It’s Pi Day!
Yes, the Boston area is digging out from the third major storm in two weeks, much of the news is lousy and uncertain -- but it's Pi Day! Today is March 14, which the US writes as 3/14 or perhaps 3.14. Hmm. That looks suspiciously like the first few digits...
What the heck is CFIUS, anyway?
A few of you have written to ask why the approval of a US government agency called CFIUS held up the AVEVA/Schneider merger, and to ask why a US government body even cared about the combination of a UK-listed company and a Paris-listed company....
Quickie: AVEVA+Schneider=DONE
Finally, finally: AVEVA announced today that at 8AM UK time on March 1, 2018 it more than doubled in size with the addition of Schneider Electric's software people and products. Ex-PTCer Craig Hayman, as expected, took over as CEO last week and...
10 things: PLMish earnings show confidence and growth
I’ve been recapping earnings for you for years but with the ready availability of the source materials it seems silly to just reproduce it all and make you hunt for my commentary. To make this more productive for you and for me, we're trying something new:...
Quickie: Topcon acquires ClearEdge3D to move into software
Topcon announced earlier this week that it has acquired ClearEdge3D, a maker of 3D modeling and construction verification software. Unless you're into AECish topics, you may not have heard of Topcon. Topcon is a Japanese company that makes...
10 things: Digitalization at AVEVA World Conference, Houston edition
I spent the last week with AVEVA at its North American user conference. I haven’t attended one of these in years, mostly going to the international Summit events (here, here … search the site for more). The Summit is strategic; it’s about IT and economic...
Quickie: Altair nabs ElectroFlo CFD for electronics cooling
Altair just announced that it has acquired TES International’s technology and intellectual property and hired founder Ben Zandi to lead its thermal solutions software development efforts. Dr. Zandi founded TES to address electronics cooling and today...
10 things I think I think: SOLIDWORKS World 2018
SOLIDWORKS World is always a spectacle of maker-ness, designers competing to out-SOLIDWORKS one another in design competitions and learn from one another. It's, as one speaker put it, nerd-heaven. This year was the twentieth anniversary event and many...
This time it’s Siemens, acquiring Sarokal for IC testing
The pace of acquisition really doesn't jibe with the news that capital is getting harder to come by. Either that, or all of these companies have seriously deep pockets. Today. Siemens announced that it place to acquire Sarokal Test Systems to continue the...
Quickie: Aras acquires for PLM + MRO capabilities
Aras announced last week that it has acquired infoTRAK MRO from Infospectrum and renamed the product Aras Impresa MRO. MRO stands for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul and is a key component in many asset operators' strategies: planning who,...