ANSYS channel worries, Russia drag down Q1
ANSYS's announcement that it was buying SpaceClaim took the spotlight off its Q1 earnings, but those deserve a look, too. The company reported Q1 revenue of $215 million, up 9% from a year ago, with software revenue up 6% to $126 million and maintenance and services...
Encouraging new license sales lead DS to “decent” Q1 2014
Dassault Systèmes reported Q1 results that were decidedly mixed. Total revenue was up but that growth was largely due to acquisitions -- and, even then, most of the increase was in services, thanks to the RTT acquisition. Unusual for a traditional software company,...
Don’t wait: simulate earlier!
OK, I hear you say: "You keep telling me I should add simulation into my design process. I know, I know, I know, but I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME." You probably do, you just need to approach things a bit differently. Many companies start simulating too late to do much good....
ANSYS buys SpaceClaim (finally!)
Yes, yes, yes, ANSYS announced Q1 results today and we'll get to that. What's really got you buzzing is the second press release out of ANSYS this morning: For those who follow simulation but not CAD, SpaceClaim has ruffled a lot of feathers since 2007 by saying that...
Morning coffee: manufacturing, earnings, ice and … tuna?
Wow, what a week! Let's see: earnings, COFES, earnings, meetings, briefings ... There's lots more coming from me over the next few weeks about COFES and earnings but here are some highlights and news we all need to catch up on. It’s the Economy … Big picture news...
Quickie: DS earnings highlight V6 deployments
Thursday was a complicated day. PTC and Dassault Systèmes announced earrings for the March quarter and I had to leave midday to catch a flight to Phoenix for COFES. I was able to do an extensive post on PTC's earnings (here) but will have to defer a longer article on...
PTC has its eye on the ball: CAD, PLM rev up as SLM leads growth
Once again the Internet of Things dominated PTC's earnings call -- and no wonder: it captures the imagination as a huge opportunity and is a concept that people can understand. As excited as PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann is about ThingWorx, he's quite clear: PTC is still...
Simulation and the value pyramid
One of the questions I get most often from designers and their managers is how to do it all: be a good designer, work like a CAD rock star, and learn simulation. It's a lot to ask of one person and we always wind up talking about how to shift work around to take...
Bentley just shy of $600m in 2013, fastest growth in prof services
Bentley Systems just shared a bit of what it is seeing in the world -- unusual because it's a privately held company and important because it is by far the largest software vendor focused only on AEC. Bentley has published its annual report and held a corporate update...
Tekla acquires Field3D mobile BIM apps
Yesterday, Tekla announced that it has acquired SVS Innovations’ construction business, including the Field3D mobile solution, to strengthen its position in mobile BIM. Field3D apps are available for iPad and iPhone, and enable collaboration between the job site and...