The biggest computer-aided engineering software firms, Ansys, Dassault Systemes and LMS International, a Siemens subsidiary, have enjoyed double-digit revenue growth in recent years as large customers snap up their pricey suites of simulation and material analysis software.
Taking its cues from computer-aided-design software, an extruder stacks thin layers of gooey thermoplastic that cure into shape.
Likewise Digital Equipment focused on its profit margin in computer-aided design and manufacturing software only to be destroyed by its lower margin but higher volume competitor AutoCad.
He talked about moving into cloud computing, and was aided onstage by chief software architect Ray Ozzie, who talked about flexibility of purpose and output for all kinds of consumers and businesses.
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) makes computer-aided design (CAD) software used by architects, manufacturers, and engineers.
Huang used an iPad and MacBook Air to access rich computer-aided design files and special effects software that typically require a burly graphics processor running on a dedicated workstation or server.
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Later on, Microsoft aided these "home-brew" efforts with the release of a software development kit and a program that allowed the Kinect to be controlled via Windows.
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Software now covers a maze of different industries, including applications software, operating systems, databases, the Internet, computer-aided design and networking.
Professional graphics card growth will be aided by increased adoption of computer-aided design technology in various industries and easier-to-use 3D graphics software and applications.
This highly successful introduction, aided by a massive marketing campaign from Verizon, was followed by other smartphone manufacturers using the open source Android software from Google.
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