Randall Newton

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Matrox chooses AMD for next-generation multi-display graphics cards

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Matrox makes display boards capable of supporting eight or more monitors, but hasn’t been a player in consumer or general-purpose enterprise ...

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Bypassing animation complexity

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Akeytsu from French start-up Nukeygara provides only the necessary features for 3D character rigging and motion; “our clients are creatives, ...

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Google acquires cloud rendering service Zync

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Zync offers an on-demand render farm service that scales from one core to thousands of CPUs. Amazon loses a small ...

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Demonstration shows off Chromebook as thin-client graphics workstation

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VMware, Nvidia, and Google team up to run high-performance graphics via cloud technology. Today in San Francisco at VMworld 2014, ...

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Drs. Peddie and Wallen talk virtualization in stereoscopic 3D

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Virtualization helped DreamWorks move from one project annually to three without hiring more artists or buying more computers. Watch the ...

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Clarisse iFX wants animation artists to start with the finished look

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The high-end 3D/3D tool fuses animation with compositing and 3D rendering, allowing artists to work with full effects on all ...

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Graphics board shipments down 17% in second quarter

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Nvidia continues to hold a dominant market share position. Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reports shipments of graphics add-in cards (AIBs) ...

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Chaos Group takes new ground

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New products and alliances announced at Siggraph give V-Ray an opportunity to dominate rendering in film and broadcast workflows.  Recent ...

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At what pace graphics virtualization?

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Media and graphics technologists share their insights on virtualization at the annual JPR Siggraph luncheon. For most in attendance, “full ...

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Autodesk sets second quarter record

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Billings and revenue both exceeded expectations. Autodesk now has almost $1 billion in deferred revenue. By Randall S. Newton Autodesk ...