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Bentley acquires Pointools, vows to make point clouds ‘a fundamental data type’
An earlier deal included a right to first refusal if Pointools were up for sale, making today’s deal inevitable. Bentley ...
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Autodesk cherry-picks GRIP Entertainment for game AI technology
The deal strengthens Autodesk plans to deliver technology for “intelligent” game characters. Autodesk today acquired specific technology-related assets and hired ...
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Autodesk expands the 123D family
New products 123D Catch and 123D Make fill out Autodesk’s growing line of products for the consumer Maker market. Autodesk’s ...
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EOS celebrates 1,000-unit milestone for direct metal laser sintering systems
The users of EOS 3D printers have gone way beyond prototyping test parts, producing custom products on the cutting edge ...
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Apple acquires 3D mapping company C3 Technologies on the sly
It may be about relying less on Google, but Apple isn’t the only company building a GIS portfolio. Build or ...
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AMD to lay off 10% of global workforce
New CEO Rory Read was brought in to run a tighter ship, and is not being shy about getting started. ...
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Ansys revenue up 23% in third quarter, sets all-time record
The newly acquired Apache Design Systems accounted for part of the total. High-performance computing is taking off among Ansys customers. ...
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Bentley to celebrate champions of infrastructure
A gala awards ceremony next week in Amsterdam will salute the recent achievements of some of the world’s largest AEC ...
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Annual interoperability survey opens for participation
The seventh annual survey from Longview Advisors will examine trends and best practices in collaboration, data exchange and related issues. ...
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3D Systems revenue up 39% in third quarter
A strong rise in printer volume overcomes a drop in revenue per printer, thanks to new low-cost models. Net income ...
