Hexagon gets into drones
Hexagon just keeps getting more interesting. Started out as a fish cannery and parts maker, sold off those businesses and acquired sophisticated measuring devices and software, GIS and then Intergraph ... Lots of acquisitions in between, but today Hexagon announced...
Working with your reseller isn’t about the transaction
As you may know, I've been blogging over at the PTC Creo website every couple of weeks. This week's post is all about how to get the most out of your relationship with your resellers. Yes, they sell you stuff, but the good ones are so much more than order takers. Do...
Morning coffee: Valentines, sports, earnings and more
Happy Monday! If you're in the US, odds are you have the day off. Traditionally, you'd be out car shopping but you're probably still in your jammies, watching the Olympics. Great men's hockey game on Saturday, huh? Shame it had to be decided on a shootout, but we'll...
Altair appifies CFD
We take a break from the streak of earnings and acquisitions to focus on CAE -- specifically, CFD. Earlier this year, John Chawner of Pointwise highlighted a survey which found that "58% of engineers aren’t prepared for running CFD. Keeping in mind the difference...
ESI acquires CAMMECH as springboard in Asia
It's been an interesting week. This is the second unanticipated deal to float into my inbox: hot on the heels of Intergraph adding GT STRUDL to its stable is ESI's news that it has acquired CAMMECH (Cam Mechanical Solutions), based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam....
MuM Q4 shows return to normal growth
Mensch und Maschine, Autodesk's largest reseller in Europe and maker of the OPEN MIND line of CAM software, reported preliminary results for 2013 that showed the year finished strong. If you recall, sales had slowed during Q2, accelerated a bit in Q3 and, apparently,...
Intergraph snaps up GT STRUDL for analysis, nuclear industry
Yesterday, Hexagon's Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) group announced the acquisition of GT STRUDL and its 10-person development team from the Georgia Tech Research Corporation. If you do any sort of structural modeling in the AEC/process/plant world,...
DS acquiring growth to bolster lackluster organic performance
Dassault Systèmes last week announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2013 results (summarized here). The company hosted a presentation for analysts as well as a conference call, and we've finally had time to comb through both for interesting nuggets. The headline...
Morning coffee: economy, earnings, deals & news
Welcome to a new week! Since we know you had an excellent weekend, overdosing on Olympic coverage, you forgot all that happened last week. Pour yourself a hot beverage and let's do a quick recap. It's the Economy ... According to payroll data, the US economy added...
Quickies: DS announces Q4 results, Autodesk/Delcam closes
It's a busy news day in PLMland, so the details will have to come later -- but here's what we know now. Dassault Systèmes reports that Q4 revenue was €565 million, essentially flat with last year and up 5% in constant currencies (cc). For the year, total revenue...