Bentley Inspires and announces – a LOT

Bentley Inspires and announces – a LOT

Nov 21, 2012 | Hot Topics

  Come with me to a ballroom in Amsterdam. Candelabras, fancy place settings, soft lighting. The Bentley Systems team is all dressed up while the rest of us look pretty darned good, too. There’s a glittering stage  and a buzz in the air — this is the...
The 3DX Forum Experience

The 3DX Forum Experience

Nov 13, 2012 | Hot Topics

Dassault Systèmes invited several hundred of its best customers to Orlando last week, to learn about the company’s latest efforts to vault out of providing solutions and into delivering experiences. Over two days, we heard from CEO Bernard Charlès, EVP Monica...
AVEVA H1 2013 revenue up 15%

AVEVA H1 2013 revenue up 15%

Nov 12, 2012 | Hot Topics

Switching gears from the day’s activities here in Amsterdam but still staying with the infrastructure/AEC theme, here is a quick update on AVEVA’s solid results for the first half of fiscal 2013, with broad-based growth reported in many regions,...
AVEVA H1 2013 revenue up 15%

PTC, DS results highlight strategic differences

Nov 9, 2012 | Hot Topics

Earnings news from engineering IT companies has been a mixed bag of late: misses and downgrades of expectations for the remainder of 2012 but also some stronger-than-expected results. Why did each company report as it did and what can we learn about the demand for...
Siemens PLM + LMS shakes up CAE

Siemens PLM + LMS shakes up CAE

Nov 8, 2012 | Hot Topics

Big news! Siemens announced today that it is acquiring LMS International and pairing it with its PLM division. We’ve got facts, a bit of history and, lastly, my impressions. (In case you can’t wait: It’s a good thing — for LMS, Siemens PLM and...
Trimble snaps up Vico for 4D/5D

Trimble snaps up Vico for 4D/5D

Nov 5, 2012 | Hot Topics

Trimble Navigation (an ever-greater misnomer) announced on Friday that it has acquired the assets of privately-held Vico Software, Inc.,  a provider of 4D and 5D architectural modeling software and consulting services. Trimble says this acquisition “extends...
AVEVA H1 2013 revenue up 15%

Quickie: ANSYS reports, too

Nov 1, 2012 | Hot Topics

I knew I had missed one — ANSYS reported, too. Their GAAP revenue of $197 million and non-GAAP revenue of $199.8 million were in the midrange of guidance. Non-GAAP is up 16%, (up 12% excluding currency). In constant currency, the lease business was up 21% to $71...
AVEVA H1 2013 revenue up 15%

Quickies: PTC & FARO disappoint, AspenTech upbeat

Nov 1, 2012 | Hot Topics

A huge day in engineering IT earnings, as PTC and FARO explain their miss to investors while AspenTech and Trimble issue earnings reports. A very quick headline on each and then I dash to the airport — more to come. PTC reported last night that revenue for its...
AVEVA H1 2013 revenue up 15%

Quickies: Earnings good to tepid so far

Oct 31, 2012 | Hot Topics

We’re still recovering from hurricane Sandy here in New England. Schools are open as are most roads, but a lot of people are still without power and assessing damage. It could have been a lot worse, so we’re grateful. It’s interesting that the New...
PLM Innovation abounds

PLM Innovation abounds

Oct 30, 2012 | Hot Topics

I spent part of last week in Atlanta, at the PLM Innovation Americas conference. I typically go to company-sponsored events, where a single vendor showcases its wares at a user conference, investor or analyst event. PLM Innovation was different — lots of...