MakerBot and Ultimaker to merge, secure $60 million investment
MakerBot and Ultimaker to merge, secure $60 million investment Remember when we were all going to have 3D printers at home, making replacement knobs for our stoves, printing toys for kids, and doodads for our offices? Not so much. That never took off for many reasons...
Quickie: Ansys acquires MDL & its Motor-CAD
Quickie: Ansys acquires MDL & its Motor-CAD Ansys just announced that it has acquired Motor Design Limited (MDL) Motor-CAD to “strengthen Ansys’ Electronics portfolio, enabling customers to design more efficient electric machines and apply them to...
PTC closes Codebeamer deal, reports solid FQ2
PTC closes Codebeamer deal, reports solid FQ2 PTC just announced that it has closed its acquisition of Intland Software and its Codebeamer. And that reminds me that I never did publish a note on PTC’s earnings last week — which were very positive. First,...
Quickie: DS Q1 revenue up 13%, ups year to 10% to 11% growth
Quickie: DS Q1 revenue up 13%, ups year to 10% to 11% growth Dassault Systèmes announced Q1 results this morning — they were very, very good, and caused the company to raise its targets for the full fiscal year. More when there’s time, but here ar the...
AVEVA has big Q4 but subs transition to slow F23 before picking up steam
AVEVA has big Q4 but subs transition to slow F23 before picking up steam AVEVA today gave a more extensive-than-usual financial update on fiscal 2022, the year ended March 31. We’ll get the full earnings release in early June, but the company disclosed today...
Cadence still very happy with CAE offerings
Cadence still very happy with CAE offerings Last night Cadence announced results for the first fiscal quarter of 2022; you can read about them in much more detail here — they were overall very good and the company increased just about all forecasts for 2022....
Quickie: SAP Q1 revenue up but so are costs related to Russia and Ukraine
Quickie: SAP Q1 revenue up but so are costs related to Russia and Ukraine Last week, Sandvik and Mensch und Maschine said that the effects of the war in Ukraine hadn’t really amounted to much as of March 30 — makes sense, since that was the first month of...
MuM says Q1 was strongest in its history
MuM says Q1 was strongest in its history That’s a heck of a headline, no? Mensch und Maschine Software reported Q1 results this week that add some details to the head: Q1 revenue was up 18% year/year to EUR 85.41 million, surpassing the previous high of EUR...

