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    IBM Expands Use of Magma's QuickCap NX Parasitic Extraction Software  Aug 19, 2008
    Aug. 19, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced it has extended the reach of its QuickCap(r) NX parasitic capacitance extraction software ... QuickCap technology is also incorporated into the Talus(r) Vortex physical design software systems to support highly accurate timing and noise analysis during chip implementation. (Primezone Releases)

    Netxen Uses Magma's Integrated IC Implementation Flow for the NX3031 Next-Generation Networking Chip  Aug 18, 2008
    Aug. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Netxen, a leading provider of breakthrough 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) technology and products, has released to production the NX3031, a multimillion-gate, 90-nanometer (nm), enterprise-class network interface controller that was implemented with Magma's software. Leveraging the Magma system's integrated power, signal integrity, timing analysis and physical... (Primezone Releases)

    Software brings lab in-house  Aug 17, 2008
    "With this capability, the engineer can focus on his innovative design rather than try to figure out the design software," says Manoj Mehta, country manager of SolidWorks India. Simulating real life Design engineers use computeraided engineering (CAE) tools such as finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and motion simulation to produce better designs, more quickly. (India Times, India)

    Software bridges gap between lab and market  Aug 16, 2008
    "With this capability, the engineer can focus on his innovative design rather than try to figure out the design software," says Manoj Mehta, country manager of SolidWorks India. 1. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)

    Cadence Withdraws Proposal to Buy Mentor Graphics  Aug 16, 2008
    Electronic design software maker Cadence Design Systems Inc. on Friday withdrew its offer to buy smaller rival Mentor Graphics Corp.. Cadence, which is based in San Jose, Calif. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Daily Briefing  Aug 16, 2008
    - Electronic design software maker Cadence Design Systems Inc. has withdrawn its offer to buy smaller rival Mentor Graphics Corp. Cadence, based in San Jose, in June offered to buy Mentor for $16 per share. Republic rebuffs suitor a 2nd time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Autodesks profit falls in Q2  Aug 15, 2008
    Though its revenue rose in the second quarter, design software maker earned a smaller profit. The San Rafael company (NASDAQ: ADSK) earned $89. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

    Intel outlines new 'Larrabee' architecture  Aug 15, 2008
    In a statement, Nvidia researchers claimed that a larger challenge for parallel computing is helping developers decide how to divide a problem into parallel tracks and then design software to leverage a parallel processor. Nvidia also questioned Intel's ability to deliver on its promises: "Intel claims that the x86 base of Larrabee makes it seamless for developers. But there are several important questions to be answered : Will applications written for today's Intel CPUs run unmodified on... (EETimes)

    Home Thoughts  Aug 15, 2008
    Design software and high-tech tools like computer-controlled laser saws make it possible to adapt a basic design to suit individual customers. To bring "Home Delivery" to a smashing conclusion, MOMA has installed five full-scale new houses, each by a different architect or firm, on an empty lot adjacent to the museum. (Time.com)

    High school to offer pre-engineering, more  Aug 14, 2008
    The Wickenburg Sun - Wickenburg, Arizona: News. Current weather for Wickenburg, AZ.. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)

    Beceem Uses Magma's RTL-To-GDSII and Sign-Off System to Tape Out 65-nm Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 Solution  Aug 13, 2008
    Aug. 13, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Beceem Communications Inc., a leading provider of terminal chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, used Magma's integrated digital IC implementation and sign-off system to tape out a WiMAX Wave 2 solution on TSMC's 65-nanometer (nm) process. With Magma's system, Beceem was able to reduce the overall turnaround time significantly. (Primezone Releases)

    Photo Release -- Magma Names Kevin Moynihan General Manager and Vice President of Design Implementation Business Unit  Aug 12, 2008
    Aug. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced Kevin Moynihan has joined the company as general manager and vice president of the company's Design Implementation Business Unit. Moynihan will report to Roy E. Jewell, Magma president and chief operating officer. (Primezone Releases)

    Smart future for swarming robots  Aug 9, 2008
    "If you design software with typical engineering tools like 'if this and that then do this', it's like playing a chess game by calculating all the possible movesyou'll never get there," says Elio Tuci, an ISTC researcher involved in the project. Instead, the Sbots have been equipped with software that learns and adapts as it encounters different situations. (BBC News -- Technology)

