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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. ...

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Three CEOs make for an interesting August

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GfxS staff

Tech industry leaders are sending ripples through the workstation market. JPR Analyst Alex Herrera sorts it all out.  By Alex ...

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AMD finally gets a new CEO

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Jon Peddie

After eight months with an interim leader, AMD turns to former Lenovo COO Rory Read. Jon Peddie takes a look ...

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The Open Design Alliance prepares for the future

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Kathleen Maher

The industry consortium for CAD interoperability and collaboration prepares for a leadership change. By Kathleen Maher The Open Design Alliance ...

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Will Fusion propel AMD back into the workstation processor market?

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GfxS staff

It has been a rough few years for AMD as a player in workstations. But JPR senior analyst Alex Herrera ...