SofTech: sequential increase
Ahh, earning season. Get ready, ‘cause here we go. By all accounts, 2011 wasn’t bad -- global economies were tense, foreign exchange rates were unpredictable, wars continued and natural disasters too, but consumers kept buying because ... that’s what they do. Over the...
Autodesk & Pitney Bowes partner for AEC
Earlier this week, Autodesk and Pitney Bowes Software announced a strategic alliance to “help infrastructure owners and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) organizations make more informed decisions and drive greater efficiencies across the plan, design,...
Now THAT’s customer service
Most of you know that I’m an Apple fangirl. I’ve admired their product design concepts, ease of use and ability to make mundane tasks more fun ever since the first Macs hit the market back in the 1980s. I’ve never had much to do with the company other than at the...
ADSK supports T-Splines for Rhino/SolidWorks
Just before the year-end, Autodesk announced that it had acquired the technology assets of T-Splines, Inc., patent holder of the T-Splines surface modeling technology. Many people emailed and blogged their fears that this would spell the end of the popular T-Splines...
SofTech’s reinvention continues
Welcome back! I love how quiet the world gets around the end of each year, with even junk email slowing to a trickle. Then the new year starts, full of bustle and purpose. A lot of news tends to get lost in that transition so I’ll try to get us all caught up over the...
Quick Update: Autodesk’s T-Splines
Earlier on Thursday, Autodesk announced that it was acquiring some of the assets of T-Splines, Inc., patent holder of the T-Splines surface modeling technology. The news release raised more questions than it answered, and we reached out to Autodesk to see if we...
Autodesk acquires T-Spline tech
Autodesk’s buying binge is not over yet for 2011, as the company announced early today that it has acquired “certain technology-related assets from T-Splines Inc., a privately-held surface modeling software company ... Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.”...
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ESI reports Q3 revenue up 10%
ESI Group reported today that third quarter 2011 revenue was €17.6 million, up 10% both as reported and in constant currencies on strong demand for its services offerings. ESI CEO Alain de Rouvray said that the third quarter results “show the offensive and defensive...
ESI announces Efield acquisition
Last month, ESI Group said that it had opened a 7-year, €30 million credit facility to help fund its acquisition strategy -- and today we learn of the second* deal under the new financing arrangement: the acquisition of Efield, a Swedish supplier of electromagnetic...