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Sunday, September 25th, 2011

NAVTEQ Now Powers All Daimler AG Navigation Platforms in Europe

NAVTEQ is supplying map data and content to Daimler AG for the Mercedes E Class range plus the CLS-Class model.   As a result of this selection, nearly all Daimler passenger vehicle navigation platforms in Europe will be powered by NAVTEQ. Read More

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Parallels Automation for Cloud Infrastructure Launches

Parallels announced the availability of Parallels Automation for Cloud Infrastructure (PACI), a fully-scalable solution for service providers to deliver Cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to small and medium businesses (SMBs). PACI is a complete, turn-key Cloud infrastructure solution and provides total hosting control, from provisioning and billing to self-service management and security. Parallels Automation

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Mentor Graphics to Utilize Spatial 3D Components in PCB Systems Design Products

Spatial Corp. announces that Mentor Graphics Corporation will utilize Spatial’s 3D software components in select Mentor product offerings. Spatial components provide an innovative approach to 3D modeling and analysis within Mentor’s PCB systems design and mechanical analysis products. 3D and ECAD/MCAD collaboration are essential as electronics companies strive to deliver more competitive products to market

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Ariane 5’s Fifth Launch of 2011

This evening, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, Arabsat-5C and SES-2, into their planned transfer orbits. Liftoff of flight VA204, the 60th Ariane 5 mission, came at 23:38 CEST (21:38 GMT; 18:38 French Guiana). The target injection orbit had a perigee altitude

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

MDA to Provide Radar Information to the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has signed a multi-million dollar sole source delivery order under its Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. MDA will provide radar information to be used in creating ice charts and for maritime surveillance to improve the

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

ClearEdge3D Ships EdgeWise Plant 2.0

ClearEdge3D today released EdgeWise Plant 2.0, software that automates the extraction of complex CAD pipe geometry from 3D laser scanned data, dramatically reducing time to create accurate as-built 3D industrial plant models.  ClearEdge3D aims to broaden the appeal of EdgeWise Plant to organizations working with as-built data, such as scanning and as-built documentation bureaus engineering companies, and

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

The Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW Chooses AutoTURN Pro 3D

The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) of New South Wales (Australia) have upgraded to a large multisite license of AutoTURN Pro 3D. The launch of AutoTURN Pro 3D was timed perfectly to coincide with the start of an important project for the RTA.

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Maxwell Systems Releases Estimation 9.3 Construction Estimating Software

Maxwell Systems, Inc., a leading provider of complete construction business management software solutions, today released version 9.3 of Maxwell Systems Estimation, the company’s advanced takeoff and estimating software designed specifically to address the needs of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and HVAC contractors. Estimation 9.3 includes numerous maintenance enhancements as well as CAD integration with EastCoast Sheet

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

CityCAD 2.2 Released with New Data Import Engine

Holistic City Software has released CityCAD 2.2 with a new data import engine and improved 2d drawings, as well as several new features and further improvements in stability and performance. The new data import feature is a key step in our longer term programme to extend interoperability with other software tools. You can now import a CSV

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Landsat Image Maps Aid Fire Recovery Efforts

NASA satellite images regularly map active fires around the world. Once a fire is out, satellite data and maps are also used by scientists to measure and protect the scorched land, and have played an important role in streamlining fire recovery efforts. The Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC), operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture