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)...
Nemetschek closed out 2020 with “very positive” Q4
Nemetschek closed out 2020 with “very positive” Q4 Nemetschek released preliminary results for Q4 this morning and said that it “closed the fiscal year with a very positive fourth quarter” that enabled it to meet its raised annual target for...
5 on a Friday: Physna secures investment, AVEVA extends OSI timeline, SAP, AspenTech, and 3D printed organs
5 on a Friday: Physna secures investment, AVEVA extends OSI timeline, SAP, AspenTech, and 3D printed organs A busy, busy week. Here, a quick roundup of what I found interesting this week: Physna closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital....

