Earlier this year, Microsoft showed a basic telematics module called T-Box that it put together with off-the-shelf parts costing about $100. ArticlePublished: 4/4/2011
The open source licensing model, where users submit improvements to software code that are incorporated in future revisions, has proven to be a successful way to develop advanced, robust code quickly. ArticlePublished: 4/4/2011
TurboMatch software from Concepts NREC (conceptsnrec.com) bridges the gap between engines and turbochargers by allowing users to design and analyze turbochargers optimally matched to a specific engine system. ArticlePublished: 2/10/2011
A system for laser hardening drawing punches and other forming tools was developed for a major German automotive manufacturer by CENIT AG (cenit.de), a consultancy with specialization in software. ArticlePublished: 2/10/2011
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) keeps transforming as vendors find new ways to solidify this system's standing as the fundamental data backbone of any company. Here are key things to consider. ArticlePublished: 2/10/2011
Must product life-cycle management (PLM) systems be up front and center? No. But by being there it can add assistance for collaboration and design. ArticlePublished: 11/1/2010
Changes are happening across the spectrum of computer-aided design (CAD) products. Here are three to show improved ease of use, modeling performance, and collaboration capabilities are still the major drivers for revising CAD software. ArticlePublished: 9/1/2010
Continental is deploying the Android operating system to drive forward the connected car—not something that is going to happen in the "future," but may be in your garage by 2013. ArticlePublished: 5/4/2010
Robert Kross, senior vp, Manufacturing Industry Group, Autodesk, the developer of design software for engineering and entertainment, raised an interesting point: Why should a CAD package have less awesome images than a $50 game? ArticlePublished: 5/1/2010