Dassault Systèmes’ cautious outlook dampens good Q4

Dassault Systèmes’ cautious outlook dampens good Q4

Feb 7, 2013 | Hot Topics

Earnings calls are interesting beasts: on the one hand, company executives have to speak to and perhaps justify the reported results. On the other, they need to spin everything as positively as possible to boost the stock price. Add in investors who may be...
SolidWorks World 2013: It’s a wrap!

SolidWorks World 2013: It’s a wrap!

Feb 6, 2013 | Hot Topics

Another SolidWorks World has come and gone — and it was a terrific event. A couple of things didn’t fit into the other blog posts (day 1 and day 2), so we’ll cover them here. The day 3 keynote presentations can be found here. The SolidWorks 2014...
A bit OT: The power of community

A bit OT: The power of community

Feb 5, 2013 | Hot Topics

One of the best aspects of SolidWorks World every year is the sense of community one feels. It starts in the airport when a bunch of people pile onto the plane and start up conversations based on a backpack or shirt from a prior event. Keeps going on the flight as...
Dassault Systèmes’ cautious outlook dampens good Q4

PTC reports lackluster FQ1, focuses on portfolio

Feb 4, 2013 | Hot Topics

As you undoubtedly know by now, PTC recently announced results for its fiscal first quarter. In a nutshell, FQ1 2013 non-GAAP revenue was $321 million, flat year over year but up 2% on a constant currency basis. License revenue was $79 million, down 11%; excluding...
SolidWorks World 2013: It’s a wrap!

SolidWorks World, The second 24 hours

Jan 22, 2013 | Hot Topics

Monday’s SolidWorks World keynote session is tilted towards the company, with presentations from CEOs and other leaders. We take a completely different tack on Tuesday and focus on customer accomplishments in the morning general session. Yes, a couple of...
Dassault Systèmes’ cautious outlook dampens good Q4

Quickies: Hexagon acquires, Geometric reports

Jan 22, 2013 | Hot Topics

Just because we’re off celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day or the US Presidential Inauguration, or here in Orlando at SolidWorks World doesn’t mean lots wasn’t happening in the rest of the world. A quick recap of what you might have missed:...
SolidWorks World, The first 24 hours

SolidWorks World, The first 24 hours

Jan 21, 2013 | Hot Topics

User conferences are always fun: lots of technology to see, interesting and perhaps unusual motivational speakers, user stories galore. SolidWorks 2013 is no exception, as 4,500 of the SolidWorks faithful made the trek to Orlando this year. All of the users I’ve...

SolidWorks World, here we come!

Jan 20, 2013 | Hot Topics

I just landed in Orlando, FL , fresh off plane-load of people with 2 things on their minds: Mickey Mouse and SolidWorks World. I’m hoping to get in a bit of both, learning what’s new in the 2013 release, what’s coming and, perhaps, what’s not....
Dassault Systèmes’ cautious outlook dampens good Q4

Quickies: Catching up on earnings

Jan 14, 2013 | Hot Topics

While some of us were out of the office over the holiday break, others were clearly hard at work generating news, including a couple of earnings items. Softech continues to get its financial house in order, completing both a private placement of shares in December and...