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Autodesk links PLM and ERP, buys Tinkercad
PLM 360 + NetSuite = Control for SMBs? Last week, Autodesk and NetSuite announced that they had entered into a strategic partnership to link Autodesk PLM 360 and NetSuite ERP, with the aim of offering PLM and ERP to small and … Continue reading
Quickies: Pricing Fusion 360, CENIT reports, COFES
It’s been tough to concentrate this week, so we’ve finally wised up and are sticking to classical music and not news radio. Did you know that there is a big world outside Boston? And that much of it waltzes, minuettes … Continue reading
Box.com tries cloud end-run for the AEC market
I use cloud storage for all of the usual reasons: always-on access makes it easy for me to work wherever I am. I can collect the files relevant to a project in one place, create a backup of important works-in-progress and … Continue reading
Autodesk reports bumpy FQ3
As you probably know by now, Autodesk missed its fiscal third quarter targets, citing a weakening global economy as undoing any gains made by its improved execution over FQ2. There were pockets of good and not so good — a … Continue reading
SAP closes Ariba deal, focuses on cloud
SAP announced earlier today that it was raising its full-year revenue target as a result of strong software sales of its own products and with an extra boost from its acquisition of Ariba, which closed on October 1. All executives … Continue reading
Autodesk unveils cloud-y simulation
Autodesk recently announced the availability of Simulation 360, its cloud-based CAE solution for designers, engineers and architects. This is the latest offering to take advantage of what CEO Carl Bass has called infinite computing, where unlimited CPU capacity is out … Continue reading
COFES 2012: Clouds in the desert
COFES, the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software, takes place in the Arizona desert each April. Usually, the sun is glorious, the birds sing, the rabbits hop and the 300 or so attendees scurry between sessions and meetings, with … Continue reading
Autodesk PLM 360: Insanely configurable?
I’ve spent the last few days playing around with Autodesk’s new PLM 360 offering. I’m an engineer and have been around CAD, PDM, PLM and the like for 30 years – but no one should think of me as a … Continue reading
Quick recap: Autodesk launches PLM 360
Today Autodesk finally launched its much-touted PLM product, Autodesk PLM 360. I tried to live-tweet (follow me at @monica_schnitge) the event but here’s a quick recap of the high points: Autodesk PLM 360 is available today, at www.autodeskplm360.com. Autodesk PLM … Continue reading
SAP has great 2011, but cloud is tiny
SAP today announced Q4 and full-year 2011 results that confirm its news release on January 13. In a nutshell, total revenue in 2011 was €14.2 billion, up 14%, while software revenue was just under €4 billion, up 22% from a … Continue reading
