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Southpaw updates Tactic digital asset workflow manager

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Randall Newton

Version 4.0 adds more advanced data connection technology and increased configurability to help media organizations design their unique digital workflows. ...

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Southpaw launches open source Tactic Team for Mac

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Randall Newton

Every feature in the Windows version of this digital production asset management system is included.  Southpaw Technology has released a ...

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Thingiverse bans functional gun parts

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Randall Newton

The user-contributed library of 3D models for MakerBot printing says it wants to distribute models with “a positive impact.” Thingiverse, ...

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Autodesk Jitterbit alliance offers “no-coding” connections from PLM 360 to ERP and CRM

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Randall Newton

New Autodesk PLM 360 Connect offers business application data integration. Jitterbit has backed away from its open source roots. Autodesk has ...

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Southpaw releases Tactic production asset management as open source

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Randall Newton

Southpaw follows in the footsteps of Blender, Acquia, and Aras by giving away the software and making money on support ...

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Customers are driving the next round of innovation

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Kathleen Maher

3D graphics have hit a tipping point. Vendors are reaching out to users to help drive innovation. By Kathleen Maher ...

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Open source Aras releases commercial PLM solution for SolidWorks

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Randall Newton

“Aras Enterprise PLM for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM” fills a hole in the SolidWorks marketplace as big as its name is ...

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Autodesk releases Revit IFC Exporter as open source

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Randall Newton

Revit users who rely on IFCs now have more flexibility in coding objects and models. Autodesk today released its Industry ...

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Blender keeps churning out free top-quality 3D modeling and animation

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Kathleen Maher

The lines were long and the buzz was good around the Blender booth at Siggraph 2011. Blender has come a ...

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Open Design Alliance adds raster library, Android support to Teigha update

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Randall Newton

The raster support comes from an open source library used by 90 products. The Android support is an API in ...