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Autodesk Wins Appeal in Vernor Case

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Randall Newton

Autodesk wins Round Two regarding the right of individuals to resell software products. Today a US Circuit Court of Appeals ...

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SYCODE CEO Deelip Menezes: My Blog is a Hobby That’s Gone All Wrong

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Randall Newton

In an exclusive interview, SYCODE CEO Deelip Menezes talks about the CAD industry, his growing business creating utilities for CAD ...

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A/E Discovers the Mythical Man Month

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Less staff but productivity rises? Programmers learned this a generation ago. Too bad it takes The Great Recession to wake ...

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SolidWorks Decision Highlights Competitive Angst Between Luxology and Mental Images

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The latest release of SolidWorks dumps PhotoWorks, based on Mental Images technology, for PhotoView 360, based on Luxology technology. Contributing ...

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SolidWorks Rolls Out 200+ New Features for 2011

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Randall Newton

Contributing Analyst Steve Wolfe sorts through the list and takes a close look at the most important features in the ...

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CAD Moves to New Platforms, Expands Its Territory

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Randall Newton

We are moving into a new era of computing. But exactly how Cloud-based computing will affect CAD and related technologies ...

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Videos: AutoCAD 2011 for Mac

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The following QuickTime videos were released by Autodesk this morning to illustrate  the new AutoCAD 2011 for Mac. Click on ...

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Autodesk Announces AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS App for iPad and iPhone

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Randall Newton

The worst-kept secret in software is out; Autodesk returns to the Macintosh platform with a new version of AutoCAD, and ...

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Nemetschek Division Name Change Reflects Reality

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Randall Newton

The former Nemetschek North America has changed its company name to Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. The Vectorworks line of software provides ...

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Acquisition-Minded PTC Hikes Line of Revolving Credit

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Randall Newton

In a mandatory filing with the SEC, PTC says it will increase its line of credit to $300 million, and ...