SolidWorks World, The first 24 hours
User conferences are always fun: lots of technology to see, interesting and perhaps unusual motivational speakers, user stories galore. SolidWorks 2013 is no exception, as 4,500 of the SolidWorks faithful made the trek to Orlando this year. All of the users I've...
SolidWorks World, here we come!
I just landed in Orlando, FL , fresh off plane-load of people with 2 things on their minds: Mickey Mouse and SolidWorks World. I'm hoping to get in a bit of both, learning what's new in the 2013 release, what's coming and, perhaps, what's not. I'll be in the general...
Quickies: Catching up on earnings
While some of us were out of the office over the holiday break, others were clearly hard at work generating news, including a couple of earnings items. Softech continues to get its financial house in order, completing both a private placement of shares in December and...
Acquisitions just keep coming: Autodesk, Hexagon
Just a couple of days ago, we posted a quick recap of recent acquisitions -- and already that post needs to be updated with new info. Autodesk announced that is has acquired PI-VR, maker of VRED, real-time visualization technology that's used primarily by automotive...
Quickies: Acquisitions news from the break
Welcome back! While some of us were out of the office, others were clearly hard at work and doing more than sipping eggnog. This week, we'll try to catch up. Acquisitions didn't seem to slow down one bit as the year rolled over, as a number of companies announced...
LMS, A Siemens Business
I'm not actually officially back in the office yet -- trying to prep for a hectic week ahead -- but needed something on the LMS website. Imagine my surprise when I saw that the logo now reads Further poking around reveals that Dr. Urbain Vandeurzen is no longer part...
3D Systems to acquire Geomagic
Happy New Year! We're officially not back in the office until next week, but this is big news: 3D Systems is acquiring Geomagic for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition should close during the first quarter. Geomagic founder Ping Fu will join 3D Systems to become...
Welcome, 2013!
From all of us to all of you, Happy New Year! 2013 is already shaping up to be an exciting year. We'll be writing and tweeting about engineering and design technology, attending conferences, sometimes with a speaking role, and supporting our clients' strategic...
Happy Holidays!
2012 is almost over -- and what a year it was! We are grateful that you shared it with us and look forward to working with you in the new year. May you and yours be happy, prosperous and well next year and always.
Delcam says Q4 strong, sees record rev in 2012
Delcam Plc, the British maker of design, manufacturing and inspection software, today issued an interim statement that sent its share price up 6% mid-day in London. Why? Because the company announced that it now expects record revenue for 2012 as well as profit before...
Quickies: AVEVA acquires, JT ISOs
A couple of quick notes to start your week. The world of engineering software certainly isn't letting winter weather slow it down! AVEVA acquires Global Majic AVEVA added Global Majic's real-time interactive 3D visualization and simulation scene generation and...
No words
You don't look to me for political or social commentary (and feel free to ignore this post) but the horrific tragedy in Connecticut cannot be ignored. It came up at every holiday get-together, public performance and private conversation this weekend and it's going to...
ESI Q3: full steam ahead
ESI Group yesterday reported third quarter revenue of nearly €22 million, an increase of 25% as reported and up 20% in constant currencies. CEO Alain de Rouvray said that growth was "balanced between the various sectors and geographical zones, with a high rate of...
AU 2012: Everyone is a designer
Another Autodesk University has come and gone, with its share of announcements and glitz. Around 8,000 of the Autodesk faithful converged on the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas to be inspired, learn about the latest developments in the software they rely on and...
Exa also sees caution, constrained spending
Exa Corp. today announced results for the quarter ended October 31, 2012 that mirror what we've heard elsewhere: caution and constrained spending, especially in October as the quarter drew to a close; and in Japan where tensions are growing with China and in Europe...
Autodesk unveils 3D CAD in the cloud
Autodesk today finally took the wraps off Autodesk Fusion 360, its entry into cloud-enabled 3D CAD. This isn't Inventor running in the cloud but is a completely new product, with a new user interface, the ability to import from and export to other modelers --so that...
Autodesk reports bumpy FQ3
As you probably know by now, Autodesk missed its fiscal third quarter targets, citing a weakening global economy as undoing any gains made by its improved execution over FQ2. There were pockets of good and not so good -- a lot like a bumpy flight across the US. Before...
Happy Thanksgiving!
As much of the US shuts down for a long weekend, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for reading Hot Topics and for sending in your comments, criticisms and suggestions. If you're celebrating Thanksgiving, I hope you and yours have a safe, wonderful...
Bentley Inspires and announces – a LOT
Come with me to a ballroom in Amsterdam. Candelabras, fancy place settings, soft lighting. The Bentley Systems team is all dressed up while the rest of us look pretty darned good, too. There's a glittering stage and a buzz in the air -- this is the gala dinner...
The 3DX Forum Experience
Dassault Systèmes invited several hundred of its best customers to Orlando last week, to learn about the company's latest efforts to vault out of providing solutions and into delivering experiences. Over two days, we heard from CEO Bernard Charlès, EVP Monica Menghini...