    Vote for Intranet Journal's Products of the Year  Aug 8, 2008
    Best Intranet Design Software. Best Hosted Intranet Solution. (IntranetJournal)

    Intranet Dashboard Takes Two Product of the Year Awards  Aug 8, 2008
    Best Intranet Design Software. Central Desktop. (IntranetJournal)

    Cisco WAAS gives CAD/content management system new life  Aug 6, 2008
    But ProjectWise, the critical computer-aided design software used by the engineers across the firm's 50 U.S. offices to design, build and operate their projects, was suffering. "We started running into latency issues to the point where we needed to make a decision, whether we should upgrade bandwidth to some of our sites or have to decentralize," said Gill, who joined the firm in 2000 out of college and climbed the IT operational ranks. (SearchCIO.com)

    Magma Names Stuart Harrington President of Magma KK  Aug 6, 2008
    and YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of semiconductor design software, today announced it has appointed Stuart Harrington as president of Magma KK, Magma's Japanese subsidiary. Harrington, with more than 20 years experience managing electronic design automation and other technology operations in Japan and Asia, reports to Magma Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Sales Bruce Eastman. (Primezone Releases)

    2000 North Carolina Technology Fast 50  Aug 3, 2008
    Although this private company was founded in 1996, the seed was planted years earlier when Siu Tong, then a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, interviewed for a summer job with General Electric Co. Noting that many of the computerized jobs done by the engineering staff were repetitive and boring, Tong believed he could develop design software that would automate many of those tasks. Engineous Software Inc. now counts among its largest customers GE, Ford Motor Co. and General... (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    * Corel hopes to increase its share of local market  Aug 2, 2008
    Corel Corp anticipates between US$20 million and US$30 million in revenue this year from CorelDraw software in the Asia-Pacific region, after the Canadian firm launched its latest graphics design software yesterday in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Japan ... CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 is Corels 14th generation graphics design software ... Since then Corel has focused on producing a series of design software. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Virtual Toothache Helps Student Dentists  Jul 25, 2008
    They used computer design software to. . (Science Daily)

    Graphic Artist  Jul 25, 2008
    Must be computer literate in Macintosh environment and have thorough knowledge of Quark and other graphic design software. Coordinate print production schedules and print specifications with outside vendors. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Patents: The New Class Action Frontier?  Jul 19, 2008
    chip design software company even more. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer gave preliminary approval last week for Magma to pay $13. (Law.com)

    BlackBerry Thunder gets "huge" push in fall  Jul 18, 2008
    Neither company mentioned how much the purchase cost Quark, but it is said to be a boon for the design software company, since In. vision's client base includes over 200 financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and several government-level clients. (Electronista)

    Wellborn Forest Products Selects 20-20 Technologies as its Strategic ERP Partner  Jul 15, 2008
    "Additionally, with 20-20's electronic data integration to 20-20's Design Software, we plan to extend the time-saving and cost-cutting benefits of integration to our dealers. With inSight's configurator and Microsoft's Dynamics AX ERP application, we will centralize our business information and make information more accessible for our dealers, suppliers, and manufacturing operations," said Gary Taylor. "20-20's strategy is to provide a seamless integration of data from the consumer designing on... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Family business keeps on growing  Jul 15, 2008
    However, one change has been the firm's use of technology, from accounting systems to interior design software. Customer relationship management software allows all the firm's account managers to access the same information on each client they serve, so everyone at CJ & Associates is on the same page, Hastings said. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    Magma Announces Next-Generation Knights LogicMap and IntensityMap -- Enables Cross Mapping to Camelot CAD Navigation Software for Faster, More Accurate Analysis and Debug  Jul 14, 2008
    SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SEMICON West -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced next-generation versions of its Knights LogicMap and IntensityMap software that enable faster, more accurate semiconductor device failure analysis and debug for logic devices. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases)

    Magma Enhances Knights YieldManager With New Bitmap Defect Analysis -- Improves Yield and Time to Market  Jul 14, 2008
    SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SEMICON West -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today introduced significant enhancements to Knights YieldManager(r), a customizable yield-management software system for semiconductor fab manufacturers worldwide. The enhancements enable fab yield, defect, test and product engineers to collect, correlate, analyze and share inline metrology, test and fab data. (Primezone Releases)

