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John Gage at COFES 2011: the network is next

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Randall Newton

In a wide-ranging, thought-provoking speech, former Sun Microsystems researcher John Gage opened COFES 2011 by pointing out the path of ...

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T-Splines updates Rhino add-on

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Randall Newton

The 3.0 upgrade brings pipe shaping, faster operation, and support for 64-bit Rhino 5.0. T-Splines, Inc. has released an update ...

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Lightworks expands its sphere of influence; new software, new deals, new ideas

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Kathleen Maher

The OEM rendering company Lightworks comes to the COFES conference with new software technology, and new partnerships to talk about. ...

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Environments for designers, eyes for robots

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Randall Newton

OPTIS Group acquires SimplySim to extend physics-based simulation into new realms both real and virtual. For the first time light ...

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Autodesk Brings AutoCAD WS Mobile App to Android

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Randall Newton

Hinted at for months, the Android version of the popular AutoCAD-based app will be available before the end of the ...

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Adobe moves to two-year cycle, adds .5 release

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Kathleen Maher

Adobe introduced CS5.5 at its San Francisco offices Adobe is making significant changes to the way it rolls out products, ...

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Cisco takes the ax to the Flip

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Randall Newton

The cute little video cameras were all the rage a few years ago, until Cisco bought the company and put ...

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Pachube crowdsourcing real-world data for fun and progress

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Kathleen Maher

Want to track radiation levels in Japan? How about harnessing the data from the world’s Internet-enabled refrigerators? Where there is ...

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Plume digs deeper to add quality haze to Rango

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Randall Newton

Industrial Light and Magic’s first full animation needed a retooling of their famed fluid solver/renderer and faster GPUs. Tools from ...

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Bentley launches newest Bentley Map products

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Kathleen Maher

Bentley consolidates its mapping and GIS tools into three interoperable modules: Bentley Map PowerView, Bentley Map, and Bentley Map Enterprise. ...