Super quick: Siemens adds to EDA portfolio Siemens just announced that it has acquired Canopus AI, makers of a computational metrology platform for semiconductor manufacturers. [If you Google, note that there are two companies called Canopus AI; Siemens acquired this...
PLM earnings check: AI, tariffs, and longer sales cycles Earnings season kicked off last week. No true PLM heavyweights yet, but enough software and industrial results to start looking at sales and demand trends. And some interesting bits and pieces. Fasten your...
Autodesk to RIF 7% of staff – most in sales/marketing In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission today, Autodesk announced that it was restructuring its sales and marketing organization (again, still), which the company expects will “result in...
So much news: Synopsys, Bentley, Hexagon & more deals Hello 2026! Is it too late to wish you a happy, productive new year? I hope not — because I do! Of course, the news continued to flow as December wore on and January began, so let’s do a quick catch-up....
What a year: we’ve had terrible news and remarkable breakthroughs, wonderful friendships, and new insights. I’m grateful to you for reading, commenting, chatting, and meeting up, but now it’s time to unplug, hope for just the right amount of snow,...
NVIDIA invests in Synopsys to expand reach of GPU-enabled simulation Yesterday, Synopsys and NVIDIA announced that NVIDIA is taking a $2 billion equity stake in Synopsys as part of a broader partnership centered on AI, chip design, and market expansion. This deal...
It’s been a very busy Fall —let’s face it, it’s been a tough year— so it’s lovely to feel things slowing down this week. In the US, Thanksgiving Thursday is about food, family, friends, and being grateful for the bounty in our lives. And if you don’t...
PTC sells ThingWorx+Kepware to TPG PTC and TPG announced last night that PTC is selling Kepware and ThingWorx to TPG to “provide the businesses with additional capital and expertise to accelerate growth and further their leadership to meet the evolving...
When AI isn’t just a tool, it’s a partner: Pricing the value A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Autodesk introducing outcome-based pricing for (some, all?) of its AI offerings. I wrote, This makes sense when we consider the AI products Autodesk is planning to bring...
Bluebeam Unbound 2025: AI, MagicWand, and why user conferences rock Have I mentioned how much I love user conferences? They’re hands-down my favorite type of event. Investor and analyst gatherings may be more focused, but they can’t match the energy of users charging...