    Magma Introduces New Options for Knights Camelot CAD Navigation, Tightening Links Between Design and Manufacturing -- Faster 'Concept to Reality'  Jul 14, 2008
    SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SEMICON West -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today introduced significant enhancements to Knights Camelot(tm), the industry-standard CAD navigation system, including an option making Camelot the first CAD navigation tool that enables failure analysis engineers to perform design rule checking (DRC) in the fab. Camelot's new options tighten the link between design and manufacturing, and... (Primezone Releases)

    Magma and Zyvex Instruments Enter OEM Partnership to Provide Faster, More Accurate Failure Analysis for Sub-100-nm ICs  Jul 14, 2008
    SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SEMICON West -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced a new technology OEM partnership with Zyvex Instruments to provide faster, more accurate failure analysis for sub-100-nanometer (nm) ICs. Under the terms of the agreement, Zyvex will include Magma's Knights Camelot(tm) CAD navigation software as a standard option to its flagship nanoprobing system, the nProber(tm). (Primezone Releases)

    Magma's Knights Camelot CAD Navigation Solution Now Links to Mentor Graphics YieldAssist Fault Diagnostic Engine  Jul 14, 2008
    SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- SEMICON West -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced it has worked with Mentor Graphics(r) to create an interface that links Mentor's YieldAssist(tm) test failure diagnostic engine to Magma's Knights Camelot(tm) CAD navigation for failure analysis. The interface allows the set of defective nets and locations from YieldAssist to be directly read and displayed inside of Magma's Camelot... (Primezone Releases)

    BIM is happening  Jul 13, 2008
    Easily understood as the new Computer Aided Design software, BIM has the capacity to not only revolutionize the building industry, but to also help us achieve high levels of sustainable building industry practices in record time. People familiar with the world of architecture are aware that typically, architects and other professionals (engineers, contractors, estimators, etc. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)

    Software focus drives Altium's ambition  Jul 8, 2008
    Founded in 1985 as Protel, the Australia-headquartered company established a niche in low-cost PCB design software sector but made its big move after an initial public offering of shares in 1999 provided funds to make company and technology acquisitions. This enabled the company to enter the FPGA design and synthesis market in 2000, and the embedded software development market in 2001. (EETimes)

    Technology Holds Promise to Help Homebuyers in Evolving Housing Market  Jul 7, 2008
    Before the sounds of saws and hammers fill the air, more builders are using design software for the home ... Framing design software can help ensure that the most appropriate materials are used in all of the necessary places to get the best performance with the least amount of excess or waste ... To reduce the amount of wood used, while still ensuring that the home is structurally solid, more builders are relying on framing design software. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

     Business • Showroom, selection grows at Ferguson  Jun 28, 2008
    It also offers new kitchen design software. The company, which has been in Augusta for 20 years, moved to its Wrightsboro Road location in 1999. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Portland startup Ryz gets in on crowdsourcing  Jun 27, 2008
    The popularity of social networking and the availability of desktop design software have made designing products much easier than even seven years ago, he said. Customizing shoes online is nothing new. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)

    Autodesk makes two acquisitions, wraps up $297M Moldflow deal  Jun 27, 2008
    Design software maker bought and also bought the Ecotect software business. San Rafael-based Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) didn't say what it paid in either deal. (San Francisco Business Journal)

    Autodesk Names 42 Surfboards as Inventor of the Month for June 2008  Jun 26, 2008
    About Autodesk Autodesk, Inc. is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are built. (PR Newswire)

    Logo Design Studio Pro improves SVG support  Jun 22, 2008
    8, an update to their logo design software for Mac OS X users ... logo design software. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Where Do Graphic Designers Work?  Jun 20, 2008
    Has previously worked as a graphic designer and had a broad range of design software skills, as well as an understanding of production and materials ... Flash Web site design requires knowledge of how Web sites should be structured, an understanding of complex Flash design software and knowledge of web design. (Suite101.com)

    Design Software Makers Ride Global Boom  Jun 20, 2008
    It's also a boon to U.S. design software makers such as Ansys, () Ansoft () and Autodesk, () which provide the tools needed to build infrastructure in fast-growing markets ... IBD's design software group hit a 2008 high on June 5 and remains near that level ... All sorts of companies use design software, from makers of computer chips and cars to skyscrapers. (Investors Business Daily)

    We're High on Low P/Es  Jun 19, 2008
    Circuit-Board Maker Boasts Low P/E, Profits (TTM Technologies, Tyco International, BE Aerospace, Denny's, AGCO) at SmartMoney (SmartMoney)

