ANSYS hits Q4 targets, but plans to do better
ANSYS keeps rolling along, relying on a mix of products and end-industries to insulate it somewhat from broader macroeconomic winds. The company reported Q4 revenue of $236 million, up 7% from a year ago, with software revenue up 4% to $148 million and maintenance and...
Autodesk’s Q4: license transition, AEC strength
Let's do a little math, shall we? If we buy software at Staples for $5,000, Staples gets $5,000 and the creator of the software gets maybe $3,000 of that. Assuming we don't buy any more, in 5 years, the vendor will have gotten just $3,000 from us. If we buy that same...
Morning coffee: earnings & manufacturing at the White House
Happy Monday! We hope you had an excellent weekend and that your favorite movie won big at the Oscars. Pour a cup and let’s do a quick recap of last week as we warm up to a new one. It’s the Economy … A strong "meh" isn't really the news we want, but that's what we're...
US shipbuilding: a study in contrasts
Did you know that US shipyards built 1260 ships in 2012? And that 99% of the units were commercial while 60% of the revenue seen by the builders was from the military? Me neither -- I had suspected but had no idea it was this imbalanced. I also didn't know that the US...
Quickie: 3D Systems’ Q4 meets lowered expectations
Earnings news is coming fast and furious this week. This morning, 3D Systems announced that Q4 revenue was up 52% to $155 million, on 34% overall organic growth. But, as preannounced a couple of weeks ago, the product mix was not as anticipated, leading to lower than...
Quickies: New record for Cimatron, ANSYS at midpoint in Q4
Last night Autodesk, today ANSYS and Cimatron -- oh my. There's lots more to say about Autodesk's results but, as a lead-in to Cimatron, Autodesk CEO Carl Bass said the following about its recent acquisition of Delcam: "All of a sudden the manufacturing part of...
Autodesk: suites up, revenue down in license model transition
Autodesk just reported that fiscal Q4 revenue was $587 million, down 3% as reported, leading to a 2% decline in revenue for the year, to $2,312 million. Part of that decline is due to buyers choosing subscriptions, and Autodesk offering "flexible license arrangements...
Accelrys announces slight uptick in revenue
Accelrys, the chemistry and materials modeling and simulation company that's currently a Dassault Systèmes acquisition target, just announced that revenue for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013 was up 5% to $47 million and up 4% to $169 million for the year,...
Too many CAD systems? Read on …
As you may know, I’ve been blogging over at the PTC Creo website, trying to address the issues CAD users and managers ask about most often. This week’s post explores what to do if you find yourself with too many CAD systems. A surprising number of CAD managers wind up...
Morning coffee: goodbye Sochi, hello new week
Welcome to a new week. If you were off last week, welcome back; we missed you. Grab a cup of coffee and an apple (or, let's be real, a pastry) and let’s do a quick recap. It’s the Economy … Last week was relatively quiet on the economic news front, though civil unrest...