Autodesk gives first look at Plassotech integration
You may remember that Autodesk expanded its footprint into CAE with the acquisition of Plassotech just about a year ago. At the time, Plassotech had a small but devoted following; many thought its CAE solutions were on par with more established, extensive offerings...
PTC continues to roll
PTC announced earnings after the market closed on July 22, reporting revenue of $273 million for the fiscal third quarter of 2008, ahead of expectations – and up 21%,over last FQ3 due in no small part to the contribution of CoCreate. A couple of interesting tidbits...
Strategic discovery?
A couple of people have asked about the tagline, Strategic Discovery. Yes, it sounds legal (discovery is the process by which each side in a suit learns what the other side knows). But it also means that the research I do is used to make long-term and far-reaching...
Coffee and usability
I'll admit it: I go to Starbucks. Last year, in an effort to figure out why coffee sales were slumping, Starbucks asked non-customers what it would take to get them to buy Starbucks coffee and learned that these folks required a milder, less acidic blend. Enter...
And the big get bigger
What did I write last week about the opportunity in PLM for small companies to innovate -- and ultimately be gobbled up by a giant? Dassault Systemes announced yesterday that it was buying Engineous Software, a "market leader in process automation, integration and...