    Dow Loses 108 as Banks Tank  Jun 18, 2008
    Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) fell sharply after the electronic design software maker disclosed a $1. 45 billion offer to acquire Mentor Graphics (MENT). (Fox News)

    Software's Dirty Little Secret  Jun 18, 2008
    If you ask different programmers to design software for a high-throughput system [such as one that processes financial transactions], there's no general agreement of how that software should be built. How can tomorrow's computer scientists be better prepared to adopt a more universal approach to writing software. (Scientific American)

    Cadence Offers to Buy Mentor Graphics for $1.45B  Jun 18, 2008
    Electronic design software maker Cadence Design Systems Inc. disclosed Tuesday it has offered $16 a share for smaller rival Mentor Graphics Corp., after failing to agree on deal privately for nearly two months. Based on Mentor's shares outstanding as of June 2, the offer is worth $1. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Adobe Outlook Disappoints, Shares Fall  Jun 17, 2008
    BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. design software maker Adobe Systems Inc issued a revenue outlook that disappointed some investors on Monday, sending its shares down 2 ... The company, the world's biggest maker of design software, also forecast third quarter per-share profit before items at between 45 cents and 47 cents, compared with the average Wall Street estimate of 45 cents. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Altera to share expertise with varsities  Jun 17, 2008
    The investment includes the donation of 600 design boards, the companys Quartus semiconductor design software and textbooks to set-up a VLSI design laboratory in 10 local universities. The universities are International Islamic University, Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Multimedia University (both its Cyberjaya and Malacca campuses), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)

    Adobe profit climbs 41%  Jun 17, 2008
    Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Adobe Q2 earnings jump 41 percent  Jun 17, 2008
    For the three months ended May 30, the maker of Photoshop design software and the Acrobat publishing tool reported net income of $214. 9 million, or 40 cents per share, compared to $152. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Market Ends Mostly Lower on Rate-Hike Concern; Dow Up  Jun 11, 2008
    Design software maker Adobe Systems Inc fell 1. 7 percent to $41. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Dr Praveen Vishakantaiah, President, Intel India  Jun 9, 2008
    Success in bits & bytes- LiveITUP-Special Pages-Features-The Economic Times. Success in bits & bytes9 Jun, 2008, 0152 hrs IST,Vanisha Joseph, TNN. (India Times)

    Magma Announces Low-Power 45-nm Reference Flow for Common Platform Technology  Jun 9, 2008
    June 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Design Automation Conference -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced the July availability of its low-power RTL-to-GDSII design flow for ICs targeted at 45-nanometer (nm) processes of Common Platform technology -- an alliance among IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung. Based on Magma's Talus(r) IC implementation system, including Talus Power Pro, the flow uses various techniques... (Primezone Releases)

    ClearSpeed Adopts Magma's Hydra, Uses Next-Generation Floorplan Synthesis to Complete 90-nm Multicore Processor  Jun 9, 2008
    June 9, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, announced today that ClearSpeed Technology completed a 90-nanometer (nm) design using Hydra(tm), Magma's new automated floorplan synthesis and hierarchical design planning product. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases)

    The Export Cops Are Watching  Jun 8, 2008
    In April, two Louisiana executives of Engineering Dynamics pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. export laws by selling computer-aided design software for the oil and gas industry to a Brazilian distributor. How is that a crime. (Forbes -- Business)

    EE Times-India's New Embedded Design India and Power Design India Websites to Meet Engineers' Demand for Specialized Electronics Design Solutions  Jun 5, 2008
    Global Sources Ltd. Logo. (PRNewsFoto/GLOBAL SOURCES) HONG KONG. (PR Newswire)

    Calif. Court Resets Trade Secrets Clock  Jun 3, 2008
    The dispute had its beginnings in 1998, when Silvaco says one of its former employees began using its SmartSpice code in chip design software made by Circuit Semantics. Among the customers Silvaco. (Law.com)

    Software options for laptops  Jun 3, 2008
    Your other option is to buy Web design software, which will free you to build the site of your dreams and choose any Web host. In the "I don't want to spend a fortune" category, the top-selling program is CoffeeCup ($49 from coffeecup. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Extra RM3.24bil in deals from WCIT  May 30, 2008
    He said that one potential export opportunity is a local design software, to be used for a township development in the Middle East. He did not specify further. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)

