AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol

AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol

Jun 1, 2015 | Hot Topics

It’s not even dawn here in Boston and I’m at the airport, waiting to board a flight to Las Vegas and the Hexagon user conference — and this comes into the inbox on my phone: AVEVA will acquire FabTrol Systems, Inc. from the Dowco Group of...

CV Shoutout: CAD to the Bone

Jun 1, 2015 | Hot Topics

Last week I mentioned that Computervision (my alma mater, work-wise), also known as CV, used the tagline “Known by the companies we keep”. That caused some ex-CVers to reach out — thank you! It’s been great walking down memory lane. There are a...
AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol

Exa’s Q1 up 7% as reported, up 18% in cc

May 28, 2015 | Hot Topics

Exa Corp. just reported that FQ1 revenue was up a strong 7% as reported and up 18% in constant currencies to $14.8 million, right in the middle of the earlier forecast of $14.5 million to $15.1 million and ever so slightly ahead of Wall Street’s consensus. More...
Reaching that one customer in a PLMish landscape

Reaching that one customer in a PLMish landscape

May 27, 2015 | Hot Topics

I’ve attended a lot of engineering software company events over the last 6 weeks or so and find myself wondering: how can these vendors balance serving their long-term core user bases even as their offerings branch out and get more complex? The story gets harder...
AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol

Autodesk’s Q1 revenue up 9%; outlook less rosy

May 19, 2015 | Hot Topics

Autodesk just reported Q1 results that are pretty good, but investors are likely to focus on rising costs and a gloomier outlook for the rest of the year. Total revenue in Q1 was $647 million, up 9% as reported and up 13% in constant currencies (cc), just a bit above...
AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol

AVEVA F15 meets expectations, not in talks

May 19, 2015 | Hot Topics

For those of you who are wondering: AVEVA still hasn’t been acquired. In fact, CEO Richard Longdon told CNBC and told that reporter that “there’s  nothing to say” about a possible acquisition and that AVEVA is not talking with Schneider, GE or...
AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol

Calm down; AVEVA not acquired (yet?)

May 18, 2015 | Hot Topics

People, breathe. The Financial Times yesterday ran a story about AVEVA, saying that several companies were in the running to acquire it. That led to all sorts of speculation in the media, which sent AVEVA’s share price up 10% or so today on the London Stock...
Getting PLM right: No one answer

Getting PLM right: No one answer

May 13, 2015 | Hot Topics

I probably get asked this one question more than any other: I think I want/need/could use/maybe should think about PLM but it makes my head hurt. Can you help? Something along those lines, anyway. The problem is, PLM isn’t one thing and it isn’t the same...
LiveWorx connects physical & digital; magic happens

LiveWorx connects physical & digital; magic happens

May 9, 2015 | Hot Topics

PTC’s LiveWorx event last week showcased all things Internet of Things (IoT): technology, business processes, benefits/drawbacks, change/resistance, new opportunities and old challenges. There’s a lot to process but these are my key takeaways from 2ish...
AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol

ANSYS’s Q1 in-line, but at low end

May 6, 2015 | Hot Topics

ANSYS reported Q1 results today that were in line with expectations, but at the very low end. Total revenue was up 1% as reported and up 8% in constant currencies — again reflecting the tough climate created by shifting exchange rates. I’m off to...