Tuesday, August 19. 2008

Surrey, Maker of Mini-Satellites, Comes to Denver

The company plans to employ up to 250 people over the next few years, mostly in engineering and satellite manufacturing work.
For now there are four in a small Douglas County office. As it does in the UK, the company plans to build communications and observation satellites for commercial and government customers. Airbus-maker European Aeronautic Defence & Space recently formalized plans to acquire Surrey.

- Rocky Mountain News

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Podcast: Why is Autodesk Up in a Down Economy?

Our editors ponder Autodesk's quarterly expectation-beating revenues. The company reported solid growth around the world even as gas and food costs remain high. Just what is the company doing right and what can we extrapolate to geospatial companies in particular? Also, a look at Autodesk's recent acquisition of 3D, standards focused company in Germany.


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