SPECapc Releases New Benchmark for Systems Running SolidWorks 2015

GAINESVILLE, VA — (Marketwired) — 07/29/15 — SPEC–s Application Performance Characterization (SPECapc) project group has released new performance evaluation software for systems running Dassault Systemes– SolidWorks 2015 CAD/CAM application. The benchmark is designed to run on Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit platforms.SPECapc for SolidWorks 2015 consists of nine graphics and two CPU tests. The graphics tests use three SolidWorks view settings — RealView, ambient occlusion and shadows — in com

A Disappointing 2015 Sales Start for Workstation in EMEA: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Workstation shipments in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region contracted by 3.4% year on year in first quarter of 2015. Global research and advisory company IDC expects the decline to extend to -5.2% for the full year.
"The decline in Euro value is increasing the risk sentiments, putting weight on the channel business, especially when it comes to US based vendors," says Mohamed Hefny, senior analyst with IDC–s systems and infrastructure department. "Very lar