CFdesign + HPC = Performance Leap
by Bob Cramblitt
Cornell Pump optimizes its software on R Systems’ high-performance computing environment.

Wide-Format Scanner Roundup
by David Essex
These indispensable document- and data-management devices are getting wider, faster, easier to use—and cheaper.

Searching for New Designs
by Peter Varhol
Emerging ways of searching for information on the Web are changing how design engineers work.

New Chips Might Lead the Next PC Revolution
by Peter Varhol
The continual rebirth of the PC as a working computer means that its architecture and design has to keep up with the times. Now we may be seeing the beginning of the next rebirth.

Getting the Most from Parallel Systems
by Peter Varhol
MatLab from The MathWorks provides an easy way to take advantage of multicore and other parallel computing systems.

More Power, Lower Price: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800
by David Cohn
We test NVIDIA’s newest, most affordable ultra high-end graphics board.

1. Meshing: The Critical Bridge for CAD-to-Analysis Flow
2. New NVIDIA Quadro FX Series Workstation Graphics Cards Deliver HPC for Less
3. Adobe Photoshop CS3 Links Digital Design Process
4. New AutoCAD 2008 Works Like Magic
5. Autodesk's 3ds Max Design 2009 Offers New Modeling Tools
6. New Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 Simplifies the Computer Aided Design Process
7. Adobe Systems Releases New Acrobat 3D Version 8: A Classic Made Better
8. HP's New XW4600 Workstation: Another Winner
9. Alienware's Area-51 ALX Crossfire Is a Powerhouse Workstation
10. A Technology in Flux