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Siemens acquires COMSA to strengthen its expertise in electrical and harness standards
Siemens announced recently that it has acquired COMSA Computer und Software GmbH. COMSA is a Munich-based company which develops electrical system and harness design software. Its LDorado suite has a strong local market presence as automotive harness design and engineering software. Siemens will be joining COMSA technology with the Mentor business, part of Siemens PLM […]
Jon Peddie Research’s Market Watch reports GPU shipments up in Q3’18 from last quarter led by Intel
The PC GPU market decreased year-to-year by 2.2%, sequentially GPU shipments increased 10.6%.
Autodesk reveals first steps in its alliance with Unity for visualization
Last year Autodesk abandoned its Stingray game engine product. Part of the reason the company decided to can Stingray, the game engine they developed and created from technology acquired with Bitsquid in 2014, was because Autodesk saw their customers ignoring Stingray and using Unreal or Unity. Autodesk realized it made more sense to go to where their […]
Epic’s Unreal Engine update delivers on promises made
Unreal Engine 4.21 arrives with updated tools and more options for non-gaming applications.
Hexagon strengthens its construction solutions portfolio for AEC market with Bricsys acquisition
Hexagon AB continues its aggressive expansion into new markets with the acquisition of Belgian CAD software developer Bricsys. Founded in 2002, Bricsys introduced its flagship product BricsCAD as an AutoCAD competitor and that is still the company’s largest base of users. However, the company has a talented team of developers and has added on new […]
Startup Ludenso unveils MagiMask for mobile AR
Low-cost mobile AR for developers, content creators, and tech enthusiasts.
Faceware launches mocap sync software in Closed Beta
Shepherd will simplify a motion capture shoot and provide operators with more on-set control of recording devices.
Siemens acquires longtime visualization partner Lightwork Design
Siemens has announced the acquisition of Lightwork Design of Sheffield, England. Lightwork began life as an OEM provider of rendering software to many CAD companies including Autodesk, PTC, Siemens, and Dassault at one time or another. The company did not make products that sold directly to customers. Lightwork Design supplied rendering technology to Siemens for […]
Apple purchases holographic AR lens startup
The acquisition of Akonia Holographics is fueling Apple “glass” rumors.
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