Quickie: Bentley and Siemens draw ever closer

Quickie: Bentley and Siemens draw ever closer

Nov 10, 2016 | Hot Topics

Siemens AG and Bentley Systems announced that they’re broadening their strategic alliance by initially investing “at least €50 million” to develop joint solutions that “enlarge their respective offerings for infrastructure and industry to the...
Quickie: Bentley and Siemens draw ever closer

Quickie: Ola Rollén back as CEO of Hexagon

Nov 7, 2016 | Hot Topics

After being detained for over a week on suspicion of insider trading, Hexagon CEO Ola Rollén has resumed his official duties and started making a public case for his innocence. During a conference call today, Mr. Rollén explained that he does a lot of investing...
Quickie: Bentley and Siemens draw ever closer

Quickie: ANSYS Q3 a bit light, sees modest growth in 2017

Nov 3, 2016 | Hot Topics

ANSYS just reported results for Q3 that were a wee bit light on revenue and a bit tentative on 2017 — but, overall, not bad. And there’s an acquisition, too. First, the details: Total revenue was $246 million, up 3% as reported and up 2% in constant...
AVEVA lets the good times roll

AVEVA lets the good times roll

Oct 31, 2016 | Hot Topics

New Orleans, the Big Easy. Mardi Gras floats and beads, a “laissez les bonne temps roulez” readiness for anything. The French Quarter. Great food. Hurricane Katrina and its aftereffects, still felt 11 years on. And, for a few days recently, home to...
Quickie: Bentley and Siemens draw ever closer

Quickie: Hexagon CEO investigated for insider trading

Oct 31, 2016 | Hot Topics

Let’s not make more of this than we know, which isn’t much; Hexagon CEO Ola Rollén has been detained while under investigation for insider trading stemming from his personal investment process. Hexagon says that Mr. Rollén’s lawyers believe that “the...
Quickie: Bentley and Siemens draw ever closer

Nemetschek’s Q3 results reinforce topline growth ambitions

Oct 30, 2016 | Hot Topics

A couple of weeks ago, Nemetschek teased that its 2016 results would be better than expected and, on Friday, showed us why. First, the details: Total revenue in Q4 was €84 million, up 19% as reported. Organic revenue was up 15%. License revenue was €43 million, up 19%...
Quickie: Bentley and Siemens draw ever closer

Quickie: GE abandons offer to buy SLM

Oct 27, 2016 | Hot Topics

I wrote in September about GE’s strategy to acquire German company SLM, maker of 3D printing machines, as part of an effort to build a $1 billion additive manufacturing business by 2020. It appears that Elliot Management (which you may remember as a long-time...
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Quickie: PTC’s FQ4 as expected — and a huge SLM deal

Oct 26, 2016 | Hot Topics

You might recall that PTC pre-announced its fourth fiscal quarter earlier this month that set expectations for Q4 revenue rather low but raised the bar on future results. Today, the company filled in the details: Total revenue in FQ4 was down 8% from a year ago to...
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Quickie: DS Q3 beat expectations on EXPERIENCE momentum

Oct 25, 2016 | Hot Topics

I’m on my way to the airport (Solid Edge University in Indianapolis, anyone?) but just saw this come into the inbox: Dassault Systèmes beat its own revenue guidance and analyst consensus in Q3, reported IFRS revenue of €735 million (up 9% as reported and up 9%...