SolidWorks World 2013: It’s a wrap!
Another SolidWorks World has come and gone -- and it was a terrific event. A couple of things didn't fit into the other blog posts (day 1 and day 2), so we'll cover them here. The day 3 keynote presentations can be found here. The SolidWorks 2014 preview session isn't...
A bit OT: The power of community
One of the best aspects of SolidWorks World every year is the sense of community one feels. It starts in the airport when a bunch of people pile onto the plane and start up conversations based on a backpack or shirt from a prior event. Keeps going on the flight as...
PTC reports lackluster FQ1, focuses on portfolio
As you undoubtedly know by now, PTC recently announced results for its fiscal first quarter. In a nutshell, FQ1 2013 non-GAAP revenue was $321 million, flat year over year but up 2% on a constant currency basis. License revenue was $79 million, down 11%; excluding...
Quickies: Aras, Autodesk, AVEVA, Bentley Pointools, Delcam, Hexagon, PTC
Hi, everybody! I have something like 5 blog posts in various states of completion but last week's SolidWorks World, followed by 3 days of hanging out with adorable but sneezy munchkins at Disney and Universal and then a quick high school reunion (more on all of these,...
SolidWorks World, The second 24 hours
Monday's SolidWorks World keynote session is tilted towards the company, with presentations from CEOs and other leaders. We take a completely different tack on Tuesday and focus on customer accomplishments in the morning general session. Yes, a couple of customers...
Quickies: Hexagon acquires, Geometric reports
Just because we're off celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day or the US Presidential Inauguration, or here in Orlando at SolidWorks World doesn't mean lots wasn't happening in the rest of the world. A quick recap of what you might have missed: Hexagon adds...
SolidWorks World, The first 24 hours
User conferences are always fun: lots of technology to see, interesting and perhaps unusual motivational speakers, user stories galore. SolidWorks 2013 is no exception, as 4,500 of the SolidWorks faithful made the trek to Orlando this year. All of the users I've...
SolidWorks World, here we come!
I just landed in Orlando, FL , fresh off plane-load of people with 2 things on their minds: Mickey Mouse and SolidWorks World. I'm hoping to get in a bit of both, learning what's new in the 2013 release, what's coming and, perhaps, what's not. I'll be in the general...
Quickies: Catching up on earnings
While some of us were out of the office over the holiday break, others were clearly hard at work generating news, including a couple of earnings items. Softech continues to get its financial house in order, completing both a private placement of shares in December and...
Acquisitions just keep coming: Autodesk, Hexagon
Just a couple of days ago, we posted a quick recap of recent acquisitions -- and already that post needs to be updated with new info. Autodesk announced that is has acquired PI-VR, maker of VRED, real-time visualization technology that's used primarily by automotive...