Event Report: SIGGRAPH 2006

20,000 attendees view the latest technologies that will take us to the next level of human/computer interaction

In the world of computer graphics, how we interact with our digital tools greatly affects how we create drawings, maps, illustrations, models and animations. One of the best places to see new technologies that seek to enhance human/computer interaction is SIGGRAPH. At SIGGRAPH 2006 -- held July 30 to August 3 in Boston -- almost 20,000 participants showed up to see what the top computer gurus are doing. This was the first time SIGGRAPH had been in Boston since 1989, and a lot has changed. There's no shortage of activities, with classes, exhibits, sketches, papers, job fair, Electronic Theater and Guerilla Studio, just to name a few. SIGGRAPH's Computer Animation Festival featured around 100 films and videos from the world.  Read more >>p>

Hardware: Steelhead Appliances
Riverbed Technology announces new additions to its line of systems for wide-area networking.  Read more >>

Hardware: NextDimension FlexTop
Portable graphics workstation now incorporates Dual PCI Express x16 slots. 
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CAM: ESPRIT 2007
Upgrade from DP Technology includes latest ESPRIT FX for advanced CAD-to-CAM feature exchange.  Read more >>

CAM: CimatronE v8
New version includes progressive die design, 5-axis production, NC preview and automated EDM setup.  Read more >>