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...
Quickies: Acquisitions news from the break
Welcome back! While some of us were out of the office, others were clearly hard at work and doing more than sipping eggnog. This week, we'll try to catch up. Acquisitions didn't seem to slow down one bit as the year rolled over, as a number of companies announced...
LMS, A Siemens Business
I'm not actually officially back in the office yet -- trying to prep for a hectic week ahead -- but needed something on the LMS website. Imagine my surprise when I saw that the logo now reads Further poking around reveals that Dr. Urbain Vandeurzen is no longer part...
3D Systems to acquire Geomagic
Happy New Year! We're officially not back in the office until next week, but this is big news: 3D Systems is acquiring Geomagic for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition should close during the first quarter. Geomagic founder Ping Fu will join 3D Systems to become...
Welcome, 2013!
From all of us to all of you, Happy New Year! 2013 is already shaping up to be an exciting year. We'll be writing and tweeting about engineering and design technology, attending conferences, sometimes with a speaking role, and supporting our clients' strategic...
Happy Holidays!
2012 is almost over -- and what a year it was! We are grateful that you shared it with us and look forward to working with you in the new year. May you and yours be happy, prosperous and well next year and always.
Delcam says Q4 strong, sees record rev in 2012
Delcam Plc, the British maker of design, manufacturing and inspection software, today issued an interim statement that sent its share price up 6% mid-day in London. Why? Because the company announced that it now expects record revenue for 2012 as well as profit before...