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Mobile makes CAD industry submit to Joy’s Law in 2011
Most CAD vendors released at least one mobile app in 2011, but some felt pressured to do it. Joy’s Law ...
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Siemens PLM releases NX 8
The latest release stresses integration between design and engineering analysis and introduces the company’s vision for high-definition PLM. Siemens PLM ...
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2008: Wide-Ranging Autodesk lawsuit boils down to three letters: D-W-G
In 2008 Autodesk filed a federal lawsuit against Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks, opening another front on its DWG litigation war. While ...
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2007: Oracle acquires Agile in $495 million bid to become PLM leader
In hindsight, this acquisition was just one of many; Oracle assimilated Agile and moved on. Here’s what it looked like ...
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AEC startups Horizontal and Ziggurat launch cloud BIM partnership
The two plan to carve out a niche as the ‘best of breed’ in 3D BIM project collaboration for existing ...
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Open Design Alliance adds raster library, Android support to Teigha update
The raster support comes from an open source library used by 90 products. The Android support is an API in ...
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Autodesk introduces AutoCAD 2012 App Store
Not content with selling Sketchbook or the occasional quirky app on the Apple iStore, Autodesk takes the initiative, and a ...
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3Dconnexion passes 1 million 3D mouse milestone
The Logitech subsidiary got its start creating a 3D controller for Space Shuttle Columbia. 3D mice are now the must-have ...
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Upstart vendor Eurocom offers heavy, powerful mobile workstation
Deskside workstations continue to outnumber mobile units by a wide margin. Alex Herrera explains why this won’t change anytime soon. ...
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2011 is a year of transition for the CAD industry
Our Editor-in-Chief reviews the year in CAD and looks ahead to 2011. At least it wasn’t 2009. By Kathleen Maher ...
