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DCC in review: The “dive to the bottom” in 2011

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Randall Newton

January 2011 finds us in the middle of “a long massive shakeout” in Digital Content Creation, says Kathleen Maher. By ...

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CAD companies get behind FIRST programs

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Kathleen Maher

Get ‘em while they’re young. Young students start making choices about where their interests lie pretty early and educators in ...

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Sketchbook helps the iPad become the Opad

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Randall Newton

Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine gets a custom version of Autodesk Sketchbook for its readers. When Oprah Winfrey talks, marketing listens. ...

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2011 is a year of transition for the CAD industry

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Randall Newton

Our Editor-in-Chief reviews the year in CAD and looks ahead to 2011. At least it wasn’t 2009. By Kathleen Maher ...

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VisualMILL rescues Brazilian racing project

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Randall Newton

When MetalMoro needed a quick change to a custom flange for a race car, they found the answer could be ...

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Additive Manufacturing vendors form branding initiative

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Randall Newton

Eleven manufacturers agree to work jointly to expand awareness. Eleven leading vendors of Additive Manufacturing equipment and supplies have agreed ...

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Altair Engineering acquires Acusim Software for CFD

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Randall Newton

Acquisition solidly positions Altair as a major player in the CFD market and at the forefront of multi-physics simulation. Altair ...

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Wanted: Volunteers to lead the high-tech revival of American jobs

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Randall Newton

A visualization and animation professional in Huntsville, Alabama has found a simple remedy for America’s twin crises in employment and ...

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Newtek gets LightWave 10 out the door; Core in the wings

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Kathleen Maher

When the NewTek team is finished, Core will become part of LightWave. Kathleen Maher sorts it all out. The new ...

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CEO transition at SolidWorks signals end of an era

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Randall Newton

Jeff Ray is promoted to Executive Vice President, Geographic Operations for Dassault Systèmes; Bertrand Sicot becomes SolidWorks CEO. Dassault Systèmes ...