TRIPLAN update: main shareholder sells
Last month, I caught up with TRIPLAN, the German provider of engineering services and software for the construction industry. If you remember, CROSS Informatik GmbH has been TRIPLAN's majority shareholder since 2011 and, over the summer, announced a takeover bid for...
Siemens PLM may be taking share — but we’re not sure
It's been a busy couple of weeks and I've been remiss. One of the highlights of September was the Siemens PLM analyst event held here in Boston about 10 days ago. I wasn't, unfortunately, able to attend the whole thing but here's what stood out to me: Siemens PLM is...
ESI Q2: strong BRIC, Europe can’t offset Asia & Americas
ESI Group reported second quarter results yesterday that highlight some of what we heard from other vendors as the summer progressed: currency movements continue to wreak havoc on year/year (y/y) comparisons and mixed global markets -- with pockets of strength and...
Software dilemma: pricing vs delivery
I've been talking to a lot of people lately about the various models in play for selling/buying software. There's a lot of attention on this since major vendors started playing with the choices they offer their customers, starting with Adobe. Earlier this year, Adobe...
Quickies: A sweet acquisition & more
A couple of quickies to start your day -- and lovely pictures that will make you want to eat dessert first! 3D Systems announced yesterday that it has acquired a start-up that prints customized, multi-dimensional, edible confections from real sugar. The Sugar Lab came...
Quickies: PTC & Accelrys acquire; you, too, can become an FEA master
Hi team, A week of travel and jury duty have kept me from posting as much as normal, but here are a couple of things to know about while I work on more substantial write-ups of the Siemens PLM analyst event, Autodesk's new subscriptions and other big happenings. Last...
Quickie: Exa’s Q2 revenue up 7% but cautious
Exa Corp. today reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $12.7 million, up 7% as reported and up 10% in constant currencies. CEO Steve Remondi said in the press release that "the return to customer spending that we started to see at the beginning of the year continued in the...
Quickie: DS acquires Safe Tech
DS just announced that it has acquired Safe Technology Ltd., for its fatigue simulation technology, fe-safe. From the press release, "Safe Technology has been working closely with Dassault Systèmes and its SIMULIA applications for more than 15 years and in that time...
Quickies: Mentor buys CADRA from SofTech, PTC talks restructuring
I am off to the Siemens PLM analyst conference, so this has to be quick -- but these are important, so pay attention. SofTech just announced that it is going to sell its CADRA product set to Mentor Graphics for $3.2 million plus potential earn-out payments of 10% of...
Trimble’s Connected Farm brings IT to ag
Trimble is going to have to change its name at some point, as its portfolio becomes less and less about Navigation. Yesterday, the company announced a pile of acquisitions and the début of the Connected Farm, all intended to help farmers optimize their businesses....