27 March 2009
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: Execs to Obama: Reform Patents, Pls - “24 tech execs, including Carl Bass of Autodesk, signed a letter asking for the American president’s support on patent legislation now in the American congress, which would: Rreduce damages for patent infringement. Reduce court shopping…”
From WorldCAD Access: Google’s Vector Drawing subPackage - “Google slid a vector drawing add-on to Google Docs yesterday. It’s more like a Visio than a CAD package. But it is semi-intelligent, with things definable arrowheads, vector text, and editable splines…”
From SolidSmack.com: 5 Successful Practices for: EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD - “Strap an unnecessary amount of shiny metal objects to your clothing and take a swig of intensity. We’re about to step inside the realm of very vague advice…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Pictures from GDC 2009 Days 3 and 4 - “I’ll let these speak for themselves…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Engineeringtalk: Transmagic R8 certified for Autodesk Inventor - “Transmagic has announced that Transmagic R8 is certified for Autodesk Inventor 2010 under the Inventor Certified Applications Program…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Chelford deploys SAP business platform - “International Beverage has placed an order with Chelford SAP Solutions to implement a SAP business platform across seven international sites, serving 250 employees…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: ComplyXL sets spreadsheet retention policies - “Lyquidity Solutions, providers of ComplyXL for enterprise spreadsheet compliance and risk management, has announced a way to ensure corporate retention policies are met…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: GE Fanuc unveils Gigabit Ethernet switch - “GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced the Neternity CP981RC CompactPCI Gigabit Ethernet switch…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Jetcam launches material life management software - “Jetcam International has announced the launch of its material life management (MLM) software for composite materials…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: NI introduces fast wireless LAN test suite - “National Instruments (NI) has announced a wireless local area network (WLAN) test solution that can quickly generate and analyse RF signal measurements…”
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DP and BIM: BFF from The Gear Box blog at Autodesk
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buildingSMART CEO to Keynote Open Design Alliance World Conference from AEC News
David Reis Named CEO of Objet Geometries Ltd from MCADCafe
ESPRIT 2009 by DP Technology at the 11th China International Machine Tool Show Beijing, China, April 6-11 from MCADCafe
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NASA’s Lunar Rover Concept Visits Houston Robotics Competition from MCADCafe
Software Helps Apparel Companies Streamline Production from MCADCafe
TransMagic R8 Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2010 from MCADCafe