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Autodesk reports 14% Q1 profit increase

Posted by Robert Dow on May 18th 2012 | Discuss (0)
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Autodesk Inc. said Thursday that is first-quarter profit rose 14 percent as revenue rose sharply, it expects revenue in the current quarter to be between $580 million and $600 million. Autodesk expects full-year revenue to be up at least 10 percent from last year when revenue was $2.22 billion. That implies revenue of at least roughly $2.44 billion. Read more on Autodesk's announcement HERE.

Jon Peddie to speak at the GPU Technology Conference today

Posted by Robert Dow on May 16th 2012 | Discuss (0)
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Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference is entering it's 2nd day today at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. You can follow the happenings at GTC HERE where you will be able to view a re-cap of Jen-Hsun's keynote along with press releases and updates from the show.

Anthropomorphic robot, 3D HD camera rig highlight Siggraph 2012 Emerging Technologies

Posted by Robert Dow on May 11th 2012 | Discuss (0)
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The annual display of Emerging Technologies is one of Siggraph’s most popular activities. This year’s Siggraph will be August 5-9, 2012 in Los Angeles. Read more on Siggraph's Emerging Technologies on our GFXspeak website.

Autodesk 123D Catch for iPad Turns Your Photos Into 3D Models

Posted by Robert Dow on May 9th 2012 | Discuss (0)
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The new Autodesk 123D Catch app allows users to capture the world around them in 3D. Photos of vacation memories, family or other mementos brought to life in 3D. Captures made in 123D Catch can also be used as the foundation for further 3D modeling, 3D animation, create a 3D printed object. Read more on 123D and see the gallery at http://www.123dapp.com/.

SolidWorks app for iPad

Posted by Robert Dow on May 2nd 2012 | Discuss (0)
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Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks today releases eDrawings for iPad, an app to view and review drawings and models. It works with native eDrawings files, DraftSight files, and SolidWorks parts, assemblies, and drawing files. It also supports drawings in the DWG and DXF formats popularized by AutoCAD. The app is $1.99 and now on sale in iTunes. Check out a video of eDrawings HERE.

Adobe presents Creative Suite 6 in festive cloud raiment

Posted by Robert Dow on April 26th 2012 | Discuss (0)
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The first response from Adobe users is overwhelming positive. A new Creative Cloud makes it possible to rent all CS6 products for a monthly fee. The various technology updates in the products are worth the upgrade, but the big news is Creative Cloud, a subscription-based hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work using Adobe technology. See Creative Suite 6

Geometric annual revenue rises 22% to $167.5 million

Posted by Robert Dow on April 23rd 2012 | Discuss (0)
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PLM software and services vendor Geometric Ltd. saw its annual revenue, as expressed in US Dollars, rise 22% year-over-year for fiscal year 2012. The company’s fourth-quarter revenue was up 18.7% year-over-year. For fiscal year 2012, which ended March 31, 2012, US Dollar revenue was $167.5 million. Read more on Geometric on GFXspeak.com

A midterm test for the CAD industry

Posted by Robert Dow on April 20th 2012 | Permalink
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Pockets of economic uncertainty remain, but 2012 is shaping up to be a better year for CAD than 2011. In JPR’s 2012 CAD Report, we put the number of CAD users for 2011 at just over 5 million. That means over 5 million sets of CAD were bought or upgraded in 2011. In 2011 we estimated there were 19.3 million seats of CAD in active use worldwide. Revenues from CAD software will reach $7 billion in 2012.

Stratasys and Objet plan merger

Posted by Robert Dow on April 16th 2012 | Permalink
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Confirming weeks of rumors, the two makers of industrial 3D printers will unite under the Stratasys name in an all-stock transaction. The combined company will be worth $1.4 billion. The merged company will have over 260 resellers and 42 direct channel managers, with a presence in 72 countries. The new company will still be called Stratasys. Read More on the new merger at gfxspeak.com

Khronos turns 12 with 15 APIs and counting

Posted by Robert Dow on April 12th 2012 | Permalink
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The mobile industry has come to rely on Khronos’ APIs as much as the graphics industry. The future is rosy if all industry players pay attention to the bigger picture. The Khronos Organization took their name from the god of time. It is appropriate; in this industry timing rules the success and failure of almost everything we do.