Exa also sees caution, constrained spending
Exa Corp. today announced results for the quarter ended October 31, 2012 that mirror what we've heard elsewhere: caution and constrained spending, especially in October as the quarter drew to a close; and in Japan where tensions are growing with China and in Europe...
Autodesk unveils 3D CAD in the cloud
Autodesk today finally took the wraps off Autodesk Fusion 360, its entry into cloud-enabled 3D CAD. This isn't Inventor running in the cloud but is a completely new product, with a new user interface, the ability to import from and export to other modelers --so that...
Autodesk reports bumpy FQ3
As you probably know by now, Autodesk missed its fiscal third quarter targets, citing a weakening global economy as undoing any gains made by its improved execution over FQ2. There were pockets of good and not so good -- a lot like a bumpy flight across the US. Before...
Happy Thanksgiving!
As much of the US shuts down for a long weekend, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for reading Hot Topics and for sending in your comments, criticisms and suggestions. If you're celebrating Thanksgiving, I hope you and yours have a safe, wonderful...
Bentley Inspires and announces – a LOT
Come with me to a ballroom in Amsterdam. Candelabras, fancy place settings, soft lighting. The Bentley Systems team is all dressed up while the rest of us look pretty darned good, too. There's a glittering stage and a buzz in the air -- this is the gala dinner...
The 3DX Forum Experience
Dassault Systèmes invited several hundred of its best customers to Orlando last week, to learn about the company's latest efforts to vault out of providing solutions and into delivering experiences. Over two days, we heard from CEO Bernard Charlès, EVP Monica Menghini...
AVEVA H1 2013 revenue up 15%
Switching gears from the day's activities here in Amsterdam but still staying with the infrastructure/AEC theme, here is a quick update on AVEVA's solid results for the first half of fiscal 2013, with broad-based growth reported in many regions, end-markets and...
PTC, DS results highlight strategic differences
Earnings news from engineering IT companies has been a mixed bag of late: misses and downgrades of expectations for the remainder of 2012 but also some stronger-than-expected results. Why did each company report as it did and what can we learn about the demand for...
Siemens PLM + LMS shakes up CAE
Big news! Siemens announced today that it is acquiring LMS International and pairing it with its PLM division. We've got facts, a bit of history and, lastly, my impressions. (In case you can't wait: It's a good thing -- for LMS, Siemens PLM and their customers.)...
Trimble snaps up Vico for 4D/5D
Trimble Navigation (an ever-greater misnomer) announced on Friday that it has acquired the assets of privately-held Vico Software, Inc., a provider of 4D and 5D architectural modeling software and consulting services. Trimble says this acquisition "extends Trimble's...