$3.08 billion in sales, $917 million profit-down 0.8% from last quarter. Nvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations with their financial report and saw increases from all reporting segments. Revenue for the first quarter was $3.08 billion, up 39% from $2.22 billion a year earlier, and down 1% from $3.11 billion in the previous quarter. The company’s Graphics business … [Read more...] about Nvidia’s Q1 FY21 results
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Cool cube render machine from Azultec
Compact, quiet design with high-powered processors manages eco-friendliness. Back in 2015 when the crypto-mining boom was taking off, one of the problems miners had was getting enough AIBs into a compact package. A few Taiwanese and Chinese companies built specific cases, and many miners built their own. In late 2018, Azultec was formed by people from Alphacool, a … [Read more...] about Cool cube render machine from Azultec
Frame Pro 64GB gives engineers high-performance application computing on demand
Using Frame as a graphics workstation-on-demand system runs about $4 an hour. When we last wrote about Frame (founded as Mainframe 2) in June 2015, it had just secured $10 million in new venture capital funding. Now the second-generation Software-as-a-Service vendor is introducing Frame Pro 64GB, a high-performance version of its product aimed at professional engineering, … [Read more...] about Frame Pro 64GB gives engineers high-performance application computing on demand
Bentley Systems acquires Siteops for site development optimization
Cloud-based exploration of site alternatives in hours instead of months. Bentley Systems has acquired Blue Ridge Analytics, Inc., provider of Siteops site design optimization software at your service. Siteops uses cloud-based computing techniques to empower site development professionals to move beyond engineering to what Bentley calls “optioneering,” the exploration of … [Read more...] about Bentley Systems acquires Siteops for site development optimization
Online collaboration site Sunglass adds product data management to 3D distributed design cloud platform
$20 per month buys core PDM elements linked to collaborative cloud access. Today Sunglass expanded its web-based product development collaboration platform to include a data management and version control system. Sunglass is currently free for teams to use for product review; the new PDM features are available for a $20/month per user subscription. Sunglass PDM offers … [Read more...] about Online collaboration site Sunglass adds product data management to 3D distributed design cloud platform
Vectorworks 2013 expands cloud computing as a supporting resource
Other new features include new 3D editing tools and enhancements to architectural presentations. Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. has announced significant upgrades to its line of products, which includes Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals, and Renderworks. In their demos and presentations of the new product line the company emphasizes the … [Read more...] about Vectorworks 2013 expands cloud computing as a supporting resource
Bloom Unit brings real-time photorealism and collaboration to SketchUp 3D models
Former Mental Images technology drives the ability to send live rendering to any connected device. Bloom Unit launches next month as a plug in for SketchUp, offering interactive photo-realistic model rendering in real time using cloud computing. The rendering can be shared with any device on the Internet through a browser; a copy of SketchUp on the viewing end is not … [Read more...] about Bloom Unit brings real-time photorealism and collaboration to SketchUp 3D models
Fabric Engine leverages the cloud for high-performance applications
Built to solve complex simultaneous uses of CPU and GPU for animation, Fabric Engine has the potential to solve knotty issues in a wide variety of disciplines. By Kathleen Maher It’s not much of a secret that while processors, CPUs and GPUs alike have undergone tremendous architectural changes over the past 10 years, software has a ways to go before it really takes … [Read more...] about Fabric Engine leverages the cloud for high-performance applications
Mashup 2.0: A new paradigm for professional graphics in 2012
It is time to rethink how we think about the future of graphics-based technologies. We are in transition from the era of “what can we do with what we draw?” to “what can we do with what we see or imagine?” By Randall S. Newton "This is the only wish I ever wished for myself. Peter, this is the biggest feeling I've ever felt. This is the biggest feeling I've ever had and this … [Read more...] about Mashup 2.0: A new paradigm for professional graphics in 2012
Autodesk takes a big step into The Cloud
A new portfolio of web services will focus on file sharing, rendering, and simulation. The goal is to extend the capabilities of desktop applications and mobile apps with services best suited for cloud computing. Autodesk today introduces Autodesk Cloud, a set of web services designed to extend desktop capabilities with high-performance design optimization, visualization and … [Read more...] about Autodesk takes a big step into The Cloud