HxGN Live: where software, data, sensors meet
Hexagon shepherds to market such diverse offerings as Vero’s CAM software, Intergraph Process, Power and Marine’s SmartPlant, CADWorx and plant-specific simulation solutions, Leica laser scanners and Hexagon Metrology optical probes (for manufacturing tolerance...
Siemens PLM CONX ties together users, systems and products
I’ve been on a quest to find out where designs come from and one thing is clear: nothing is ever created in a vacuum. A good industrial designer will look at what else the prospective buyer might have on his desk, so that the new ergonomic mouse fits into the...
Q&A: VARs, AspenTech, Nastran and more
It's always fascinating to see what brings people to the Schnitger Corp. website. Some of it makes sense: I write about PLM and you want to know about PLM -- boom! Sometimes, though, it's not so obvious ... Do you really want me to write more about Steve MacDonald and...
PLMish focus on big data continues: ANSYS snaps up Gear Design
ANSYS just announced that it is merging with Gear Design Solutions, Inc., a provider of big data analytics to the electronics industry. Gear is tiny, with "more than 10 employees", so it's not clear why this is a merger and not an outright acquisition; have asked for...
ESI’s new services strategy pays off; Q1 up 20% as reported
ESI yesterday reported that Q1 revenue was up 20% as reported, with a healthy boost from currency effects. Even so, constant currency growth was strong, with license and services revenue each up 10%. The company doesn't offer much color on its results, but this...
AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol
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 Companies later in June. I'm...
CV Shoutout: CAD to the Bone
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 surprising number of...
Exa’s Q1 up 7% as reported, up 18% in cc
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 after...
Reaching that one customer in a PLMish landscape
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 and...
Autodesk’s Q1 revenue up 9%; outlook less rosy
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 F15 meets expectations, not in talks
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 Emerson about a...
Calm down; AVEVA not acquired (yet?)
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 Exchange....
Getting PLM right: No one answer
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 from...
LiveWorx connects physical & digital; magic happens
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 days in...
ANSYS’s Q1 in-line, but at low end
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 PTC's Liveworx so...
Hexagon posts tepid Q1
A very quick update on Hexagon before I rush back to all things Internet of Things at PTC's Liveworx event: Total revenue was up 19% as reported to €705 million in Q1. In constant currencies (cc), and removing acquired revenue but adding back in sold revenue, total...
Siemens targets oil & gas from all angles
Have you ever had so much stuff that you’re not sure what to do with it all? Maybe your closet is overflowing, or your spice rack or bookshelf ... It’s all great, but there’s no cohesiveness to it, no plan, no way that the bits sum up to something more than the...
PTC’s FQ2 was an up/down mix with lots of potential
Remember how PTC shocked everyone at the beginning of the month when they announced that the first calendar quarter/second fiscal quarter of 2015 was OK, but they were rejigging the business to better meet new goals? Yes? Well, last night PTC gave much more detail...
Out of the Inbox: reality capture & 3D printing stalls?, BIM grows, VARs do too
A couple of things caught my eye recently, but I've been too wrapped up in other projects to write about them in any detail. So rather than continuing to wait until I have time, in no particular order ... Reality computing seems to be taking a beating right now --...
Totally OT: If it’s too good to be true …
As you probably know, this website runs on Wordpress, a nifty content management tool that powers something like 1/3 of the world's websites. Wordpress uses themes to organize content and plugins to make those themes (and the base Wordpress platform) more fit for a...
