Nemetschek’s Q2 strong, slows slightly from Q1

Nemetschek’s Q2 strong, slows slightly from Q1

Jul 26, 2019 | Hot Topics

Nemetschek announced today that Q2 revenue was up 15% on an organic basis and 21% overall to €138 million. That’s very, very good but investors will likely focus on the fact that Q1 growth was 27% as reported (23% cc) and 21% on an organic basis. The details:...
DS rocked Q2 but isn’t building a supersonic car. Bummer.

DS rocked Q2 but isn’t building a supersonic car. Bummer.

Jul 24, 2019 | Hot Topics

I am still plowing through Dassault Systèmes’ materials about its second quarter, so may write an update later but here are first impressions: Q2 was good, really good, with non-IFRS revenue of €965 million, up 16% as reported, up 13% in constant currencies (cc)...
Nemetschek’s Q2 strong, slows slightly from Q1

MuM revises growth forecast upward — what slowdown?

Jul 22, 2019 | Hot Topics

PLMish earnings season starts today, as Germany’s Mensch und Maschine (MuM) reports how its own software and the Autodesk VAR businesses performed in the second quarter. We’ve already heard from Hexagon and SAP that China and greater Asia, respectively,...
Totally OT: Tang myth, busted

Totally OT: Tang myth, busted

Jul 18, 2019 | Hot Topics

I wrote earlier this week about the Apollo 11 anniversary and mentioned that the space program had given the world Tang. Turns out that wasn’t true. The space program made my family aware of Tang –go advertisers!– but Tang actually pre-dates the moon...
Hexagon’s race to the Smart Factory

Hexagon’s race to the Smart Factory

Jul 17, 2019 | Hot Topics

What if you could reimagine your product design and manufacturing processes? Start from scratch, rather than have to deal with legacy thinking, work processes and tools? Come up with new ways of working in all areas of your business? That’s what Hexagon wants us all...
Look to the moon, thank an engineer

Look to the moon, thank an engineer

Jul 15, 2019 | Hot Topics

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. We all know about the incredible bravery of the astronauts to risk everything to go there and (perhaps not) come home–but amidst all the hoopla, spare a thought for the engineers who made...
AspenTech acquires IoT and AI companies

AspenTech acquires IoT and AI companies

Jul 12, 2019 | Hot Topics

Artificial intelligence, AI, means many different things, depending on the industry, use case and technological sophistication of the user. AspenTech, which makes chemical process design software as well as solutions that help process plants manage their assets more...
Autodesk invests in actual construction startup

Autodesk invests in actual construction startup

Jul 10, 2019 | Hot Topics

You know that Autodesk invests in tech startups. Did you know that they also invest in makers of actual, physical things? Apparently, they do! Autodesk just announced that it has increased its investment in Factory_OS, a “volumetric modular construction...