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Altair Engineering acquires Acusim Software for CFD

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Acquisition solidly positions Altair as a major player in the CFD market and at the forefront of multi-physics simulation. Altair ...

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Wanted: Volunteers to lead the high-tech revival of American jobs

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A visualization and animation professional in Huntsville, Alabama has found a simple remedy for America’s twin crises in employment and ...

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CEO transition at SolidWorks signals end of an era

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Jeff Ray is promoted to Executive Vice President, Geographic Operations for Dassault Systèmes; Bertrand Sicot becomes SolidWorks CEO. Dassault Systèmes ...

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2010-2011 in CAD technology, the illustrated version, part 2

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More trends from 2010 that will have an impact on design and engineering technology in 2011. The computer-aided design and ...

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MSC.Software introduces Adams Gear Advanced Technology plug-in for MD Adams

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The new plug-in allows engineers to use a single dynamic simulation tool for the complete design process of transmissions. MSC.Software ...

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InspectionXpert for Catia V5 update

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Changes include AS9102 form improvements and a redesigned interface for automated ballooning in both 2D and 3D. There’s a new ...

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Autodesk releases web-based free trial of AutoCAD LT 2011

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Through cloud computing, users can experience AutoCAD LT 2011 by downloading only a small player file, not the full program ...

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2007: ATI, NVIDIA Reach for High Performance Computing Status

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An early introduction to general purpose computing on graphics processing units, as envisioned in 2007 by Nvidia and AMD. Originally ...

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Screampoint ready to reveal new Digital Cities software

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AEC software veterans and a Google Earth co-creator lead the team. Today venture-funded AEC startup Screampoint announced the launch of ...

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ShapeSpace brings 3D geometric search to open source Aras PLM

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Aras scores its best partnership yet by linking up with this cutting-edge 3D tool. Aras has landed another technology partnership ...