Apr 26, 2012 | Hot Topics
What a day for news! I’ve already blogged about PTC’s March quarter, tweeted a bit about Dassault Systèmes’ interesting announcements (and hope to blog about that tomorrow), but here are a couple of other important things you need to know about: 3D Systems announced...Apr 26, 2012 | Hot Topics
PTC today gave more details on its financial performance in the March quarter (its fiscal Q2) and a glimpse into the year ahead. The high points: a positive spin on the revenue miss in FQ1, much more cautious outlook for the rest of the year (but the potential for...Apr 24, 2012 | Hot Topics
Bentley Systems is an unusual company, in that it’s privately held yet gives an annual update on how the business is doing. The company held a conference call last month (blogged about here) and recently published its Annual Report which provides a bit more...Apr 23, 2012 | Hot Topics
Like many people, I don’t particularly like going to the dentist. But I’m lucky: my dentist is excellent and I especially like how he’s always been on the leading edge of whatever is new in oral health. My last checkup showed that I had managed to...Apr 23, 2012 | Hot Topics
Mensch and Maschine Software (MuM) today reported that preliminary Q1 figures indicate that revenue from its continuing operations were up about 17%, but in total were about half of that recorded in Q1, 2011. Sales from the proprietary software segment, M + M Software...Apr 20, 2012 | Hot Topics
Sometimes the universe just whacks you on the head and says “Pay attention!”. I was at SolidWorks World back in February, having lunch with a guy who designs robots that paint cars, cabinets, furniture – anything that moves slowly down a conveyor...Apr 18, 2012 | Hot Topics
COFES, the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software, takes place in the Arizona desert each April. Usually, the sun is glorious, the birds sing, the rabbits hop and the 300 or so attendees scurry between sessions and meetings, with the occasional pause by a pool...Apr 17, 2012 | Hot Topics
The news just keeps on coming — clearly, the engineering software space is in the throws of a massive acquisition binge. Today, 3D Systems announced that it has acquired Paramount Industries, a direct manufacturing and product development solutions provider to...
