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New benchmark brings testing standards to OpenCL
Feb. 2 | Rightware says Basemark CL will improve all applications using GPUs for general purpose computation. Last year the Khronos Group introduced OpenCL (Open Computing Language) an open, royalty-free standard for parallel programming of modern processors,...
Geometric launches JT-based mobile viewer
Feb. 2 | Glovius runs on Windows, iOS, and Android; requires use of online conversion service. Small vendors are continuing to beat the big CAD vendors in mobile. Engineering software and services vendor Geometric Limited is launching a new set of products for...
IMSI/Design releases first 2D/3D DWG viewing app on Android
Jan. 31 | The boutique CAD vendor is taking the high ground; surely others will quickly follow. TurboViewer v1 for Andriod can store drawings for field view when no Internet service is available. (Source: IMSI/Design) Drawing on its market-leading experience with...
Tetra 4D and Lattice Technology to help each other refine 3D design data reuse
Jan. 30 | New business partnership will help Lattice’s digital mock-up tools produce interactive 3D PDF documentation, and give Tetra’s customers better tools for preparing design data for downstream use. Lattice Technology’s XVL Studio is used to create...
PTC first quarter revenue up 19%; plans internal re-organization
Jan. 26 | Revenue of $318 million was led by Windchill PLM and contributions of recent acquisitions. CAD revenue is flat. PTC (PMTC: NASDAQ) reported a good first quarter of its fiscal year 2012. For the period ending December 31, 2011 revenue was $318.3 million,...
3D PDF Consortium begins formal operations
Jan. 25 | The new industry group will manage the future of 3D PDF and advocate for its increased use in engineering. The evolution of 3D PDF as a standard for technical graphics took another step this week with the formal incorporation of the 3D PDF Consortium....
Automated render farm power management saves studios money
Jan. 24 | Straightface Studios reduces idle time to less than 1%; Duber Studios saves 60% on power costs in a year with Deadline’s Power Management feature. Render farms, those large banks of networked computers dedicated to image rendering, consume an awful...
iPod’s designer to keynote SolidWorks World 2012
Jan. 23 | Former Apple SVP Tony Fadell now spearheads design of the Nest Learning Thermostat. The Nest Learning Thermostat. (Source: Nest) The lead designer for the revolutionary Apple iPod will give a keynote presentation at SolidWorks World 2012, Feb. 12-15....
Tech Soft 3D posts 40% revenue growth in 2011
Jan. 19 | During 2011 the engineering software component vendor significantly expanded its product line, including becoming the official North America vendor of AutoCAD OEM. HOOPS visualization technology from Tech Soft 3D is used in a wide variety of technical...
