Totally OT: Honoring MLK

Totally OT: Honoring MLK

Today the US stops (mostly) to remember and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. –known as MLK– for his work and legacy, redefining what it means to fight for the right to be equal. I was too little to remember Dr. King’s speeches from when he was alive but...
Google buys Nest for a cool $3.2 billion

Google buys Nest for a cool $3.2 billion

I’ve been nattering on about the Internet of Things (IoT) lately, in part because PTC snapped up ThingWorx last month. But I’m far from alone in finding the IoT interesting: yesterday, Google announced that it was acquiring Nest Labs, the people who...
Your dishwasher talks to the IoT; now what?

Your dishwasher talks to the IoT; now what?

PTC last month announced that it was acquiring ThingWorx, a company that develops and markets platforms to connect things to the Internet, an important step that enables makers of cars, dishwasher, industrial equipment and so on to monitor usage and better serve their...
Autodesk gets in on deal action with Circuits.io

Autodesk gets in on deal action with Circuits.io

If you’re keeping score, Autodesk didn’t make the first PLMish acquisition of 2014 –that was 3D Systems, last week– but the company didn’t wait long to get back in the game. Today, at the Consumer Electronics Show, Autodesk announced that...
Autodesk gets in on deal action with Circuits.io

Quickies: new year’s news round-up

Happy New Year and welcome back! So much happened as we swapped 2013 calendars for 2014 (and dealt with blizzards, ships stuck in the ice and goodness-knows-what) that we all need a bit of a recap. In no particular order: PTC made the last acquisition in the PLMish...
Autodesk gets in on deal action with Circuits.io

PTC closes year with an IoT acquisition

Well, that’s cool. PTC may have won the prize for last acquisition in 2013, snapping up ThingWorx for $112 million plus a possible earn-out of up to $18 million. PTC’s press release says that ThingWorx, which markets a platform that enables companies to...
2014 is just around the corner so let’s recap

2014 is just around the corner so let’s recap

Hope you’re enjoying your year-end holidays! Skiing? Sunning? Playing? We’re still trying to unplug (but failing miserably) and recharge (naps, lots of naps) before 2014 arrives, so this blog is going to be short and sweet. 2013 was a year when some of the...
Happy holidays!

Happy holidays!

Phew. What a year! Exciting technology, interesting people and places, and lots of cool stories. We are grateful that you shared 2013 with us and look forward to working with you in the new year. May you and yours be happy and healthy next year and always. This photo...