher

The aggressive computer maker shelled out $5.2 billion for Motorola Mobility and IBM’s server business. By Kathleen Maher Lenovo has ...

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Adobe wins Emmy for video recommendations software

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Kathleen Maher

John B. Hey patented the first of several systems that have capitalized on the idea of automating video recommendation. Tracking ...

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Smartgeometry heads to Hong Kong

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Randall Newton

The annual conference at the nexus of architecture and algorithms takes on the complexities of urban density.   Smartgeometry, the ...

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Dassault Systèmes revenue up 5% for quarter and year

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Randall Newton

With 16 acquisitions in two years, the French PLM company seeks to double the addressable market for an expanding array ...

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Anark 4.2 combines 3D PDF, HTML5, STEP information into review models

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Kathleen Maher

Keeping up with the needs of SolidWorks and Catia users, as well as the US DOD. Anark has been building ...

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Chaos Group ships V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max

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Randall Newton

A refined user interface and support for several open visualization technologies highlight this major update. [Editor’s Note: Full-size versions of ...

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HP’s Z230: the workstation market leader’s entry-class deskside… sort of

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GfxS staff

Head-to-head tests with competing units from Lenovo and Boxx show the mix of components is the differentiating factor. By Alex ...