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Siemens weighs in on 2020 and 2021 — and is optimistic

Apr 8, 2021 | Hot Topics

Siemens weighs in on 2020 and 2021 — and is optimistic Last month, I was fortunate enough to speak with Tony Hemmelgarn, CEO Siemens’ Digital Industries Software division. Mr. Hemmelgarn oversees much of what we think of as Siemens’ PLM business,...

Shapr3D: Cool CAD on an iPad (and now, macOS too)

Apr 6, 2021 | Hot Topics

Shapr3D: Cool CAD on an iPad (and now, macOS too) You probably don’t know this about me, but I used to be really good at CAD. A long time ago, after the advent of the PC but before Bitcoin. I used to demo CAD in some of my product management roles. Still, stone...

3 on a Friday: Procad + Acatec for configs, Autodesk closes Innovyze, Spectris grows its CAE/test platform

Apr 2, 2021 | Hot Topics

3 on a Friday: Procad + Acatec for configs, Autodesk closes Innovyze, Spectris grows its CAE/test platform Lots of acquisition news this week. I already covered Bentley’s expansion in Maximo implementations and Hexagon’s into AI-powered CAE — here...

Hexagon to acquire CADLM for AI-powered CAE

Apr 1, 2021 | Hot Topics

Hexagon to acquire CADLM for AI-powered CAE Hexagon announced that it will acquire CADLM SAS, a “pioneer in powering computer-aided engineering (CAE) with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to revolutionise the impact of simulation in product...

Super quick: Bentley snaps up another Maximo reseller

Mar 30, 2021 | Hot Topics

Super quick: Bentley snaps up another Maximo reseller You may remember that Bentley acquired The Cohesive Companies IBM Maximo’s largest North American reseller, last summer. Well, Cohesive has just acquired Ontracks Consulting, which Bentley says is “a...

3 on a Monday: VELO3D to go public via SPAC, Nemetschek talks subs transition, the Suez Canal is back in business

Mar 29, 2021 | Hot Topics

3 on a Monday: VELO3D to go public via SPAC, Nemetschek talks subs transition, the Suez Canal is back in business Wait – it’s Monday, not Friday! Yes, that’s unfortunately true. Technical issues last week kept us from posting. Things seem to be...

4 on a Friday: AVEVA+OSIsoft a done deal, MuM’s 2020 leads to optimism, Unity acquires for AEC, Ansoft’s Csendes elected to NAE

Mar 19, 2021 | Hot Topics

4 on a Friday: AVEVA+OSIsoft a done deal, MuM’s 2020 leads to optimism, Unity acquires for AEC, Ansoft’s Csendes elected to NAE What a week! Here are a few more things to know before kicking back for the weekend: On Friday, AVEVA said that it completed its...

Wrapping up 2020 earnings with Ansys, Autodesk, and Bentley

Mar 17, 2021 | Hot Topics

Wrapping up 2020 earnings with Ansys, Autodesk, and Bentley I have been trying to get to writing long-form pieces about how 2020 ended for Ansys, Autodesk, and Bentley ever since the companies reported but it’s been crazybusy. We’re nearing the end of March, which...

4 on a Friday: More on Bentley+Seequent, Markforged to go public, US infrastructure grade upped from D to C+, and Renishaw is for sale

Mar 12, 2021 | Hot Topics

4 on a Friday: More on Bentley+Seequent, Markforged to go public, US infrastructure grade upped from D to C+, and Renishaw is for sale Time for a recap of the week, news bits I don’t have time to write about in more detail. Let’s start with Bentley. Late...

Bentley acquires Seequent for ~$1.05 Billion

Mar 11, 2021 | Hot Topics

Bentley acquires Seequent for ~$1.05 Billion Bentley just announced that it was acquiring Seequent, a “leader in software for geological and geophysical modeling, geotechnical stability, and cloud services for geodata management, visibility, and...