Kathleen Maher

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PTC acquires Frustrum for generative design technology in $70 million deal

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Kathleen Maher

Generative Design is the next gotta have it for CAD programs and it’s usefulness is being demonstrated across all segments ...

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Autodesk reveals first steps in its alliance with Unity for visualization

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Kathleen Maher

Last year Autodesk abandoned its Stingray game engine product.  Part of the reason the company decided to can Stingray, the ...

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Epic’s Unreal Engine update delivers on promises made

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Kathleen Maher

Unreal Engine 4.21 arrives with updated tools and more options for non-gaming applications. For game development, Epic wants you to ...

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AMD takes aim at the data center

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Kathleen Maher

And finds its targets in the places its competitors can’t or won’t go. AMD has its own kind of quiet, ...

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Hexagon strengthens its construction solutions portfolio for AEC market with Bricsys acquisition

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Kathleen Maher

Hexagon AB continues its aggressive expansion into new markets with the acquisition of Belgian CAD software developer Bricsys. Founded in ...

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Done deal: GitHub now belongs to Microsoft

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Kathleen Maher

Microsoft announced its plans to acquire GitHub last June. The news that Microsoft had planned to acquire GitHub inspired considerable gnashing ...

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SmartTalk: Voice is the new playground for AI

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Kathleen Maher

No manual needed for voice queries. As we confidently tell ourselves, technology works when it disappears. Perhaps the biggest AI ...

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Adobe is thinking about your future

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Kathleen Maher

Cloud platforms will erase the lines between content creation tools. This year’s Max featured familiar tools in new packages. Last ...

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Bentley and Siemens unveil PlantSight

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Kathleen Maher

Bentley Systems and Siemens have teamed up to demonstrate the kind of future enabled by cloud-based computing. PlantSight, a digital ...

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Altair acquires SimSolid for structural analysis

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Kathleen Maher

In their latest acquisition, Altair answers the question, why does structural analysis have to be such a complex process involving ...