    Adobe preps new version of Creative Suite software  May 28, 2008
    BOSTON (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc, the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software, started public trials of its next-generation design software on Tuesday. The company, which began selling its CS3 group of design programs in the spring of 2007, on Tuesday released beta versions of its Dreamworks Web site creation software, Fireworks graphics program and Soundbooth audio editing program on its Adobe Labs site. (Reuters)

    Disc Cover adds HP Tattoo support  May 28, 2008
    BeLight Software on Tuesday announced the release of an update to its design software to support HP Tattoo labels. The free 2. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Magma President Roy E. Jewell to Speak At Cowen and Company Technology Media Telecom Conference  May 27, 2008
    Who & What: Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, announced that President and Chief Operating Officer Roy E. Jewell will speak at Cowen and Company's upcoming Technology Media Telecom Conference. When & Where: Thursday, May 29 at 8:45 a.m. EDT. The conference will be at the Palace Hotel in New York. (Primezone Releases)

    Open-Silicon Adopts Magma's Hydra Automated Floorplanning and Hierarchical Design Planning Product to Streamline ASIC Implementation  May 27, 2008
    May 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Open-Silicon Inc., a leading fabless ASIC company, has adopted Magma's new Hydra(tm) floorplanning and hierarchical design planning product. Open-Silicon adopted Hydra because it enables development of production-quality floorplans that accurately reflect final chip architectural intent and performance. (Primezone Releases)

    Merging 'Control' Software With Smart Devices Could Optimize Manufacturing  May 23, 2008
    20, 2005) Digital design software has virtually replaced blueprints across all manufacturing sectors. STEP (the Standard for the Exchange of Product Data), a universal format for product data that allows. (Science Daily)

    Magma Highlights Expanded Product Portfolio At DAC 2008  May 22, 2008
    May 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced a line-up of demonstrations for the 45th Design Automation Conference that will show how engineers can use Magma's broadened line of software to create electronic products that innovatively address today's consumer demands. The new Titan(tm) analog implementation system, methods for minimizing power consumption, and design for manufacturability (DFM) capabilities... (Primezone Releases)

    Unique Party Invitations Stand Out and Impress Guests  May 21, 2008
    Any standard format is accepted including JPG and TIF. Second, edit or adjust your photo, either on your own, or through the free postage design software that simply prompts you to zoom and adjust your photo alignment. Third, select the postage amount and quantity. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)

    Criteria Labs Selects Magma's Knights Camelot as First CAD Navigation Tool of Choice to Direct New Focused-Ion-Beam Hardware Device  May 21, 2008
    and AUSTIN, Texas, May 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced that Criteria Labs, one of the semiconductor equipment industry's fastest-growing back-end services companies, has adopted Magma's Knights Camelot(tm) CAD navigation software for driving its new focused-ion-beam (FIB) hardware device. Criteria Labs selected Camelot as its CAD navigation tool of choice primarily due to its ability to view layout... (Primezone Releases)

    Magma Introduces Hydra -- Next-Generation, Highly Flexible Automated Floorplan Synthesis Product Delivers Superior Predictability and Productivity  May 20, 2008
    May 20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a provider of chip design software, today announced Hydra(tm), an automated floorplan synthesis and hierarchical design planning product with physical optimization capabilities that delivers superior predictability. Unlike existing floorplanning and prototyping tools, Hydra takes timing, power, congestion and area into consideration and generates an implementation-ready floorplan, reducing turnaround time of very... (Primezone Releases)

    De Geus: EDA has to be rethought  May 20, 2008
    2 billion per annum vendor of design software, intellectual property (IP) and professional services for the chip industry. EE Times caught up with de Geus during his recent visit to Israel, where the company held an executive forum. (EETimes)

      - Looking to the future  May 17, 2008
    A significant donation of design software will provide drafting students at Sedro-Woolley High School an opportunity to hone their skills and prepare for a possible career in the field. The donation is an advanced version of 3-dimensional modeling software used by manufacturing companies like Janicki Industries. (Anacortes Weekly, WA)

