5 on a Monday: update on Ansys+DYNAmore; Gamma, TECHNIA and Lectra acquire; HOOPS goes Epic
It’s Monday, one of the last of 2022 — and so much is happening. First, an update on Ansys’ acquisition of DYNAmore: I posited that Ansys was also acquiring Scale, the DYNAmore services arm. Not so — Ansys says Scale is not part of the deal announced last week. And...
Ansys to acquire DYNAmore for its automotive products and expertise
And the acquisitions continue. Ansys just announced that it would acquire DYNAmore for its explicit simulation products, consulting, and sales expertise targeted at the automotive industry. And those are impressive: the German company, according to Ansys, counts "nine...
5 on a Friday: Bentley, Cadmatic, FARO, GoEngineer and Graphisoft all acquire
SO much news to catch up on: FARO acquired SiteScape, a maker of low-res iOS LiDAR scanning software that's used in indoor AEC and operations and maintenance applications. Read that again: iOS LIDAR. High-fidelity LIDAR is still essential in many...
YII 2022: Bentley’s evolution nudges a data revolution
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to attend the 2022 edition of Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure. While much was similar to prior years’ in-person YIIs, a lot was different. There was certainly the simple joy of being together in real life that I’ve...
Quickie: AVEVA shareholders approve sale to Schneider Electric
I hope you had a wonderful, restful weekend! While some of us were enjoying turkey and trimmings, AVEVA's minority owners approved a sale of their shares to Schneider Electric (SE). This ends the story that started when SE first offered to buy part of the company in...
Happy Thanksgiving!
It's been a frantic Fall, so it's lovely to feel things slowing down this week. In the US, Thanksgiving Thursday is about food, family, friends, and being grateful for the bounty in our lives. My list of things to be thankful for is long and includes you — thank you...
Super quick: PTC to acquire ServiceMax for $1.5 billion
PTC just announced that it will acquire ServiceMax in a $1.46 billion deal that's expected to close in January. You've probably heard of ServiceMax; they offer field service management solutions in the cloud. ServiceMax has been a competitor/partner for PTC's own...
4 on a Saturday: travel catchup edition
I've been AWOL the last two weeks, walking the length of the Kennet and von canal in England. Amazing engineering, water control in a place where rain is a given … and beautiful countryside. More on that at some point. While I was walking, the PLMish world created...
2 on a Wednesday: Earnings from Hexagon and Nemetschek
Hexagon and Nemetschek reported results late last week, and I just couldn’t get to them — so here are quick recaps. Hexagon reported total net sales in Q3 of €1,317 million, up 22% as reported and up 7% on an organic, constant currency (occ). Within that €1.3...
ESI’s Q3 shows subs transition ahead of plan
You might recall that ESI held its Live event in September. That was customer-focused, where presenters talked about how the auto, aero, and heavy industries use ESI products to design better and faster. The week after that conference, ESI held a capital markets...