In March 2008 Autodesk was named number 25 on Fast Company's list of " The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies.

In October 2008, Autodesk acquired the Softimage brand from Avid.

On Oct. 23, 2008, Autodesk signed an agreement with Avid Technology to acquire the brand and the 3D animation assets of Softimage for approximately $ 35 million, thereby ending Softimage Co. as a distinct entity.

* October 23, 2008, Autodesk announces intent to acquire all of Softimage 3D business assets from Avid Technology

* November 18, 2008, Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Softimage

* Autodesk AEC Headquarters, Waltham, MA, USA, 2008

* Autodesk AEC Headquarters, Waltham, MA, USA, 2008

Interestingly Microsoft sold Softimage in 1998 to Avid Technology, from where it was acquired in 2008 by Autodesk as well.

In 2008, NCS joined over 60 other art licensing businesses ( including the Artists Rights Society, Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Stock Artists Alliance, Illustrator's Partnership of America and the Advertising Photographers of America ) in opposing both The Orphan Works Act of 2008 and The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008.

In June 2008, Jay Bentley said in an interview at the Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf, Netherlands that Gurewitz had already begun writing new material for the next Bad Religion album.

However, according to a December 2008 report on the fan site The Bad Religion Page, Bentley revealed that due to Bad Religion's upcoming touring commitments for 2009, the band would not have a chance to record their new album until around the end of the year, for an expected 2010 release date.

* January 2008: Bentley acquires LEAP Software, Inc., provider of analysis and design software for concrete bridges.

* January 2008: Bentley acquires the global business of ECT Interntational and its promis * e software for electrical control system design.

* May 2008: Bentley acquires Common Point, Incorporated ( ConstructSim, OpSim ) software for construction and operations simulation.

The current versions of a majority of Bentley products were published in fall 2008 and are branded V8i.

In a June 2008 interview with Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley, he mentioned that Graffin would be teaching there from January to March 2009.

In July 2008 Tata Group, the current owners of Jaguar and Daimler, announced they were considering transforming Daimler into " a super-luxury marque to compete directly with Bentley and Rolls-Royce ".

Montgomerie's second acquittal saved him from a 56 day ban in November 2008, after Montgomerie was caught driving his Bentley Continental Flying Spur and failing to pay the fine.

In September 2008, Bentley announced that production of the model would cease during 2009.

The Luxury Brand Status Index 2008 voted the Maybach 1st place, ahead of Rolls-Royce and Bentley.

In 2008, the school changed its name to Bentley University after being authorized by the state board of higher education to do so.

Bentley is also home to one of the best rugby programs in the Northeast winning two national Division III titles as well as winning the 2008 Beast of the East tournament.

After beating Saint Michael's College by a score of 85-65 on February 23, 2008, Bentley University Men's Basketball team set the record for the longest regular season winning streak in Division II history.

: Established at Bentley in 2008

: Established at Bentley in 2008

* Bentley Brooklands, 2008 —

* 2008: Bentley Zagato GTZ

Bartolucci and Attorney General Chris Bentley appealed to the federal government to introduce stricter gun control legislation in March 2008, including a ban on handguns.

The final closure Sunset ceremony took place on 30 May 2008, when the RAF ensign was lowered at RAF Bentley Priory for the last time.

British luxury carmaker Bentley ( owned by Volkswagen Group ) sells two true hardtop coupes, the Continental GT fastback, and the Brooklands coupe ( 2008 ).

Its three Leeds City Councillors and the terms for which they are currently elected, are Sue Bentley ( Liberal Democrat, 2011 – 2015 ), Judith Chapman ( Liberal Democrat, 2010 – 2014 ), and Ben Chastney ( Liberal Democrat, 2008 – 2012 ).

In December 2008, Power Fasteners agreed to pay $ 16 million to the state to settle manslaughter charges.

However, in January 2008, Selig agreed to a three-year contract extension, announcing he planned to retire after the 2012 season.

In May 2008, residents along the western Ethiopian border reportedly discovered that the government had agreed to demarcate this boundary when Sudanese soldiers forced them out of their homes.

However, following the November 2008 referendum on increased autonomy, which attracted significant popular support ( 72 % turnout, 75 % vote in favor ) the governments of Greenland and Denmark have agreed to a 30-point package that will begin to reverse these particulars.

Under the special agreement, also known as the compromise that was signed in December 2008 by Belize and Guatemala it was agreed that if the people of both nations approved, by way of a simultaneous referendum on the same day, that the dispute would proceed to the ICJ.

On November 11, 2008, the KAA Protocols were historically signed at Kuwait Naval Base having been verbally agreed onboard HMS Chatham ( F87 ) on 8 May 2008.

The lawsuit claimed that Blakeman had given a copyrighted screenplay called Go November to Grammer in 2006, and that Grammer agreed to develop the project and star as a Republican president but instead ended up playing a similar role in Swing Vote, which was released on August 1, 2008.

On 26 March 2008, Ford announced that it had agreed to sell its Jaguar and Land Rover operations to Tata Motors, and that the sale was expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2008.

* 26 March 2008: Ford agreed to sell their Jaguar Land Rover operations to Tata Motors.

The rules governing good neighbourly relations agreed between Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia were set in the Joint Declaration of February 22, 1999 reaffirmed by a joint memorandum signed on January 22, 2008 in Sofia.

In May 2008 the Government agreed to buy Toll NZ's rail and ferry operations for $ 665 million, and renamed the operating company KiwiRail.

In 2008, Hamas publicly offered a long-term hudna ( truce ) with Israel if Israel agreed to return to its 1967 borders and to grant the " right of return " to all Palestinian refugees.

In May 2008, residents along the western Ethiopian border reportedly discovered that the government had agreed to demarcate this boundary when Sudanese soldiers forced them out of their homes.

Consolidated Biscuit Company of McComb, Ohio, agreed to buy the Products plant in 2008, pending an environmental review.

Palestine was granted special observer status to the UPU in 1999, and in 2008 Israel agreed for its mail to be routed through Jordan.

Most industrialized countries and some central European economies in transition ( all defined as Annex B countries ) agreed to legally binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of an average of 6 to 8 % below 1990 levels between the years 2008 – 2012, defined as the first emissions budget period.

The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and the Government of Norway signed an agreement in August, 2008 whereby Norway agreed to provide funds for the Tanga-Pemba Sub Sea Cable Project, which will enable Pemba Island to receive electricity from the National Grid from the Tanga Region ; the laying of a 40 megawatts marine cable started in December 2009.

In 2008, Chicago agreed to lease its parking meter system to an operating company created by Morgan Stanley in a 75-year, $ 1. 16 billion deal as it struggled to close a yawning budget deficit.

On August 19, 2008, GD agreed to pay $ 4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the US Government claiming a GD unit fraudulently billed the government for defectively manufactured parts used in US military aircraft and submarines.

In 2008 the Gulf Cooperation Council announced that it had agreed to include Yemen in plans for an integrated regional rail system and launched feasibility studies.

In May 2008 the two governments agreed a new deal to replace those 36 MiG-29SMT by a new batch of 16 Su-30MKA which meet all requirements of Algerian Air Force, but the issue does not appear to be completely resolved in 2009.

In August 2008, Mercedes-Benz U. S. International Inc. filed suit against Cobasys claiming that Cobasys isn ’ t delivering the batteries it agreed to build for Mercedes-Benz ’ s planned hybrid SUV.

On 6 October 2006, the Belgian Football Association met with representatives of the city of Brussels and they agreed to renew the contract and extend it to 30 June 2008.