Dec 10, 2008 | Hot Topics
According to Mike Kidder of Altair, the company received over 200 applications for itstraining/update program for displaced workers in southeastern Michigan (details below).December course offerings were completely booked within 48 hours of the announcement.Writes...
Dec 10, 2008 | Hot Topics
Yes, I know it seems like "all Autodesk, all the time", but 10,000 people really do have10,000 stories.While I didn’t connect with all 10,000 — not by a long shot — I did talk with perhaps adozen attendees at Autodesk Manufacturing’s...
Nov 24, 2008 | Hot Topics
Two more interesting bits of information from the Autodesk’s third quarter 2009 earnings call:Carl Bass, CEO, said right up front that the economy is affecting Autodesk’s customers, buthas a plan to help at least North American customers in the short term. Said Bass,...
Nov 24, 2008 | Hot Topics
ANSYS announced last week that an Italian research team successfully conducted a1-billion cell simulation to investigate the aerodynamics of an America’s Cup yacht, reachinga milestone in the simulation world. To give context, a typical ANSYS...
Nov 21, 2008 | Hot Topics
Autodesk reported good results for the quarter ended October 31, 2008 but spoke ofuncertainty ahead. Since the earnings release happened at the same time as the AutodeskManufacturing group’s industry analyst event described below, I was unable to participate inthe...
Nov 21, 2008 | Hot Topics
Autodesk’s Manufacturing group, headed by Buzz Kross, hosted an industry analyst day inLake Oswego, Oregon this week. Kross and his staff presented Autodesk’s “democratizing”vision for the manufacturing space, tying together industrial design, engineering,...
