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  • Autodesk, Livermore Lab Partner on Materials Design Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Autodesk, Livermore Lab Partner on Materials Design Research

    Autodesk and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have signed an 18-month cooperative research and development agreement to study the design of advanced materials using additive manufacturing, architected design and material modeling techniques. LLNL said Monday its researchers will use Autodesk’s design software to produce 3-D printed protective helmets as part of a test case aimed at improving design […] More

  • Autodesk Kicks Off FedRAMP Certification Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Autodesk Kicks Off FedRAMP Certification Process

    Autodesk has entered into the compliance process to certify Autodesk A360, Autodesk BIM 360 Glue and other cloud products and services for federal agency use as part of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Thursday it has received an “in process” ranking through its work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “By following the FedRAMP compliance procedures, […] More

  • Chad Mills: Carahsoft to Offer Autodesk 3D Design Software in Gov't Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chad Mills: Carahsoft to Offer Autodesk 3D Design Software in Gov’t Sector

    Carahsoft has agreed to resell Autodesk‘s three-dimensional design software offerings to customers in the federal government. Carahsoft has expanded its General Services Administration schedule with Autodesk services and term-based licenses and software suites, Carahsoft said Tuesday. Autodesk’s software is designed for use in government projects such as facility, building and installation management; vehicle and weapons systems; games […] More

  • Salesforce.com Hires Finance Vet Mark Hawkins as CFO; Marc Benioff Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Salesforce.com Hires Finance Vet Mark Hawkins as CFO; Marc Benioff Comments

    Mark Hawkins, former chief financial officer and executive vice president of Autodesk, will serve as chief financial officer salesforce.com starting August 1 and report to Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO. Salesforce.com said Monday that outgoing CFO Graham Smith will stay on as a full-time adviser to assist in the transition until his retirement on March 31 next year. “We are thrilled […] More

  • Autodesk, National Park Service Create 3D Models of USS Arizona Artifacts; Brian Mathews Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Autodesk, National Park Service Create 3D Models of USS Arizona Artifacts; Brian Mathews Comments

    Autodesk and the National Park Service held a press conference on Memorial Day to present the initial results of their survey of the USS Arizona and the 3D printout models created from these findings. Using Autodesk technology such as reality computing, underwater photogrammetry, subsea LiDAR, high-resolution sonar and above-water laser scanning, the team produced a partial 3D printout of […] More

  • DRS Releases Thermal Camera 3D Models Via Autodesk Web Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS Releases Thermal Camera 3D Models Via Autodesk Web Service

    DRS Technologies has unveiled a series of digital building product models of its infrared camera technology through an Autodesk web application service. Autodesk’s Seek online platform works to help construction architects and engineers view three-dimensional building information modeling data on DRS’ WatchMaster thermal cameras, DRS said Thursday. The WatchMaster BIM content is designed to allow […] More

  • Autodesk to Help Qatar Build Railway Network; Callan Carpenter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Autodesk to Help Qatar Build Railway Network; Callan Carpenter Comments

    Autodesk has been awarded a contract to provide building information modeling services for Qatar Rail’s work to construct an integrated railway network in the Middle Eastern country. The company will advise Qatar Rail on implementing BIM technologies and practices and help to train Qatar Rail’s staff for the railway project over the next three years, Autodesk […] More

  • Autodesk Buys Circuits.io for Circuit Design Market Push; Samir Hanna Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Autodesk Buys Circuits.io for Circuit Design Market Push; Samir Hanna Comments

    Audodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) has purchased Circuits.io for an undisclosed amount as part of moves to expand product offerings in electronic circuit design and simulation. Circuits.io’s technology and development team offers web-based applications and collaboration tools for a community of circuit designers, innovators and entrepreneurs, Autodesk said Monday. “The rise in affordable, programmable microprocessors like the […] More