5 on a Monday: Addnode & Sandvik report Q2, Cadence acquires Future Facilities, Matterport adds to its real estate offering & Siemens snaps up ZONA for aero simulation
5 on a Monday: Addnode & Sandvik report Q2, Cadence acquires Future Facilities, Matterport adds to its real estate offering & Siemens snaps up ZONA for aero simulation Yes, a quick catchup blog is unusual on a Monday, but I was traveling last week and am...
3 on a Friday: Bentley exits Russia, Mastercam holds a contest and the NYT says VC funding mixed
3 on a Friday: Bentley exits Russia, Mastercam holds a contest and the NYT says VC funding mixed Was it a very long week for you, too? In the US, it started horribly, but it hasn’t been great in a lot of places. I hope you and yours are safe and that the sun is...
Nemetschek invests in 4th startup in 14 months
Nemetschek invests in 4th startup in 14 months The Nemetschek Group announced that it has invested in SymTerra, a UK startup working on a construction site communications platform. Nemetschek says SymTerra’s communication platform “allows easy, instant, and...
5 on a Friday: celebrations, acquisitions, investments & charges
5 on a Friday: celebrations, acquisitions, investments & charges Before anything else: Canadians, happy Canada Day! Americans, get that barbecue ready and have a great 4th of July! Everybody else, have a restful weekend – or join us. We’ll put a vegan...
Quickie: Altair expands electronic system offering by acquiring Concept Engineering
Quickie: Altair expands electronic system offering by acquiring Concept Engineering Altair just announced that it has acquired Concept Engineering, maker of schematic generation tools, electronic circuit and wire harness visualization platforms, and electronic design...
Altair acquires Univ of Bath startup for additive manufacturing
Altair acquires Univ of Bath startup for additive manufacturing Altair just announced that it has acquired Gen3D, a “startup out of the University of Bath, U.K”. I wasn’t aware that Gen3D but Altair characterizes the company as “implementing...
2 on a Friday: Chaos buys into archviz and Modelon announces Q1 results
2 on a Friday: Chaos buys into archviz and Modelon announces Q1 results The beginning of the week featured Memorial Day here in the US and the week ends with the Jubilee of the Queen of England. The combo seems to have created a slow news week — but here are two...
Autodesk’s Q1 beats expectations, sets up for strong fiscal 2023
Autodesk’s Q1 beats expectations, sets up for strong fiscal 2023 You know me: cynical. When I saw that Autodesk had scheduled its earnings release for the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend, in a year that’s reputed to be “revenge...
