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2008: “3D Manufacturing Innovation” Explains the Japanese Quest for an Alternative to PLM

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The Japanese are ready to embrace 3D in manufacturing. But they have little interest in the Western top-down, design-driven linear ...

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Delcam Revenue Up 12% in First Half of 2010

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The only publicly traded dedicated CAM software developer rebounded well from 2009. Dedicated CAM software developer Delcam reports record six-month ...

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2009: PTC’s New Windchill ProductPoint is Facebook for PLM

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PTC introduces Windchill ProductPoint, a new product data management product based on Microsoft SharePoint. It is the first product ever ...

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2009: New Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz: Give “Some Friggin’ Breathin’ Room” So We “Can Kick Some Butt”

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When former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz took over as CEO of Yahoo! in January 2009, most tech media pundits were ...

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Inventor Chuck Hull Describes the High Tech Cycle

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Chuck Hull is a co-founder of 3D Systems and the inventor of stereolithography. In a rare public presentation at the ...

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Toon Boom Releases Free iPad Animation App

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The Emmy-winning software developer brings fingerpainting-simple animation to the iPad. Montreal-based software developer Toon Boom Animation has released Flipboom Lite, ...

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Graebert Launches ARES Commander 2D/3D CAD for Apple Macintosh

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The newest Mac CAD product offers AutoCAD-compatibility at an introductory price of $495. Today German software developer Graebert GmbH launches ...

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Fiat Selects aesthetica Software to Improve Perceived Quality in Auto Design

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Fiat will use the product visualization software to help improve manufacturing variation analysis and reduce development costs through early identification ...

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Autodesk Resellers Avatech, Mensch und Maschine Report Growth

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The rate of positive improvement reported by Avatech Solutions and Mensch und Maschine Software, two leading resellers, offers a bit ...

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How Many Design Firms Have Gone Under in This Recession?

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It seems no one knows exactly how many architectural and engineering firms have closed in the US since the start ...