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PTC to acquire Kepware for industrial automation data

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Building another node in an expanding Internet of Things platform. PTC has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kepware, a ...

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Inside the holographs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

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Thirty hologram shots and 120 other visual effects were created at Cantina Creative using Maxon Cinema 4D   The final ...

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Boris FX releases new effects tools for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects

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The recent merger of Boris and Imagineer Systems drives this largest update of Continuum series software tools. Fresh from its ...

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GM scenarios expert to keynote COFES 2016

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Thinking about long-term impact drove a successful career beyond automotive. Scenario planning expert Tom Crumm will give a keynote presentation ...

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Chaos Group updates core algorithm in V-Ray 3.3 for 3ds Max

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Variance-based adaptive sampling makes renders easier to predict and control. Chaos Group has released a free upgrade to its V-Ray add-in rendering toolkit for Autodesk ...

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Anark update extends model-based engineering to cloud applications

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MBEWeb for Anark Core provide mobile and browser access to engineering data. Anark Corporation has updated its recipe-driven 3D publishing ...

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A holiday cartoon trailer from Blender Institute

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Winter in Patagonia turns into a battle of wits, to be continued January 27. The Blender Institute has released a ...

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Nemetschek acquires BIM specialist Solibri for $38 million

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The Helsinki company spurned other suitors, preferring the “brands first” approach at Nemetschek. AEC software specialist Nemetschek has beat out ...

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Nvidia updates Iray plug-ins for Maya and 3ds Max

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Gensler has been using the new technology for months on the design of Nvidia’s new Santa Clara headquarters. Nvidia has ...

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Aveva-Schneider Electric reverse merger is dead

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It’s a Grinchy Christmas for the British plant engineering developer. The stock dropped 36% on the news. The reverse merger ...