Trip report: Walking with Hadrian

Oct 7, 2010 | Hot Topics

You may have noticed that this space was quiet for the last few weeks.  My husband and I were on vacation (that included some business) in England. We had a wonderful trip but rather than bore you with snapshots, here are the ten things I found most interesting:...

MSC is revving up

Sep 22, 2010 | Hot Topics

I recently spoke with Dominic Gallello, CEO of MSC Software, and John Janevic, VP Strategic Operations, and came away impressed with their plans for revitalizing MSC and its products.  Mr. Gallello took over just about a year ago and has spent much of that time...

ESI reports license revenue up 13%

Sep 14, 2010 | Hot Topics

ESI Group today reported results for the first half of 2010 – and they were pretty good, reflecting the general improvement in the end-markets ESI serves. CEO Alain de Rouvray said in a press release, “The first half of the year witnessed a more robust...

AspenTech Q4 pretty good but still in transition

Sep 13, 2010 | Hot Topics

Aspen Tech last week (finally) announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. If you recall, AspenTech is in the middle of a painful transition, moving customers from a traditional perpetual license model to subscriptions and taking...

SG&I to IGS — Intergraph to create new subsidiary

Sep 7, 2010 | Hot Topics

In the blizzard of information that came out of Intergraph’s user group meeting last week was the announcement that the company will create an independent subsidiary to handle Intergraph’s classified business for the US government, Intergraph Government Solutions...

SGI 1 year later

Sep 2, 2010 | Hot Topics

Schnitger Corp. doesn’t normally cover the financial releases of hardware companies but this one is special: SGI announced financial results on August 31 for its first full year under Rackable’s ownership. (If you recall, Rackable bought SGI and promptly changed the...

Intergraph CEO to step down

Sep 1, 2010 | Hot Topics

Intergraph is holding its user conference this week in Las Vegas — rescheduled from May when flooding in Nashville cancelled so many events — and, by all reports, it’s going well. All Points Blog, from Directions Magazine, is covering the event and...

News bits

Aug 21, 2010 | Hot Topics

Sorry, guys — it’s been crazy. There’s a lot going on the in the greater PLM universe and I wish I had time to offer a cogent analysis each happening, but I don’t. Rather than leave you hanging, here are several of the things I found most compelling last week:...

Rand and Avatech merge in reverse

Aug 18, 2010 | Hot Topics

Surprise! Rand Worldwide and Avatech Solution announced on Tuesday that the companies have been combined in a reverse merger. A reverse merger is often known as a “reverse IPO” because the acquisition of a public company by a private one avoids the costly process of...

Delcam revenue up 12% so far in 2010

Aug 16, 2010 | Hot Topics

Delcam plc, the UK-based CAM supplier, reported results today that indicate that it saw a strong recovery in demand for its products during the first half of 2010. Total revenue was up 12% to £18.1 million — a new high in 6-month revenue for Delcam. According to...