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The Possibilities of CAD in the Cloud The Possibilities of CAD in the Cloud
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Kathleen Maher takes a look at advances in CAD and cloud computing technology and how the "cloud" is affecting the industry.
Future of CAD Looking Positive, Despite Piracy Future of CAD Looking Positive, Despite Piracy
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Kathleen Maher discusses how the CAD software business is staying afloat and how piracy is impacting the industry.
Gaming Industry Continues to Shape Advancements in CAD Gaming Industry Continues to Shape Advancements in CAD
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Maher discusses how gaming technology is defining the future of computing, including highlights from the recent E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo.
What's Going on in the Workstation Market? What's Going on in the Workstation Market?
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Analyst Kathleen Maher comments on workstation trends that have accelerated in 2010, including 64-bit, the Mac, job expectations and more.
A Glimpse of Jon Peddie Research’s Annual CAD Report A Glimpse of Jon Peddie Research’s Annual CAD Report
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research In this new column Maher takes a look at CAD industry revenues for the AEC and MCAD markets and how they are panning out for 2010.
Autostereoscopic 3D: Too Low Resolution for Architects Autostereoscopic 3D: Too Low Resolution for Architects
By Arthur Berman, Insight Media Autostereoscopic 3D has received a less than enthusiastic response from the architectural community, find out why.
Big Changes Predicted for the Workstation Market by 2011 Big Changes Predicted for the Workstation Market by 2011
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Kathleen Maher takes a look at how the workstations market is shaping out for 2010, including updates on GPU's, rendering tools and more.
Industry Update on 3D Printing Industry Update on 3D Printing
By Terry Wohlers, Wohlers Associates Wohlers discusses additive manufacturing, his interview with Director James Cameron and other advances in 3D printing.
An Update on Flexible e-paper An Update on Flexible e-paper
By Steve Sechrist, Insight Media Find out what is happening with flexible e-ink displays in this column by Insight Media.
The Mac World Goes Pro – CAD Space Growing on the Mac The Mac World Goes Pro – CAD Space Growing on the Mac
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Maher provides an update on the increase in CAD applications being made available for MAC users and the impact of the new Apple iPad.
Siggraph Asia Sets the Stage for 2010 Siggraph Asia Sets the Stage for 2010
By Kathleen Maher and Jon Peddie, Jon Peddie Research Siggraph Asia provides a view of what’s likely to be important in the coming year for the graphics industry.
Next-gen 3D Vis Sim System Looks to Flat Panels Next-gen 3D Vis Sim System Looks to Flat Panels
By Insight Media Learn about a virtual environment called CAVE technology, which has been characterized as “the oldest art and engineering collaboration in the US.”
Workstations vs. High-End Desktops Workstations vs. High-End Desktops
Did you know the difference in price between a similarly configured high-end desktop and an entry-level workstation is less than $100 today?
OpenGL 3.2 Arrives with Siggraph OpenGL 3.2 Arrives with Siggraph
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Khronos aims for timely updates to meet the needs of hardware manufacturers, as recently demonstrated with OpenGL 3.0 and 3.1 and 3.2 updates.
EVGA Gets into Monitors with Dual Displays EVGA Gets into Monitors with Dual Displays
By Steve Seachrist, Insight Media Insight Media takes a look at EVGA's new InterView Dual-Display dual-monitor configuration, featuring a testimonial from Jon Peddie Research.
LG Shows Full Range of 3D LCDs LG Shows Full Range of 3D LCDs
By Chris Chinnock, Insight Media Chris Chinnock of Insight Media talks about how the new line of LG monitors is maturing to help enable many 3D consumer market applications.
CAD in Crisis — COFES CAD in Crisis — COFES
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Kathleen Maher reports on the recent Congress On the Future of Engineering Software (COFES) conference and the outlook of the CAD industry.
High-end Graphics Are Not an Option in Some Professions High-end Graphics Are Not an Option in Some Professions
Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research JPR reports on the computer graphics market for the first quarter this year and provides a forecast of what’s ahead for the industry.
Anark Tightens Link to CAD Products in New Release Anark Tightens Link to CAD Products in New Release
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Anark Core 2.2 now supports DWG offering better interoperability in AEC applications and can be distributed in a compact, secure package.
Do You Really Need a Workstation - It Depends Do You Really Need a Workstation - It Depends
By Intel Corporation Intel Corporation’s Wes Shimanek discusses the benefits of various workstations and how they are purpose built to do a job.
What You Didn’t Know About Acrobat Pro Extended What You Didn’t Know About Acrobat Pro Extended
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Here are some things you may have missed in Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended during all the hype around Adobe CS4, plus other Adobe advances for CAD.
Mobile Workstations – Faster, Stronger and Smarter Than Ever Mobile Workstations – Faster, Stronger and Smarter Than Ever
By Intel Corporation Intel’s new Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU helps workstation manufactures create a new breed of mobile workstations that can deliver.
SolarWorld Bids to Acquire German Auto Factories from Opel SolarWorld Bids to Acquire German Auto Factories from Opel
Dan Raker, ConnectPress It was only a matter of time before green money began chasing rusty assets.
Bentley Rolls Out V8i Bentley Rolls Out V8i
By Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie Research Kathleen Maher highlights key details from Bentley Systems' live V8i launch event that took place November 6, 2008.
Architectural CAD: The Silos Come Tumbling Down Architectural CAD: The Silos Come Tumbling Down
By Kathleen Maher, VP Jon Peddie Research Finally, after years of preaching to a base of conservative, cost conscious users, Autodesk and Bentley Systems are seeing progress.
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