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Autodesk letting out teasers about new architectural concept modeler

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Randall Newton

Teasers about a new architectural concept modeler from Autodesk are starting to appear on the web. Project Vasari appears to ...

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Planar announces 23” 3D-ready monitor for occasional user

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Randall Newton

Oregon-based Planar Systems is hoping occasional users of technical 3D, such as management in geospatial or mechanical engineering, will be ...

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Think3 acquired by Versata

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Kathleen Maher

The Italian CAD company Think3 has been in decline for a very, very long time so observers will be excused ...

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Adobe launches Flash Professional CS5 and AIR 2.5

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Randall Newton

Adobe believes we are in the age of the app, and has positioned its visual development tools to match. By ...

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Nvidia’s new GTX 580 – a firmer Fermi

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Randall Newton

The results are in from the Mt. Tiburon Testing Labs at Jon Peddie Research: The GTX580 may be late, but ...

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SIMPOE plastics simulation software ready for PTC’s Creo

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Randall Newton

The French plastics simulation vendor, was one of the first PTC partners to have access to Creo. Simpoe, the French ...

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Ansys sales sluggish: revenue up 9% in 3rd quarter

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Randall Newton

The CAE vendor sees ‘continued confidence issues’ among customers; many are just waiting for R13. A reorganization in Japan will ...

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LG Electronics implements Enovia V6 PLM

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Randall Newton

Management likes standardized processes and ‘single version of the truth’ through complex configurations. LG plans to extend the initial deployment ...

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Come Fusion and come Sandy Bridge … the discrete GPU will continue to live on

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Randall Newton

New hybrid chipsets from Intel and AMD are aimed squarely at taking market share away from Nvidia and its powerful ...

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Good-bye Pro/Engineer: PTC launches the Creo era

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Randall Newton

The company that invented contemporary mechanical CAD looks to re-invent itself with a suite of apps that solve “the lingering, ...