ANSYS Q3: Good but slowing down?

Nov 4, 2010 | Hot Topics

ANSYS reported Q3 results that show continued improvement over 2009, though perhaps dampened as the market awaited the arrival of the 13.0 release of products and as pent-up demand from last year is exhausted. •Total revenue was $139.8 million, up 9% from a year ago...

Earnings: AspenTech, Hexagon, Nemetschek

Nov 2, 2010 | Hot Topics

We’re in the midst of earnings season; keeping up is proving more challenging than usual. Here are a few quick thoughts on recent reports: •Aspen Tech announced results today that show continued momentum from fiscal 2010 (ended in June).  For the first quarter, Aspen...

PTC: One size doesn’t fit all

Oct 29, 2010 | Hot Topics

Yesterday the PLM world finally got a look at what PTC has been teasing for months.  The good: PTC focused attention on CAD and articulated the problems many users have with traditional tools.  The bad: PTC had hyped this launch to such an extent that nothing short of...

Done Deal: Intergraph is now a Hexagon company

Oct 29, 2010 | Hot Topics

Yesterday, while we were busy trying to digest all Dassault Systemes’ earnings and PTC’s Creo announcement, Hexagon quietly closed its acquisition of Intergraph. Back in July, Hexagon announced that it wanted to acquire the US-based seller of plant design and...

PTC, DS, Altair and Hexagon oh my

Oct 28, 2010 | Hot Topics

Lots going on today — PTC makes its big announcement (and, I think, slipped up a bit on some timing), DS reports that Q3 was really good, Altair acquires SimLab and Hexagon closes on Intergraph.  Briefly, before I flit off to the PTC event: •PTC’s been so loudly...

PTC hits a billion

Oct 27, 2010 | Hot Topics

PTC released results on Tuesday that showed that it returned to the billion dollar level in fiscal 2010, returning to a growth trajectory that stalled in 2009.  For those keeping track, PTC last reported a billion dollars in revenue for two consecutive years in 1999....

The Advantage of Packs

Oct 25, 2010 | Hot Topics

Autodesk recently announced a number of Subscription Advantage Packs that are designed to make the subscription program more attractive to customers and to quickly get new features out to its most loyal customers. A quick recap: Roughly 40% of Autodesk’s total revenue...

News bits: 3D, clouds and more

Oct 19, 2010 | Hot Topics

Still trying to catch up from nearly a month of personal and business travel, so here are a few interesting things from my overflowing in-box: Autodesk commissioned a survey of online consumers that showed that the majority prefer to examine potential purchases in 3D...

AVEVA: Last six months were mixed

Oct 12, 2010 | Hot Topics

AVEVA today offered a brief update on its performance for the first half of its fiscal year, from April 1 to September 30. There were no numbers or real details, but the company did say that its end-markets are still recovering from the global economic meltdown: the...

Quick catch-up: what you may have missed

Oct 7, 2010 | Hot Topics

Goodness – I go away for a few days, and the PLM world keeps on spinning ;-) Here’s what happened while I was away: Avatech Solutions (now part of Rand) reported revenue of $31.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30 2010, down from $35.4 million a year ago....