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BMW Group Selects SIMULIA Abaqus FEA for Passive Safety Analysis

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Randall Newton

The German automaker has chosen to renew its commitment to use Abaqus Unified FEA software for the engineering of passive ...

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Technology Serves Up Terabytes of Whimsey in “Shrek Forever After”

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Randall Newton

The final installment of the Shrek series of animations hits theaters in the US on Friday. DreamWorks Animation puts high ...

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Ford Using PTC InSight to Reduce Global Supply Chain Carbon Footprint

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Randall Newton

Ford Motor Company is surveying its top 35 global suppliers to understand the carbon footprint of its supply chain. Ford ...

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Strong Upgrade Sales Lift Autodesk First Quarter Revenue 11%

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Randall Newton

The recovery of AutoCAD sales is outpacing all other divisions. Cash flow from operations is up 411% compared to a ...

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Time to Consider Job Order Contracting

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Randall Newton

Job Order Contracting makes the scoping phase of a construction job simpler for all parties, says a principal with Wilson ...

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Graphics Chips Shipments Up 44% From 2009

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Randall Newton

2010 is starting the way 2009 ended, with graphics chip volume above expectations, says Jon Peddie Research. Shipment of graphics ...

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HP Deal Costs Stratasys First Quarter Profit

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Randall Newton

A non-cash charge-off of stock for HP prevented Stratasys from posting a first quarter profit. But the deal will soon ...

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ANSYS 1Q10 Net Income Up 53%; Revenue Up 17%

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Randall Newton

Growth in the first quarter of 2010 was spread across all regions and all product lines. Maintenance revenue is back ...

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Steve Wolfe: Shrinking COE Conference Sharpens Its Focus On CATIA Users

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Randall Newton

The Icelandic volcano and a shift of marketing resources to another conference made for a smaller CATIA Operators Exchange (COE) ...

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AspenTech Subscription Revenue Continues To Rise in Third Fiscal Quarter

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Randall Newton

Fiscal 2010 continues to be not such a good time to compare year-over-year results, due to the company’s change in ...