Autodesk and ZWSoft settle IP suit
Autodesk and ZWSoft, maker of ZWCAD, just announced that they have settled their dispute over who improperly used what intellectual property (IP). According to Autodesk, ZWSoft "discovered that an employee had ... improperly used AutoCAD intellectual property...
AVEVA H1 results show possible bounceback
AVEVA announced results for the first half of its fiscal 2015/2016 fiscal year that aren't nearly as bad as some had suggested, given the company's weighting towards upstream oil and gas. Lots more after I have a chance to listen to the earnings call replay, but:...
#YII2015 serves up clouds, photos, the IoT and more
Bentley's Year in Infrastructure (YII) conference is BIG by just about every measure. It's 800ish people, drawn together to discuss the most complex infrastructure engineering challenges in the world. The venue is big, covering nearly 1/2 mile,...
ANSYS Q3 near top of guidance; sees 9% growth in 2016
ANSYS just announced that GAAP-basis revenue in Q3 was $238 million, up 2% as reported and up 9% in constant currencies -- and near the top end of its earlier guidance. Software license revenue was $140 million, flat year/year as reported, while Maintenance...
FARO revenue down, CEO departing
It's been a tough couple of weeks for reality computing companies, as first Stratasys announced a marked slowdown in demand for its MakerBot prosumer offerings, then 3D Systems CEO Avi Reichenthal left under what sound like contentious circumstances -- and,...
TRMB, AZPN report results; Bentley doesn’t
I’m at Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure event in London, so it seems appropriate to look at recent AECish earnings. You may recall that Bentley said it filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its...
#SEU15: Invention and drawings
The theme for the latest Solid Edge release, ST8, is “Design Without Boundaries”. I don’t think the team at Siemens could have predicted how wildly appropriate it would be at this year’s Solid Edge University (SEU). SEU is a typical user event: a lot of tactical...
Bluebeam, new product releases lift Nemetschek
Nemetschek continues to rack up impressive growth, reporting that revenue was up 38% in Q3 to €71 million (33% in constant currencies), with the Bluebeam acquisition contributing €11 million. Organic growth, therefore, was 17% (12% to 13% in constant...
Autodesk expands into CPQ with Configure One acquisition
Autodesk just announced that it has acquired Configure One for its Configure, Price, and Quote (CPQ) offering, eponymously named Configure One. [Sorry to use configure 3 times in 1 sentence.] This is a big deal, as configure-to-order becomes more important in...
PTC’s Q4 revenue down, subs & manufacturing economy
Earnings come, whether I'm there to listen or not. PTC just reported fiscal Q4 and 2015 results -- and, at first glance, they're decent given the change to a subscription model. About to hop on a plane but here are the bare facts: Total revenue in Q4 was $313 million,...
AVEVA showcases toys & tech at World Summit
Dubai is hot, both in temperature and in infrastructure buildup. If you followed along last week you saw the view from my hotel window: construction everywhere, towers rising in a no-mans land of scrubby desert. Where the buildings are finished, they’re surrounded by...
Hexagon’s Q3 shows acceleration
Hexagon, the parent company of brands such as Intergraph, Leica and Vero, just announced that total reported revenue was up 14% in Q3 to €742 million; on an organic and constant currency basis, revenue was up 6%. In prepared remarks, CEO Ola Rollén said that Q3 showed...
MuM ups guidance on strong year to date
Germany's Mensch und Maschine (MuM) today announced that the strong growth it had seen through the first 6 months of 2015 continued in Q3, with total revenue for the year-to-date up 16% as reported to €119 million. M+M Software was up a more modest 8% to €30 million,...
Stratasys sees trouble in maker sales
Late yesterday, Stratasys announced that Q3 results would be well below expectations, coming in at around $167 million (versus earlier guidance of $155 million to $190 million), with a GAAP net loss of $155 million to $190 million that's largely due to asset...
DS’ Q3 blew past expectations
Dassault Systèmes just announced Q3 results that nicely exceeded July's guidance of total, non-IFRS revenue of about €665 million; Q3 came in at non-IFRS revenue of €686 million, up 9% in constant currencies. I think that's also a bit above market expectations. DS'...
A little paranoia …
From the Travel Desk at Schnitger Corporation Dear Sir, We know you're important, that your time is in demand. And that it's hard to schedule all of your calls and meetings around travel -- heck, we've been there. But --but-- we don't need to hear your plans for the...
SimSci boosts process performance, profit
You likely know that AVEVA and Schneider Electric Software are poised to merge, assuming due diligence and regulatory hurdles don't throw up insurmountable obstacles. What will that mean for plant designers? For engineering and construction companies? For asset owners...
Field-to-office heats up, Trimble acquires PocketMobile
We need to get past the idea that design and engineering begin and end in an office, drawing room or lab; it's time we joined much of the rest of the business world by taking work to where it needs to be, even if that is outside the office. That's enabled by a class...
PTC gets into AR with Vuforia acquisition
Interesting news -- from the "I didn't see this coming" department: PTC just announced that it is acquiring Qualcomm's Vuforia business for $65 million. Vuforia makes augmented reality (AR) technology, which PTC says is "the industry's most advanced and widely adopted...
Browser, new UI & consistent focus in SolidWorks 2016
SolidWorks debuted its 2016 release a couple of weeks ago and officially released it last week —you should check out its 300+ enhancements/major fixes at solidworks.com or by attending an event hosted by your favorite reseller— but it’s tough to sum up in 1000 words....
