Quickie: PTC’s FQ4 as expected — and a huge SLM deal
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...
Quickie: DS Q3 beat expectations on EXPERIENCE momentum
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% in...
MuM says it can manage the dip caused by Autodesk subs transition
Germany's Mensch und Maschine today announced results for the third quarter and first 9 months of 2016 -- its results are usually a good preview of what we can expect from other PLMish companies and from Autodesk, since MuM is one of its largest resellers. For the...
ESI blows past forecasts in H1 2016
ESI reported Q2 results last month (apologies for the delay in getting to this) that show that its vision for virtual prototyping may be starting to take hold. The company reported that H1 revenue was up 16% as reported, led by license growth. Acquisitions, namely...
Nemetschek says 2016 growth to be WAY ahead of targets
Another preannouncement -- this time, an unambiguously good one from Nemetschek. The company said that it expects fiscal 2016 revenue to be right around €340 million, with would be growth of 18% to 20%. Why? Nemetschek doesn’t give details other than to say that it is...
Autodesk transfers utility-industry products to SBS
Autodesk and Spatial Business Systems (SBS) announced yesterday that further development of Autodesk's utility industry products is being moved to SBS. This news affects users of the Autodesk Substation Design for Inventor, Autodesk Substation Design for Electrical,...
PTC says Q4 revenue will be low because of … subs
PTC just announced preliminary results for Q4 of fiscal 2016 (ended last week) that show bookings will be well ahead of plan but revenue lower than expected. Blame math: more buyers chose subscriptions than perpetuals, which means revenue will be below expectations --...
Big news: Siemens PLM CEO Chuck Grindstaff moving up
Siemens PLM just told me that Chuck Grindstaff is moving up, taking on a new role as Executive Chairman of Siemens PLM Software; current EVP of Global Sales, Marketing and Service, Tony Hemmelgarn, will take over as CEO on October 1. I'm a bit gobsmacked but this...
Autodesk Accelerate highlights the Fusion of CAx, PLM, CPQ & IoT
It's always fascinating to watch a product come to life. What problems does its creator think it solves? How do early adopter customers actually use it? What kind of partner ecosystem grows up around it? Autodesk's PLM 360 (yes, I know that's not what we're calling it...
Siemens unleashes the potential of 3D printing
Ahh, Fall! Here in the Northern hemisphere, a time of cooler temperatures, changing foliage and ... PLMish conferences. Analyst events, user conferences, product launches -- it's a busy time in our little world. In order to keep up with it all, I'm switching it up a...
Altair revs its rendering engine
Altair announced today that it has acquired Solid Iris Technologies, maker of the Thea Render photorealistic rendering engine that's already in use in Altair's solidThinking Evolve concept design solution. Thea Render results are gorgeous --check out the gallery,...
Quickie: GE all in on 3D printing
General Electric, the global megacorp that includes aircraft engines in its huge manufacturing portfolio, announced today that it is acquiring two European 3D printing companies for a total of $1.4 billion, making ever more real its vision to supply more complex...
Big changes coming at ANSYS
ANSYS just announced that longtime CEO Jim Cashman will be stepping aside as CEO but will remain with ANSYS as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Taking the CEO reins will be Dr. Ajei Gopal, who has been a member of ANSYS' Board since 2011. Dr. Gopal became President...
Quickies: Acquisitions continue in the PLMish world
Just because you're lying on a beach, don't assume everyone is. We've had a couple of acquisition announcements come across the transom in the last week, and they're noteworthy. SofTech continues its shift in focus away from PLM. You may have known Softech for CADRA...
Q&A Friday: CD-adapco and CAE at the Olympics
It's a gorgeous summer day here in New England -- a perfect time for a little A to some of the Qs that have come in to the Schnitger Corp. website: Who is the CEO of CD-adapco? Bob Ryan has been the CEO of CD-adapco since June. You may know Mr. Ryan from his time at...
Hexagon acquisition boosts construction accountability
Dire reports about poor productivity on construction sites (plus, to be honest, the public perception that most workers are just standing around) means that this is an industry ripe for PLMization. Bentley, Trimble and Autodesk have been selling technology to this...
A primer: How do I pick the best [CAD/CAE/PLM/CAM/etc] solution?
I get a lot of question from readers but, by FAR, the most common one is: What's the best [CAD/CAM/CAE/CFD/PIDO/PLM/etc] on the market? It would be so easy, wouldn't it, if there were one easily identifiable answer to that question. And the vendors, of course, will...
Dassault Systèmes’ V6 finally gaining traction, 36% of NL* in Q2
By now, you're likely aware that Dassault Systèmes reported a Q2 that matched expectations, with good growth from the ENOVIA and SOLIDWORKS brands offsetting weaker performance from CATIA. DS left its guidance for the rest of 2016 unchanged, on the expectation that...
Q&A Tuesday: AVEVA, Bentley IoT, Geometric and earnings podcasts
Yes, I know it's Wednesday. But it IS a Q&A, so let's get to it: AVEVA NET Shell I'm going to guess that this reader was looking for information on Shell's use of AVEVA Net. Shell was an early AVEVA Net adopter, using it on a project in China more than 10 years...
Quickie: MuM intends to double profit in 2016 even in subs transition
Germany's Mensch und Maschine Software released earnings today, saying that the first half of 2016 succeeded in meeting its ambitious goals. Sales for the 6 month period were €88 million, up 8%, led by M+M Software which grew 12% to €23 million. The VAR...
