Totally OT: #MVGasFire
First, to all of you who reached out to check on me and my family: thank you. We are fine, in our home and sustained no damage. But it’s been an interesting ride. Many people remain in shelters, one person has died and dozens were hurt. But not us. We were...
Altair: Bells, clouds, platforms and units bring simulation to the masses
If you’ve ever watched the news in the US, at some point you will have seen a company ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange (Wall Street) or the Nasdaq (further up the island of Manhattan, in Times Square). I’ve never given much thought to who or...
#SIAC18 showed that Siemens is more than the sum of its parts
Every year in late August or early September, Siemens throws a big information-fest for industry analysts and journalists where they explore the latest industry trends and technologies, and highlight Siemens’ place in its customer/partner ecosystem. It’s...
Quickie: Nemetschek acquires MCS Solutions for building ops
Really quickly, since I’m at the Siemens analyst event: Nemetschek just announced that it has acquired MCS Solutions. maker of building management solutions. MCS Solutions currently serves over 1.5 million active users in over 60 countries, across private and...
Siemens and Bentley further cement relationship — no acquisition
Siemens’ analyst event hasn’t started yet but we’ve already had 2 important announcements about its relationship with Bentley. One is business/financial and the other is … product. BIG product. In the financial realm, Siemens and Bentley...
A quick refresher: cloud vs. subs
It seems many people are still confusing the buying mechanism and the delivery mechanism for today’s software, so here’s a quick recap: You can buy software in many ways, from a one-time payment for an app to an ongoing subscription, to purchasing a pool...
Autodesk’s FQ2 up by almost all measures
Autodesk last night announced results for the fiscal second quarter that surprised almost everyone: revenue of $612 million was up 22% over last year and handily beat analyst forecasts of around $600 million and the company’s estimate of $585 million. Autodesk...
ANSYS says, oops, there weren’t as many of those deals
ANSYS announced results earlier this week, highlighted by a lot of big deals. In the company’s prepared remarks it said this: For the second quarter, we had 35 customers with cumulative orders over $1 million, including one customer with cumulative orders...
