AVEVA announces H1, inline with September reset
AVEVA today announced fiscal H1 2015 revenue of £86 million, down 21% year/year -- basically as announced in October. The good news: no new bad news. I still need to parse the details, but at a high level: The company reported strength in China, India and parts of...
Take a break and watch Engineering Happiness
I'm on a plane, making my way to the Dassault Systèmes 3D Experience Forum in Las Vegas. You, however, have Wifi so connect your speakers and groove to this lovely video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4zymdaEJlA Bentley showed this last week at the start of the Year...
PTC beats Q4 expectations; disappoints on F15 outlook
So, it's 11 PM here in London, Bentley's Year in Infrastructure winners have been announced (and they're partying hard downstairs -- congrats to you and all of the finalists; it was a tough, tough contest) but back in the real world, PTC announced results for Q4 and...
ANSYS has a decent Q3 but disappoints on outlook for Q4
ANSYS just announced that revenue for Q3 was $234 million, smack in the middle of its guidance but still below Wall Street expectations, so expect the share to open down a bit today. Also likely to not help with the share price: Q4 guidance of $243.9 million to $251.9...
Quickie: London, bristling with infrastructure projects
Yesterday marked the start of the 2014 edition of Bentley's Year In Infrastructure conference. COO Malcolm Walter told us that he counted over 100 cranes while looking out the window at Bentley's London offices --and I can see something like 20 from my hotel room...
MuM’s VAR business strong — own software, too
Mensch und Maschine Software, Autodesk's largest European reseller but also a software developer in its own right, just announced Q3 results that were, well, darned good. Revenue was up 14% year/year (y/y) to €32 million. Revenue from the company's own software was up...
DS reports solid Q3, led by direct channel & big accounts
Dassault Systèmes today reported results for Q3 that show its direct sales channel continues to perform well, growing the company's presence within its largest customers. More analysis to come, but the highlights of the earnings release are: Total revenue in Q3 was...
3D Systems warns, cites production delays not demand
3D Systems just announced that it now expects Q3 revenue of $164 million to $169 million, about $20 million shot of Wall Street's expectations, and full-year revenue between $650 million and $690 million -- far short of the $700 million to $740 million announced in...
AVEVA World Summit highlights value of the digital asset
I was in Berlin last week, a fascinating city to host one of the plant/marine engineering world's premier events: the AVEVA World Summit. The Summit brings together designers, constructors, operators and owners from across the world and across industries, to share...
Hexagon reports Q3 revenue up 12% including Vero
About to dash to the day's sessions at the Siemens CAE and Test Symposium, but thought you needed to know: Hexagon reports that net sales were up 12% to €648.6 million; excluding acquisitions (such as Vero) and currency, total revenue was up 8%. We'll learn more...