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There’s been a lot of investment and acquisition activity among engineering software companies, but very little of the “going public” hoopla that recently surrounded Facebook’s IPO. Will this week’s possible IPO of CFD maker Exa change...Jun 19, 2012 | Hot Topics
Big news in plant design: AVEVA today announced that it is working on a new product that will “deliver a new level of performance for plant design”. Details are sketchy, but here’s what the company said in a press release: “The need to orchestrate engineering skills...Jun 18, 2012 | Hot Topics
Overheard last week at Solid Edge University: Customer: ‘This is the best assembly environment I’ve seen.’ Solid Edge guy: ‘Here’s what we’re doing to make it better.’ A lot of similar conversations took place last week at...Jun 14, 2012 | Hot Topics
ESI Group, the French CAE company, today announces that results for its first fiscal quarter (ended April 30, 2012) were “buoyant”, with revenue up 22% from last year to €21 million. CEO Alain de Rouvray said that this growth shows continued momentum in the adoption...May 31, 2012 | Hot Topics
Mechatronics, the combination of mechanisms and electronic control systems, is everywhere. In the old days, windows were cranked open. Now you push a button that activates a motor that lowers the window. That motor is an electrical system that likely has a chip in it...May 30, 2012 | Hot Topics
It’s hard to come up with a single headline. Total revenue: £195.9 million, up 13% and ahead of analysts’ forecasts of £192 million. Profit before tax of £62.3 million versus median estimate of £61.5 million. Cash balance of £178.9 million against...
