Hexagon’s 2020 showed sequential improvement — should continue in 2021
Hexagon’s 2020 showed sequential improvement — should continue in 2021 Continuing the earnings catchup, today we tune into Hexagon, the parent company of brands such as MSC Software, Leica, and PPM (fka Intergraph PPM). In all, 2020 was a mixed year for...
DS’s needle moved in 2020, mostly in life sciences — and SolidWorks is a billion-dollar brand!
DS’s needle moved in 2020, mostly in life sciences — and SolidWorks is a billion-dollar brand! Earlier this month, Dassault Systèmes (DS) reported results for its fourth quarter and, therefore, the full year of 2020. First a quick recap, then a bit about...
5 on a Friday: Rescale, Lectra+Gerber, Hexagon’s R-evolution, C3D Labs’ 2020 results, and SAP’s no-code acquisition
5 on a Friday: Rescale, Lectra+Gerber, Hexagon’s R-evolution, C3D Labs’ 2020 results, and SAP’s no-code acquisition It’s been a week. Let’s wrap it up with a few newsy tidbits that didn’t make it into full blog posts. Rescale, the...
Why so many CADs? And can I switch between them?
Why so many CADs? And can I switch between them? I am often asked, especially by people who are new to the CAD world, what the differences are between all of the CAD tools on the market. What’s the best? And what happens if I don’t like the product I...
Schneider Electric reports Q4, talks AVEVA
Schneider Electric reports Q4, talks AVEVA Schneider Electric reported Q4 results today — you can see them in full here — that also touched on how important AVEVA is to the overall product menu. A couple of nuggets from the press release and investor call...
ESI’s 2020 results show continued improvement
ESI’s 2020 results show continued improvement ESI yesterday announced preliminary results for its fiscal fourth quarter — and they show sequential improvement that leads CEO Cristel de Rouvray to moderate optimism for the year ahead. First, the results: In...
Lectra to buy Gerber Technologies
Lectra to buy Gerber Technologies This is big: Lectra has announced that it plans to acquire Gerber Technology for “an upfront payment of 175 million euros – through a combination of cash and debt – plus 5 million newly issued Lectra shares to … Gerber...
Siemens’ FQ1 saw solid contributions from EDA, Mendix but also PLM caution
Siemens’ FQ1 saw solid contributions from EDA, Mendix but also PLM caution Last week was a busy earnings week and we’re going to spend some time this week trying to catch up. First off, Siemens announced that its fiscal first-quarter (ended in December)...
