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Image2Punch Pro (exe): Image2Punch is CAD software used to generate custom perforated patterns based on virtually any digital image document. The perforated pattern can then be converted into a DXF file format for a variety of purposes either at design stage or in the manufacturing process. At the design stage, for example, you...; Tags: Pattern, Aucad Drafting, Image2Punch, CAD, Manufacturing, Software; Software downloads 2008-04-03

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TurboCAD Mac Designer (dmg): Powerful and simple to use, TurboCAD Mac Designer 2D delivers comprehensive drafting and design tools typically found in professional level CAD programs. Explore your ideas using intuitive design tools, automated user tips and customizable keyboard shortcuts. Produce anything from simple sketches to standards compliant, production ready drawings. This version is...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Tool, IMSI/Design, CAD, Productivity, Keyboards, Software, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2008-07-09
TurboCAD Mac Deluxe (dmg): TurboCAD Mac Deluxe 2D/3D provides state of the art modeling tools without sacrificing speed and ease of use. It's packed with professional level 2D drafting and 3D modeling tools, 11,000+ 2D/3D symbols, and supports import/export to the most common file types. Anything you can dream up, TurboCAD Mac Deluxe brings...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Tool, Modeling, IMSI/Design, TurboCAD Mac Deluxe 2D/3D, Research & Development, Productivity, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-07-09
ViaCAD 2D/3D for Mac (dmg): The patent pending user interface lets a user choose between a complete 2D or 3D solution. ViaCAD's user interface appeals to both 2D and 3D users with one package.ViaCAD has close to 80 hours of professional quality training videos, very appealing to new users transitioning into CAD. Effortless cross-platforming and...; Tags: 3D, Apple Macintosh, User Interface, 2D, Training, Punch Software, ViaCAD, CAD, Workforce Management, Software, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-07-04
ViaCAD 2D/3D for Windows (exe): The patent pending user interface lets a user choose between a complete 2D or 3D solution. ViaCADs user interface appeals to both 2D and 3D users with one package. ViaCAD has close to 80 hours of professional quality training videos, very appealing to new users transitioning into CAD. Effortless cross-plat...; Tags: 3D, User Interface, 2D, Microsoft Windows, Training, Punch Software, ViaCAD, CAD, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Software, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-07-02

New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen': New Microsoft program to make volume licenses 'evergreen'NowIf we can just get rid of WGA and activation process for stand-alone users, we'll be in business.Microsoft volume licenses 'evergreen'"However as always with Microsoft licensing, the devil is in the details."Never were truer words spoken - you can bet the farm...; Tags: volume-license, New Microsoft program, New Microsoft, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
FormZ RenderZone Plus Demo (html): FormZ is a general purpose 3D modeler, which combines surface and solids modeling, and includes drafting and rendering, all in a single integrated package. Its users come from all design fields, including illustrators, animators, movie makers, special effects designers, architects, urban designers, landscape architects, interior designers, product and industrial designers,...; Tags: HTML, FormZ, Research & Development, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-06-19
IBM's Zollar: SOA, Web 2.0 drive IT 'industrialization': Last week, I posted some countervailing views on the topic of software industrialization. Some say it represents the inevitable future of IT operations and software development; others say software needs to have elements of craft, since it's so highly specialized. 'Industrialized' IT needed to handle the coming...; Tags: Web, Information Technology, SOA, IBM Corp., Zollar, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web 2.0, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Internet, Management, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-06-04
Software industrialization: not so fast, Henry Ford: Software industrialization: not so fast, Henry Fordthink toyota, not fordFord was all about efficiency through economy of scale: decomposing tasks to commodity levels. He took control away from the workers with resultant problems in motivation. However Ford was so much more efficient than the competition that his employees'...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, software; Discussion threads 2008-05-26