    Revit Architecture and Autodesk 3ds Max Design Software Accelerate the Building Design Process  May 14, 2008
    BOSTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the VisMasters Design, Modeling and Visualization Conference, Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) highlighted how architects around the world are adopting software for ) and Autodesk 3ds Max Design software for 3D visualization ... Autodesk, Inc. is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, construction, and media and entertainment markets. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Freeway Web site editor adds RSS Feed action  May 10, 2008
    1, a new version of its Web design software for Mac OS X. A free update for 5. 0 users, Freeway is available in Express and Pro versions for $79 or $249 respectively. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    CoWare spreads its wings in Israel  May 10, 2008
    A supplier of platform-driven electronic system-level (ESL) design software and services, CoWare is responding by opening up a local-support and channel-distribution center for its ESL technologies used by systems and semiconductor companies. "As I experienced during my tenure as a manager at Motorola Semiconductors Israel, design engineers in Israel are very demanding," said Eshel Haritan, vice president of engineering at CoWare. (EETimes)

    Autodesk wraps up purchase of two French companies  May 8, 2008
    Design software maker finished buying French companies and. San Rafael-based Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) didn't say what it paid for Paris-based Kynogon, which makes software used in making video games. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

    Boeing rival Airbus warns of more delays for troubled A380  May 7, 2008
    Airbus blamed the failure of German and French plants to use the same design software, and was forced to start assembling the first 25 planes by threading the 500 km of wiring through each aircraft manually, pushing deliveries back on average 2 years. previousnext. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    Airbus warns A380 may face further delays  May 6, 2008
    Airbus blamed the failure of German and French plants to use the same design software and was forced to start assembling the first 25 planes by threading the 500 km of wiring through each aircraft manually, pushing deliveries back on average 2 years. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Boston Scientific strikes deal with Bovie Medical  May 2, 2008
    plans to acquire for $297m Autodesk Inc., the biggest maker of design software used in engineering, plans to acquire Moldflow Corp. for about $297 million to broaden the company's digital prototyping operations in plastic-parts markets. Autodesk will offer $22 each for all outstanding shares of Moldflow common stock, Autodesk said. (Boston Globe)

    Technology workshops let students sample various career options  Apr 11, 2008
    There, Dan Guilmette, a computer information systems instructor, introduced students to basic game design software before students began creating a maze game. An associate s degree in game design and creation is one of the college s offerings. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Surgical-Robot Maker Has More Room to Operate  Apr 10, 2008
    Sign up now for FREESmartMoney. com Newsletters Enter your email address below. (Smartmoney.com)

    Patch Tuesday Next Week: Five Critical Updates Promised  Apr 4, 2008
    A third important update is being readied for the Visio design software, the company said. The critical Windows update-- called Bulletin 2 by Microsoft-- looks particularly important because it affects all supported versions of Windows, said Andrew Storms, director of security operations with nCircle Network Security. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Leading CAD R&D engineer retained  Mar 26, 2008
    He will be called upon, by NHRA, to provide third-party analysis utilizing his vast years of experience in engineering and proprietary computer animated design software. His analysis will be shared with not only the racing community, but SFI as they develop specifications for all classes in NHRA Drag Racing. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Daily Briefing  Mar 19, 2008
    Adobe Systems Inc., the biggest maker of design software, said first-quarter profit climbed 53 percent and predicted earnings for the current period that beat analysts' estimates. Net income rose to $219. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    New computer system for newspaper  Mar 18, 2008
    Reporters began training on the system two weeks ago, and paginators have been learning new design software throughout the process. This has been a long time coming. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)

    Brazil's chip biz still stymied  Mar 15, 2008
    "However, they did not have the time to wait." Cadence decided to donate chip design software to universities and help them develop curricula. The target is to turn out 15,000 chip designers in three years. (EETimes)

    Tough competition for video-gaming jobs  Mar 4, 2008
    And creating and distributing homemade games is getting easier with some help from game console manufacturers; Microsoft recently announced it would make player-developed games available on its Xbox Live service, and even let students use its game design software for free. Other hopefuls enter through what manager Robert Morgan of Activision's San Francisco studio, Shaba Games, called "the mailroom of our industry," testing games. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Ahead of the Bell: Autodesk Downgrade  Feb 28, 2008
    NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Several analysts lowered price targets and downgraded Autodesk Inc. Wednesday after the design software maker posted relatively flat fourth-quarter profit and cut its first-quarter and fiscal 2009 estimates. Think Equity Partners analyst Michael Huang changed his rating to "Accumulate" from "Buy" and cut his price target to $42 from $55. (CNNMoney.com)

    Autodesk set to slide on earnings, outlook  Feb 28, 2008
    -based design software maker posted a slight fourth-quarter profit gain that fell short of Wall Street analysts' estimates. The company also lowered its outlook for the current year. (MarketWatch)

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