Hexagon expands mining footprint with acquisition of Devex
A new week, another acquisition. This time it's Hexagon, which announced that it has acquired Devex, a Brazilian company that makes mine management and automation solutions. Hexagon says that Devex had revenue of 35 million Brazilian Real, about $16 million or €12...
Bentley expands offshore offering with MOSES
Lately I've been doing a lot of work on how the offshore industry does design and analysis (more about that soon, I hope) and have a deep appreciation for what goes into the design, fabrication, transportation and installation of these mammoth structures. Bentley...
PTC levels up its global support offering
At PTC Live in June I had the chance to sit down with PTC execs to learn more about the company's revamped services offering. I was impressed by what PTC is trying to do to grow its relationship with customers beyond a software sales transaction with some maintenance...
Autodesk acquires Graitec’s steel/concrete detailing products
It's going to be an Autodesk kind of day, as the company hosts its annual investor event for much of the day. We should get more details about the restructuring announced earlier this week and about the company's plans and expectations for its subscription offering --...
Autodesk says it plans relatively minor restructuring
Autodesk just filed a form 8-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that says that the company is restructuring to reduce both staff and facilities -- although it's not saying how many people, from which parts of the business, or which facilities will be...
Rand divests, focuses for fiscal 2014
Rand Worldwide, the Autodesk reseller and provider of proprietary solutions, just announced that revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30 was up slightly, but the accounting effect of the sale of its international operations led to a sharp decline in net income. The...
TRIPLAN update: main shareholder sells
Last month, I caught up with TRIPLAN, the German provider of engineering services and software for the construction industry. If you remember, CROSS Informatik GmbH has been TRIPLAN's majority shareholder since 2011 and, over the summer, announced a takeover bid for...
Siemens PLM may be taking share — but we’re not sure
It's been a busy couple of weeks and I've been remiss. One of the highlights of September was the Siemens PLM analyst event held here in Boston about 10 days ago. I wasn't, unfortunately, able to attend the whole thing but here's what stood out to me: Siemens PLM is...
ESI Q2: strong BRIC, Europe can’t offset Asia & Americas
ESI Group reported second quarter results yesterday that highlight some of what we heard from other vendors as the summer progressed: currency movements continue to wreak havoc on year/year (y/y) comparisons and mixed global markets -- with pockets of strength and...
Software dilemma: pricing vs delivery
I've been talking to a lot of people lately about the various models in play for selling/buying software. There's a lot of attention on this since major vendors started playing with the choices they offer their customers, starting with Adobe. Earlier this year, Adobe...
Quickies: A sweet acquisition & more
A couple of quickies to start your day -- and lovely pictures that will make you want to eat dessert first! 3D Systems announced yesterday that it has acquired a start-up that prints customized, multi-dimensional, edible confections from real sugar. The Sugar Lab came...
Quickies: PTC & Accelrys acquire; you, too, can become an FEA master
Hi team, A week of travel and jury duty have kept me from posting as much as normal, but here are a couple of things to know about while I work on more substantial write-ups of the Siemens PLM analyst event, Autodesk's new subscriptions and other big happenings. Last...
Quickie: Exa’s Q2 revenue up 7% but cautious
Exa Corp. today reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $12.7 million, up 7% as reported and up 10% in constant currencies. CEO Steve Remondi said in the press release that "the return to customer spending that we started to see at the beginning of the year continued in the...
Quickie: DS acquires Safe Tech
DS just announced that it has acquired Safe Technology Ltd., for its fatigue simulation technology, fe-safe. From the press release, "Safe Technology has been working closely with Dassault Systèmes and its SIMULIA applications for more than 15 years and in that time...
Quickies: Mentor buys CADRA from SofTech, PTC talks restructuring
I am off to the Siemens PLM analyst conference, so this has to be quick -- but these are important, so pay attention. SofTech just announced that it is going to sell its CADRA product set to Mentor Graphics for $3.2 million plus potential earn-out payments of 10% of...
Trimble’s Connected Farm brings IT to ag
Trimble is going to have to change its name at some point, as its portfolio becomes less and less about Navigation. Yesterday, the company announced a pile of acquisitions and the début of the Connected Farm, all intended to help farmers optimize their businesses....
Solid Edge online store goes LIVE
A quick update on a story that started at Solid Edge U earlier this summer: In order offer customers more choice in the way they buy their CAD software, Solid Edge today opened its online store. There, you can buy monthly subscriptions to several flavors of Solid...
3D Printing Earnings: up Up UP
Things are jumping in the world of 3D printing. We've got earnings, partnerships, acquisitions and boosters so let's get right to it. If you're a veteran, be sure to read the last paragraph. Some are predicting that the market for 3D printing is poised to explode when...
Autodesk Q2 revenue down, AEC investments pay off
So this is interesting: I'm watching Autodesk's share price the morning after the company announced relatively dismal results for its second quarter -- and the price is climbing. Last night, after the market closed and Autodesk released its earnings info, the price...
Quickie: CROSS makes offer for rest of TRIPLAN shares
TRIPLAN is one of many companies in our PLMish universe and it often gets lost in the deluge of news. Since there's interesting stuff happening, let's look a bit more closely, shall we? You may be more familiar with TRIPLAN's ITandFactory brand, the joint venture...
