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Mobile makes CAD industry submit to Joy’s Law in 2011
Dec. 19 | Most CAD vendors released at least one mobile app in 2011, but some felt pressured to do it. Joy’s Law of Innovation, credited to Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy, can be summarized as “innovation happens elsewhere.” It certainly...
Siemens PLM releases NX 8
Oct. 17 | The latest release stresses integration between design and engineering analysis and introduces the company’s vision for high-definition PLM. Siemens PLM Software today released NX 8, the latest edition of the company’s flagship CAD/CAD/CAE software....
2008: Wide-Ranging Autodesk lawsuit boils down to three letters: D-W-G
Aug. 3 | In 2008 Autodesk filed a federal lawsuit against Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks, opening another front on its DWG litigation war. While several grievances were cited, the suit was really about Autodesk trying once again to gain legal control over those...
2007: Oracle acquires Agile in $495 million bid to become PLM leader
Jul. 29 | In hindsight, this acquisition was just one of many; Oracle assimilated Agile and moved on. Here’s what it looked like in 2007, from the archives of Engineering Automation Report, acquired in 2010 by Jon Peddie Research. By Randall S. Newton Engineering...
AEC startups Horizontal and Ziggurat launch cloud BIM partnership
Jul. 28 | The two plan to carve out a niche as the ‘best of breed’ in 3D BIM project collaboration for existing users of 2D solutions. Horizontal Systems Inc., provides cloud-based access to building information modeling (BIM) models. Ziggurat provides...
Open Design Alliance adds raster library, Android support to Teigha update
Jul. 1 | The raster support comes from an open source library used by 90 products. The Android support is an API in member-only beta testing. The latest release of the Open Design Alliance (ODA) Teigha software development platform adds support for a popular raster...
Autodesk introduces AutoCAD 2012 App Store
Jun. 16 | Not content with selling Sketchbook or the occasional quirky app on the Apple iStore, Autodesk takes the initiative, and a piece of the action, with its new store accessible within AutoCAD. Autodesk has added the ability to buy utility applications from...
3Dconnexion passes 1 million 3D mouse milestone
Mar. 2 | The Logitech subsidiary got its start creating a 3D controller for Space Shuttle Columbia. 3D mice are now the must-have accessory in engineering and DCC. 3Dconnexion today announced it has shipped more than one million 3D mice, supporting today’s...
Upstart vendor Eurocom offers heavy, powerful mobile workstation
Feb. 17 | Deskside workstations continue to outnumber mobile units by a wide margin. Alex Herrera explains why this won’t change anytime soon. By Alex Herrera Jon Peddie Research CAD and DCC professionals searching for the most effective computing platform...
