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MaterialX project starts in the incubation phase at the Academy Software Foundation

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Ruchika Saini

The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) has accepted MaterialX as its seventh Foundation-hosted project. ASWF was founded to provide a selected ...

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Graphisoft merging with Data Design System

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Kathleen Maher

Strengthens Graphisoft’s capabilities for multi-disciplinary building design projects. Graphisoft has announced plans to merge with Data Design System (DDS) for its ...

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Boxx’s new Apexx Matterhorn features Intel’s new Xeon W-3300 Processor

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GfxS staff

Boxx Apexx Matterhorn is the first to tap Intel’s latest multi-processor CPU for heavy graphics work. The ink was barely ...

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AMD Q2 2021 results

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Jon Peddie

Revenue for the quarter was up 99% from last year to $3.85 billion, GAAP profit was $710 million, up 352% ...

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Graphisoft chooses Duke Ellington School of the Arts as its showcases building for Archicad 25

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Kathleen Maher

Showcase design Graphisoft has chosen Duke Ellington School of Arts redesign by cox graae+spack and Lance Bailey & Associates to ...

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Siemens to enhance customer support in the marine industry through FORAN software acquisition

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Ruchika Saini

(Source: Siemens Digital Industries Software) Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the acquisition of FORAN software business. FORAN, a software ...

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gets Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award by Asian American Engineer of the Year

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Ruchika Saini

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been honored with the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th Asian American Engineer of ...

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Khronos releases new PBR material extensions for better 3D asset visual realism

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Ruchika Saini

The Khronos Group has released the latest set of Physically Based Rendering (PBR) material extensions for glTF, a royalty-free format ...

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Nvidia’s new supercomputer Cambridge-1 aims to accelerate U.K. healthcare research with AI and simulation

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GfxS staff

By Neil Leavitt Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia Corporation recently launched Cambridge-1—the United Kingdom’s most powerful supercomputer—to fully harness the capabilities ...

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RenderMan 24: Pixar’s latest release focuses on look development

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Ruchika Saini

A hybrid renderer, RenderMan XPU, impressive material layering system developed at Industrial Light & Magic, toolset for creating non-photorealistic renders ...