DS reports OK Q1, adds FE-DESIGN & Archividéo
Dassault Systèmes’ earnings announcements are usually a welter of numbers, currencies, products, markets and geographies. Today, DS threw two acquisitions into the mix, too. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s see what it all means. DS reports that the March...
PTC reports decent FQ2, still tough out there
PTC just reported results for its fiscal second quarter (ended March 31) that show the company performed more or less as it predicted. But the rest of fiscal 2013 (through September) is going to be tough and so PTC moderated its revenue forecast for the next six...
News you can use, 24 March 2013
Every week, I read dozens of news articles, technical publications, presentations and magazines about the world of engineering, software, manufacturing, infrastructure, business and IT. I tweet the most interesting links but realize that Twitter goes by so fast (and...
AVEVA teases solid performance in FY13
AVEVA today tantalized financial markets with good news that sent its share price up 5%. Turns out that the last half of fiscal 2013 (ended March 31) wasn’t awful. In fact, it was pretty good. The company says it continues to see good demand for its engineering...
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 and tangos? Time to get busy....
Marathons and first responders – no PLM needed
You can’t live in the Boston area without being aware of the Marathon. Packs of runners train on the course before the snow is gone, dodging cars and trying to avoid puddles of melted sludge. Streets are closed, snarling traffic and annoying drivers to no end....
Quickies: Hexagon, Bentley – oh, and Yale wins hockey crown
I’d normally be writing this week about COFES, the annual engineering software gathering in the Arizona desert, but I didn’t attend this year. Shocking, right? Instead, I played hookey to watch the best collegiate athletes in the US play hockey. Every year...
Myanmar highlights infrastructure opportunity
A fascinating article caught my eye earlier this week; it perfectly sums up all that is wrong with our infrastructure and the significant benefits if only we could summon the will (and cash) to fix it. The country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has suffered...
