The Xcelerator portfolio expands further into the cloud and attracts SMB. At Siemens’ recent Media and Analyst Conference held in Detroit in early April, President and CEO, Digital Industries Software Tony Hemmelgarn said their rollout of Xcelerator as a Service is gaining momentum and broadening its reach. Siemens’ Xcelerator is the company’s brand for its portfolio of … [Read more...] about Siemens’ next steps for the cloud
The transformation of CFD: GPUs go to work on hard problems
Siemens’ new STAR-CCM+ 2022.1 becomes the latest GPU-accelerated tool. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation is a powerful tool for design and is used extensively for automotive, aeronautic, and marine design where air and water flows are vital to the performance of cars, planes, and boats. It has much broader applications as well. CFD comes in handy in content … [Read more...] about The transformation of CFD: GPUs go to work on hard problems
Avid decides to pause its official presence at the tradeshows in 2022
The company is rethinking the ways to connect with its customers. The general thinking in the US is that as Omicron loosens its grip, the pandemic will also recede to become something a recurring seasonal illness like the flu and colds—annoying but not deadly. Eventually, that probably is what happens but in the meantime, companies are rethinking their marketing … [Read more...] about Avid decides to pause its official presence at the tradeshows in 2022
Autodesk takes aim at the factory
As the US opens up … again … Autodesk puts its bets on manufacturing. Once upon a time, the way the world worked in manufacture seemed pretty clear: the big engines of China and nearby smaller countries pumped out low-cost products. Consumers in the west bought whole bunches of the low-cost products and then sent them back to Asia to recycle. It was efficient, if not … [Read more...] about Autodesk takes aim at the factory
Dassault announces year end results for 2021
Looking back and looking ahead, Dassault says they’ve set the stage for future growth in the Experience Economy. As this is being written, Dassault is spelling out its plans for the future during 3DExperience World 2022. The company says it is poised for a new period of growth as it aligns its major product lines including Industrial Innovation (such as Catia and Enovia), … [Read more...] about Dassault announces year end results for 2021
PTC announces Q1 results for its fiscal 2022
The company announces new plans for the future and accelerates the transition to the cloud. PTC reported its first quarter financial results for its fiscal 2022 and told investors all is going according to plan. At the end of 2021, PTC told investors it was putting its foot down on the accelerator to speed up its transition to the cloud. To do so, PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann told … [Read more...] about PTC announces Q1 results for its fiscal 2022
Dassault shows of its digital health tools at CES
Engineering and design giant invites the masses to meet their own digital twin at Dassault’s CES booth. Dassault is not exactly a common brand in the halls of CES though the giant company has always put effort into establishing its brand throughout the world. Aficionados of the company will remember their wonderful, totally crazy, expensive TV ads about solving drought … [Read more...] about Dassault shows of its digital health tools at CES
Shapr3D adds significant features throughout 2021
It’s the little things that count, like 2D drawings, cross platform support including M1 Macs and Windows machines, and cross-sections. Shapr has been regularly adding on new features and now it's stepped up the price accordingly. Shapr3D, an ambitious company based in Budapest, Hungary, was founded in 2015 by István Csanády. The company and its 3D modeling tool have … [Read more...] about Shapr3D adds significant features throughout 2021
Ashlar-Vellum releases new Lithium downloads for Mac and Windows
Tough contender Ashlar-Vellum adds a new draft tool for industrial design. Austin-based Ashlar-Vellum is the inheritor of a long tradition of industrial design tools and the company has continued to provide tools for drafting, CAD, and industrial design for Mac and Windows machines. Last July, the company announced the release of Lithium v12, a brand-new sketch and … [Read more...] about Ashlar-Vellum releases new Lithium downloads for Mac and Windows
Adobe Express for everybody else
Cloud-based utilities for short videos and meme making. Adobe has introduced a new collection of cloud-based tools to enable anyone to create a quick multimedia something. Adobe suggests banners, flyers, logos, etc. In other words, prepare to see more plain old posts gussied up with baked content in your feeds. Adobe packaged its cloud-based creative tools including … [Read more...] about Adobe Express for everybody else