progeCAM CNC Software 2008 Basic (exe): progeCAM product includes both progeCAD and Dolphin PartMaster CNC to offer machinists one integrated CAD CAM software bundle. On one side, progeCAD offers IntelliCAD and AutoCAD 2008 DWG file compatibility for CAD design and drafting, with support for ACIS 3D, Image and OLE object embedding, AutoLISP, and VBA scripting. On...; Tags: CADDIT, progeCAM CNC Software 2008, progeCAM Product, CAD, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Engineering Firm Leads the Way in Egypt With Messaging Infrastructure Upgrade: Dar Al-Handasah, an engineering and architecture consultancy based in Egypt, wanted to improve its communication and collaboration system to match growth in the business. Its engineers and architectures depend heavily on e-mail messaging in their daily work with computer-aided design documents, project information, drafting, and calculations. The firm upgraded its...; Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, CAD, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2008-04-21
Google and Salesforce.com: does it make sense?: I've spent some time the last couple of days trying to ferret out whether the rumored hook up between Salesforce.com and Google for its applications is hype or real. I'm no closer to knowing than anyone else. I did speak with Mike Arrington on this who claims to have a...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., CODA, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-10
TBS Cover Editor (exe): TBS Cover Editor is the ultimate solution to design your software box cover and present it electronically. The program supports all the steps of box shot creation: from drafting and design, to 3D scene setting and image rendering. The TBS Cover Editor comes with a brilliant collection of software cover...; Tags: Software, 3D, Image Processing, Trueboxshot, TBS Cover Editor, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2008-03-18
BlackBerry with slide-out keyboard described in new Patent app: A new BlackBerry Patent app just published Thursday describes technology for a BlackBerry device with a slide-out keyboard. The Patent app is entitled, Hybrid Portrait-Landscape Handheld Device With Trackball Navigation and Qwerty Hideaway Keyboard. The Patent abstract, and the accompanying...; Tags: Orientation, Device, RIM BlackBerry, Patent App, Keyboards, E-mail, Hardware, Peripherals, Online Communications, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-28
VariCAD 2008 (exe): VariCAD is a 3D/2D CAD system primarily intended for mechanical engineering design. In addition to tools for 3D modeling and 2D drafting and dimensioning, VariCAD provides libraries of standard mechanical parts (ANSI, DIN), calculations of standard mechanical components, and tools for working with bills of materials BOM and title blocks....; Tags: 3D, Tool, VariCAD, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-02-25
Lawrence Lessig, congresscritter nominee: TWiL regular John Palfrey announced a great idea last week while we were recording the forthcoming episode: a Facebook group drafting Professor Lessig for a recently vacated Congressional seat. Says John, "It's high time we had our first true Free Culture candidate for public...; Tags: Ars Technica, Facebook, Professor, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Denise Howell; Blog posts 2008-02-18
Microsoft's unveils its grand virtualization strategy: Updated 11:00 AM PST: Microsoft will formally unveil its grand virtualization strategy tomorrow at a Virtualization Deployment Summit in Bellevue, WA, highlighted by the acquisition of Calista Technologies, a deeper alliance with Citrix and initiatives for deploying virtualization from desktops to data centers (see also Mary Jo Foley's take on...; Tags: Combination, Desktop, Server, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, EMC Corp., System Center, Hyper-V, Money Line, Application Virtualization, Presentation Virtualization, Microsoft System Center, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-21
CADopia Professional (zip): CADopia 8 Professional Edition is the latest release of this popular CAD software. It is an ideal tool for engineers, architects, and other GIS and CAD professionals who need a full-featured solution at an affordable price. Written for the Microsoft Windows environment, it is well suited for working in conjunction...; Tags: Modeling, CADopia 8 Professional Edition, CAD, Research & Development, GIS, Productivity, Software, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-01-16
What software classes owe each other: Over the Christmas holiday my high-school age son had to read Sumner's "What Social Classes Owe Each Other." The answer, he said, was "simple respect." The same may apply to software, according to Black Duck CEO and blogger Doug Lewin Levin right. ...; Tags: Software, Growth, Black Duck Software, Black Duck, Lewin Levin, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-08
VectorWorks (dmg): VectorWorks is a professional-quality CAD program based upon the popular MiniCAD authoring environment. VectorWorks offers the benefits of proven CAD technology and introduces a new object-based design philosophy. VectorWorks seamlessly integrates next generation object-based design with precision 2D drafting, powerful 3D modeling, high-quality rendering, a dynamically linked worksheet function, and...; Tags: VectorWorks, CAD, Software; Software downloads 2007-12-20