Rob Jamieson takes a break from his usual stamping ground of technology and shares his experiences of culture and business in Japan.

This month Lenovo unveiled its first ThinkStation line of workstations. The company partnered with long term customer, the AT&T Williams Formula One team, for the launch event. John Marchant reports.

ATI and Nvidia are back with brand new families of professional graphics cards. Also we put two desktops and one notebook through their paces.

This month we put two desktops and one notebook through their paces - a high-performance mid-range CAD machine from Xworks, a dedicated workstation for SolidWorks from Very PC, and the most impressive mobile workstation we've ever set eyes on from HP.

This month Rob Jamieson moves away from his traditional stomping ground of hardware to look the balance between value and service in the CAD software industry.

With the help of CoCreate software, high-tech electronics company, Dainippon Screen was able to manage a complex development environment combining mechanical, optical, electrical and software systems.

From saddlebags to smuggler’s boxes, Corbin-Pacific develops a wide range of motorcycle accessories. The California-based company uses the latest in reverse engineering, machining and CAM to streamline its production process.

PTC’s Windchill Medical Device Template helps improve project management, design control and regulatory compliance for medical device development company, Ranier Technology.

SolidWorks was instrumental in the development of a new needleless medicine delivery system, designed for ease of use in third world countries.