Bentley’s YII 2017 is all about infrastructure, done well
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, last month I attended Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII) in Singapore. As usual, it was a massive event, with briefings, meetings and presentations (oh so many presentations). To organize my thoughts and try to describe...
Siemens AG’s FQ4 boosted by Digital Factory, admiration for Bentley
Siemens AG reported FQ4 and fiscal 2017 earnings earlier today. It’s a confusing picture of a huge company, with acquisitions and divestitures, but here’s what matters: The AG grew total revenue by 4% to €83 billion. The Digital Factory segment (where PLM...
AVEVA World Summit focuses on digitalization, in all its forms
Q: What does it take to become a digital business? A1: It’s easy-peasy if you’re a newish company, with a digitally savvy workforce. Make some apps, roll them out to people who are used to doing everything on a tiny screen. Collect lots of data, quickly...
Quickie: ANSYS’ Q3 well ahead of expectations
We’re on day 4 of no power here in our little slice of (New England) paradise, so this must be short, if there’s any hope of uploading it. More after the earnings call and once Net access is back to normal. ANSYS reported a Q3 that basically blew past its...
Quickie: PTC’s FQ4 revenue up 6%, with strong CAD performance –w00t!
It’s tough to keep up right now! A very quick recap of PTC’s results: FQ4 revenue was $306 million, up 6% That means total FY’17 revenue was $1,164 million, up 2% From the non-GAAP, color materials provided by the company, “CAD bookings grew 14%, far...
Quickie: DS acquires No Magic for MBSE, has mixed Q3
I’m at AVEVA World Summit this week, so this has to be brief: DS announced earnings today, and as part of that package of news said that it intends to acquire No Magic, a maker of model-based systems engineering and architecture modeling solutions for software...
MuM says things are looking up in Autodesk-land
Germany’s Mensch und Maschine kicked off the PLMish Q3 earnings this morning. Total revenue was €32 million, down 20% as reported, as the company works through the shift from perpetuals to subscriptions in its Autodesk-related business. For the year to date,...
Nemetschek acquires RISA structural engineering software
The deals just keep coming — and I think AEC may be leading in volume for the year so far. Yesterday, Nemetschek SE announces that it will acquire the assets of RISA Technologies, makers of the eponymous RISA suite of structural engineering software, for $25...
