Mostly OT: 5 on a Friday
I can't remember the last time I did one of these --and perhaps they are totally not cool anymore, but then, neither am I. Here are 5 things that defined my week, including a couple of PLMish bits at the end: 1. The Inauguration, no surprise, was a big part of the...
Cadence to acquire NUMECA
And the consolidation continues. Cadence announced this morning that it will acquire NUMECA, maker of the OMNIS CAE framework (though you probably know it for its FINE/Design3D optimization solution and its FINE/Marine virtual towing tank/CFD naval architecture tools...
Totally OT: Honoring MLK
I wrote the piece below in 2014 and can't believe how much has happened since then -- and, but, how little progress we've made in making the world a more equal place. Dr. King's message was simple: all people are created equal and it's our actions that make them...
Maybe the end to fiscal 2020 wasn’t so bad — SAP and AVEVA update
First things first: the lack of financial news in the PLMish world is encouraging. If the December quarter (meaning October+November+December) had been far below expectations, we would have heard from companies issuing earnings pre-announcements. There's only been one...
3D Systems completes sale of Cimatron and GibbsCAM – and totally OT thoughts on what happened at the US Capitol
3D Systems announced today that it completed the sale of Cimatron and GibbsCAM to "a subsidiary of ST Acquisition Co., an affiliate of Battery Ventures" on January 1, 2021. 3D Systems said it netted around $64 million in the sale, part of which it used to pay down...
CGTech, Vericut now part of Sandvik
I hope you had the opportunity to unwind and relax as 2020 came to a close. Let's hope 2021 is a much kinder year! To start off the new year, a quick update: While we were pondering New Year's Eve cocktails, Sandvik announced that it completed its acquisition of...
From our bubble to yours …
There's no doubt: 2020 was hard. We made it this far, though, and look forward to meeting up with you in person in a 2021 that's better in every way!
Will PTC+Arena = SaaS dominance in PLM? Maybe
A lot of you have been in touch to talk about PTC's announced acquisition of Arena Solutions. Why do this deal? What's in it for PTC, Arena, and for their customers? What happens to Arena's PLM where it overlaps with PTC's Windchill, and vice versa? When will there be...
Hexagon adds OxBlue visual AI to AEC offerings
Hexagon just announced that it is acquiring OxBlue, a maker of high-definition, time-lapse photography, and live video streaming services, that are used in construction to capture and document progress. OxBlue, says Hexagon, takes this one step further, by adding in...
Super quick: PTC to acquire Arena for SaaS PLM
Continuing that momentum into all things cloud and SaaS, PTC says it's signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arena Solutions for $715 million in cash, "enabling the company to deliver a complete CAD + PLM SaaS solution". PTC's CEO Jim Heppelmann said in prepared...