During my two private tours, Brian Mathews, Group CTO, Information Modeling and Platform Group, made a few references to Autodesk consumer products.

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The high-performance systems that Lockheed Martin develops require a range of technologies, including cloud computing, biometrics, information management, modeling and simulation, precision pointing, energy management and storage, optics and electro-optics, and nanotechnology.

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Carriers could also use the modeling and their client information to send out a warning to policyholders to prepare for a storm, bring in the garbage cans, and get cars into the garage.

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Climate-services companies are developing new modeling and observational tools, innovative forecasting products and advanced information dissemination methods designed to master the mechanics of climate and weather.

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The initiative is comprised of seven projects that will deliver benefits by reducing the number of tax-related forms that businesses must file, providing timely and accurate tax information to businesses, increasing the availability of electronic tax filing, and modeling simplified Federal and state tax employment laws.

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