Weekly Roundup: Nvidia VGX, Lenovo E31 Workstation, CAD Managers
Nvidia’s VGX Platform Delivers ‘Virtualized Desktop’
Originally Posted by Computer Graphics World
With the Nvidia VGX platform in the data center, employees can now access a true cloud PC from any device — thin client, laptop, tablet or smartphone — regardless of its operating system, and enjoy a responsive experience for the full spectrum of applications previously only available on an office PC. VGX enables knowledge workers to access…
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Lenovo Shows Off ThinkStation E31 Workstation In Two Different Sizes
Originally Post by Dana Wollman, Endgadget
Don’t let that headline fool you: although Lenovo technically just unveiled one product, the ThinkStation E31 workstation, it actually shoehorned two distinct machines into one press release. Behold: a budget workstation available as a conventionally sized tower, as well as compact one. Whichever you choose, both support up to…
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Trials of a New CAD Manager
Originally Posted by CADDManager, CADD Manager Blog
Becoming a new CAD Manager can be a joyous time in your career path. You have finally achieved something that you have sought after for years. You have been recognized by the firm for all of the contributions you have made. You have gotten a title that you were seeking and know that you can serve the firm with success. But once the title is bestowed, the troubles may begin…
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Enhance Your Speed and Productivity with Windows 7
Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system has been available for a while now, but Forrester estimates that as of mid 2011, only 20.9 percent of corporate PCs were running it. I’m not sure what the statistics are for workstations specifically, but I imagine it’s about the same, at least in large organizations where a system migration is an all-or-nothing proposition.
If you haven’t made the move to Windows 7 for your CAD applications, there are compelling performance reasons to do so.



