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- Nov 19, 09 – Khronos details new WebGL initiative [02:01 pm] 0 responses
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- Nov 17, 09 – Khronos demonstrates OpenCL momentum at SC09 [09:50 am] 0 responses
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- Oct 20, 09 – ArchiCAD 13 Japanese version released [08:25 am] 0 responses
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- Oct 14, 09 – Solibri announces Solibri Model Checker 5.1 [01:00 am] 0 responses
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- Oct 08, 09 – Artlantis Render export plugin for Vectorworks 2010 available [08:26 pm] 0 responses
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