SofTech’s reinvention continues

Jan 4, 2012 | Hot Topics

Welcome back! I love how quiet the world gets around the end of each year, with even junk email slowing to a trickle. Then the new year starts, full of bustle and purpose. A lot of news tends to get lost in that transition so I’ll try to get us all caught up over the...

Quick Update: Autodesk’s T-Splines

Dec 23, 2011 | Hot Topics

Earlier on Thursday, Autodesk announced that it was acquiring some of the assets of T-Splines, Inc., patent holder of the T-Splines surface modeling technology. The news release raised more questions than it answered, and we reached out to Autodesk to see if we...

Autodesk acquires T-Spline tech

Dec 22, 2011 | Hot Topics

Autodesk’s buying binge is not over yet for 2011, as the company announced early today that it has acquired “certain technology-related assets from T-Splines Inc., a privately-held surface modeling software company … Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.”...

ESI reports Q3 revenue up 10%

Dec 15, 2011 | Hot Topics

ESI Group reported today that third quarter 2011 revenue was €17.6 million, up 10% both as reported and in constant currencies on strong demand for its services offerings.  ESI CEO Alain de Rouvray said that the third quarter results “show the offensive and defensive...

ESI announces Efield acquisition

Dec 14, 2011 | Hot Topics

Last month, ESI Group said that it had opened a 7-year, €30 million credit facility to help fund its acquisition strategy — and today we learn of the second* deal under the new financing arrangement: the acquisition of Efield, a Swedish supplier of...
A peek at the new DS North America Campus

A peek at the new DS North America Campus

Dec 9, 2011 | Hot Topics

Yesterday was the formal unveiling of the new Dassault Systèmes campus in Waltham MA, about 30 minutes from my office. Waltham lies on what used to be known as “America’s Technology Highway” (Route 128) in the 1980s, a ring road about 15 miles outside of Boston....
AU Innovation Forum: Everything Changes

AU Innovation Forum: Everything Changes

Dec 6, 2011 | Hot Topics

Last week, right about now, Autodesk was unveiling its PLM solution for the manufacturing market in an Autodesk University session called “Everything Changes”. I was fortunate to have been invited to speak at the session, along with Oleg Shilovitsky, Randi Zuckerberg...

Quick notes from Autodesk University

Nov 30, 2011 | Hot Topics

If you follow my twitter feed (@monica_schnitge), you’ll know that I’m one of 9,000 attending the 2011 edition of Autodesk University in Las Vegas. Days are crammed, so this has to be brief, but there’s a lot going on: • Autodesk formally entered the PLM fray, after...

Bentley showcases ‘extreme infrastructure’

Nov 23, 2011 | Hot Topics

Earlier in November, I was fortunate enough to attend Bentley Systems’ Be Inspired event in Amsterdam, where Bentley showcases the customer finalists in what could be termed “extreme infrastructure” –plants, buildings, roads, construction, utilities–...