Are you thinking about cloud computing?

Aug 26, 2009 | Hot Topics

Cloud computing is still a very ill-defined concept, with definitions that vary by user industry and from IT vendor to vendor. But most agree that cloud computing provides access to IT resources that are outside the traditional data center, in a shared resource across...

All about you and you and you …

Aug 21, 2009 | Hot Topics

I started Schnitger Corp. a little over a year ago, and I must say it’s gone very well. Thank you! But this post is about you, the people who read this blog. My hosting provider makes available a pile of statistics from which I’ve distilled the following • in the last...

Carl Bass on R&D

Aug 20, 2009 | Hot Topics

One of the most interesting aspects of the Autodesk Q2 earnings call was a short discussion on R&D expenditures. Autodesk was making the case that it was poised to withstand the economic downturn, however long it may last, because it has been managing budgets to...

Autodesk’s ‘triple whammy’ in Q2

Aug 20, 2009 | Hot Topics

[In colloquial English, a “double whammy” is when something causes two problems at once.]The media (and investment analysts) have focused on the positive news to come out of Autodesk’s Q2 earnings release, all showing a sequential improvement: • Manufacturing division...

ESRI’s Jack Dangermond profiled in IBD

Aug 17, 2009 | Hot Topics

I’ve been fortunate over a long career to meet many amazing people. One of the most interesting has just been profiled by Investors Business Daily in their series on entrepreneurs: ESRI founder Jack Dangermond, arguably the “creator” of GIS. Jack’s built what appears...

Some aspects of Autodesk’s business show improvement in Q2

Aug 13, 2009 | Hot Topics

Autodesk today announced results for its July quarter that were in-line expectations but still depressing. Total revenue for the quarter was $415 million, down 3% sequentially and down 33% from the second quarter of fiscal 2009.CEO Carl Bass said that these results...

More on ANSYS and MSC Q2 — are we at the bottom of the U? W?

Aug 9, 2009 | Hot Topics

MSC Software and ANSYS filed quarterly reports with the SEC on Friday, so we now have more information about each company’s Q2. Recall that MSC didn’t hold a conference call for analysts because of the pending acquisition by Symphony Technology Group; ANSYS did hold a...

ANSYS reports mixed Q2 and lower 2009 forecast

Aug 6, 2009 | Hot Topics

ANSYS reported second quarter results today that highlight the difficulties certain parts of the global economy continue to face. For Q2, ANSYS reported total GAAP revenue of $122.0 million, up 10% from $111.2 million in the second quarter of 2008 and up 5%...

MSC revenue down 19%, reports net loss

Aug 4, 2009 | Hot Topics

MSC Software reported results tonight and has announced that it will not hold the earnings call previously scheduled for tomorrow afternoon because of its expected acquisition by Symphony Technology Group.For the second quarter, total revenue was $51.7 million, down...

SolidWorks Stimulus Package helping thousands

Aug 4, 2009 | Hot Topics

Not to be outdone, SolidWorks issued a press release about its displaced worker program, the SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package. Since it was unveiled on April 6, over 9,000 displaced designers and engineers have taken advantage of the free SolidWorks CAD...