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Vuuch product development social network migrates to Amazon web services

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The move allows for new security and scalability features. Too many manufacturers don’t understand Vuuch because they expect yet another ...

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PTC Creo 1.0: Breakthrough technology?

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PTC revenue from desktop products, primarily Pro/Engineer, have been slow for almost a decade. Will Creo turn things around? By ...

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MecSoft releases VisualXPORT for Autodesk Inventor

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New plug-in allows direct transfer of Inventor data to VisualMILL for computer-aided-manufacturing. Competing solutions work as CAM add-ins to Inventor. ...

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Nvidia moves GPU Technology conference date

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Pushing the next conference from September 2011 to May 2012 gives time for regional GPU events. Nvidia is moving its ...

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Pushing the digital thread at Bell Helicopter

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Bell Helicopter has been known as an innovator since its development of the V-22 Osprey. Today it is integrating the ...

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Daz 3D introduces Genesis technology for 3D human models

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Daz Studio 4 is free through August 2011 to help introduce the new approach to creating human models. DAZ 3D ...

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Workstation market retreats from overheated pace in first quarter

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The quarterly analysis by Jon Peddie Research shows sales have slowed slightly, to a more sustainable pace. Fortunately—and as expected—the ...

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COMSOL introduces microfluidics simulation module

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The new module provides an integrated environment for modeling microfluidic and rarefied flows, including many effects in passive electronic display ...

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Sensable Freeform3D wins by a nose

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Voxels, not topology, allow the software to create smooth organic shapes from a CT scan. Design software capable of modeling ...

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Intel coaxing workstation buyers to consider Sandy Bridge

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The role of integrated graphics in workstations is very limited today, but it will inevitably grow over time. Commentary by ...