Siemens PLM may be taking share — but we’re not sure

Siemens PLM may be taking share — but we’re not sure

Sep 16, 2013 | Hot Topics

It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I’ve been remiss. One of the highlights of September was the Siemens PLM analyst event held here in Boston about 10 days ago. I wasn’t, unfortunately, able to attend the whole thing but here’s what stood out...
Siemens on PLM, Mars, shipbuilding and so much more

Siemens on PLM, Mars, shipbuilding and so much more

Sep 25, 2012 | Hot Topics

Get this: we’re using Teamcenter to visualize a car, trying to assess the impact of a design change. First, we zoom in on the components that are in a specific area a foot forward of the steering wheel. Then we shift from a location-based view to a system view,...

Autodesk adds CFdesign to its quiver

Feb 17, 2011 | Hot Topics

Big news: Autodesk announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., maker of the CFdesign computational fluid dynamics software, for approximately $39 million in cash. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions...

Update: Daimler chooses NX for Smaragd

Dec 3, 2010 | Hot Topics

Update: I’ve received a number of comments on this post, so am republishing with annotations. New material is in blue since italics seems to not work in some browsers/readers. Most significant are Daimler’s comments in the second paragraph.This week saw a rather...

Daimler chooses NX for Smaragd

Nov 26, 2010 | Hot Topics

This week saw a rather strange battle of the press releases: Siemens PLM announced that Daimler AG will phase in NX as its standard for worldwide vehicle development starting in 2012. Dassault Systèmes followed a short while later with a press release that said this...

It’s a wrap: Siemens PLM Connection

Jul 1, 2010 | Hot Topics

Just back from several days at Siemens PLM Connection, the company’s user-run annual conference. This year’s theme was managing complexity: globalization, regulations, competitive pressure — each layer adds more information, more requirements, more team members...

Mentor Graphics trying to make a splash with CFD

Jan 26, 2010 | Hot Topics

Mentor Graphics bought boutique CFD house Flomerics in 2008 to strengthen its offerings in the printed circuit board (PCB) and accelerate its entrance into markets outside the traditional (and volatile) electronics space. Before it became Mentor Graphics’ Mechanical...

Busy busy — quick updates

Jun 23, 2009 | Hot Topics

Too busy to craft anything long or thoughtful — I know I owe you a more detailed analysis of PTC’s investor presentation — but in the meantime:- are companies getting too big? I’ve been talking to people responsible for coordinating PLM...

Siemens Exiderdome meets Boston harbor — Brrr

Oct 24, 2008 | Hot Topics

I spent much of the last two days with Siemens Energy and Automation — part of theSiemens division that now houses Siemens PLM. Siemens brought its exiderdome toBoston for the week, inviting customers, prospects and analysts to tour what is, in essence,a barge...