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Rand Worldwide, created by the reverse merger of Rand and Avatech, today announced results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2011. Rand’s published comparisons are between the merged entity for the period ended December 31, 2010 and Rand-alone for the period ended...Feb 11, 2011 | Hot Topics
A Bank of America Merrill Lynch report arrived in my inbox this morning with the title “Do earnings never end” — how true. Here are two quick notes on today’s announcements to keep you up-to-date while I finish going over the results reported by Dassault...Feb 10, 2011 | Hot Topics
Aspen Technology on Tuesday announced 2FQ11 results showing that its transition from a perpetual to subscription model continues to gain momentum. AspenTech’s total revenue of $50 million up 17% over last year, including a 983% (no typo: 983%) increase in...Jan 28, 2011 | Hot Topics
Plant and marine design software supplier AVEVA Group on Friday issued an Interim Trading update in which it said that business from November through January continues more or less to plan, leading the company’s board to “remains confident of a successful outturn for...Jan 27, 2011 | Hot Topics
(Sorry. The Optima is a model of Kia automobile. Bad pun, I know, but hard to resist.) PTC is usually the first PLM company to report results and is therefore seen as a bit of the canary in a coal mine (send in the canary; if it dies, there’s not enough oxygen for...Jan 26, 2011 | Hot Topics
We’re getting into earnings season and user group meetings are starting up again, which means it’s time for a press release bonanza. I last wrote about crafting the perfect press release in 2009, but the current crop show that the PLM world needs a refresher. Press...Jan 24, 2011 | Hot Topics
I’ve been talking with a lot of engineers and scientists outside the typical PLM realm about their work, the processes the use and the IT tools they rely on — and the answers are forcing me to redefine how I see enabling tools.It’s all about perspective. I’m a...
