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Autodesk buys into Frank Gehry’s Catia-powered think tank

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Randall Newton

The “strategic relationship” with Gehry Technologies provides Autodesk with world-class consulting and GT with money and training to expand the ...

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Adobe Photoshop Elements offers a bridge to mainstream photo editing

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Kathleen Maher

At times quirky and complicated, Photoshop Elements is also remarkably powerful and handy. By Kathleen Maher Adobe Photoshop Elements is ...

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Quadro Virtual Graphics Technology is another evolutionary step in server-based rendering

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GfxS staff

Nvidia’s Project Monterey may open the door to double duty for graphics workstations. By Alex Herrera Over the years, the ...

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Siemens PLM Software sees HD-PLM as design evolution milestone

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Kathleen Maher

At a recent conference for analysts, executive from Siemens PLM debuted new technology, talked up recent big customer wins, and ...

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Review: Sandy Bridge energizes Lenovo’s W520 mobile workstation

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Randall Newton

With smart design and performance that rivals desktop workstations, this unit is especially well suited for mid-level CAD. By Alex ...

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HP tries to clarify its position on the future of its PC business

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Jon Peddie

Despite the recent incident of Shooting Self in Foot, HP says it is on track with its plans to have ...

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We are Moore’s Law

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Jon Peddie

The good old days ended when graphic processing units (GPUs) stuck a rocket in the pocket of Moore’s Law. Now ...

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SAP to acquire Right Hemisphere for design visualization

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Randall Newton

The two have been technology partners for years; what took SAP so long to bring 3D to the enterprise? Business ...

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Review: AMD Cayman-generation FirePro V7900 and FirePro V5900

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Randall Newton

The graphics arm of AMD, what we once called ATI, is clearly on the rebound. Alex Herrera takes a close ...

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Energizer Bunny dumps Teamcenter for Autodesk Vault

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Randall Newton

Without using the acronym “PLM” Autodesk announces its first competitive displacement since it decided to stop persecuting Product Lifecycle Management. ...