Quickie: AVEVA + Schneider closing delayed
AVEVA just announced that it's waiting on one last regulatory approval, from the US Committee on Foreign Investments (CFIUS), before the close if its merger with Schneider Electric's software business. According to the press release, "AVEVA and...
Quickie: AspenTech acquires Cipher IoT
AspenTech, the company you probably know as a supplier of chemistry simulation solutions for the oil and gas, chemical, pharma and other process industries, just announced that it has acquired, Cipher, industrial IoT-related software from...
ESI’s Q3 disappoints, but Q4 should be OK
ESI reported third quarter results last week that were, at best, so-so, as revenue declined 7% as reported (2% in constant currency, cc) to €25 million. ESI management says Q3 results "[do] not realistically reflect the considerable...
Appreciating …
Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US, a holiday that celebrates connecting with family and friends (and some darned good food, too). It reminds us to be grateful for all that is in our lives. My list is long, and it includes you -- for reading...
Quickie: Siemens acquires Solido for IC design
Siemens continues to fill out its EDA portfolio, announcing today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Solido Design Automation Inc.Siemens says Solido provides "variation-aware design and characterization software to semiconductor...
Super-quick: ANSYS acquires 3DSIM for additive
ANSYS just announced that it has acquired 3DSIM, a developer of additive manufacturing simulation technology to bolster ANSYS' additive manufacturing simulation workflow. Deal terms were not disclosed but it sounds like a done deal....
Quickie: AVEVA announces “much improved” H1 2018
Super-quick, as I'm at Autodesk University: AVEVA reported today that revenue for the six months ended September 30 was £94 million, up 11% as reported and up 6% in constant currencies -- a "much-improved performance" in the first half of its...
DS’ 3DExperience Forum highlights move to business processes
Dassault Systèmes (DS) started thinking about the 3DExperience platform almost a decade ago. It started as a 3D web-based environment that would enable designers, manufacturers, end-consumers and service people to virtually experience products. In tandem,...
Bentley’s YII 2017 is all about infrastructure, done well
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, last month I attended Bentley's Year in Infrastructure (YII) in Singapore. As usual, it was a massive event, with briefings, meetings and presentations (oh so many presentations). To organize my thoughts and try to...
Siemens AG’s FQ4 boosted by Digital Factory, admiration for Bentley
Siemens AG reported FQ4 and fiscal 2017 earnings earlier today. It's a confusing picture of a huge company, with acquisitions and divestitures, but here's what matters: The AG grew total revenue by 4% to €83 billion. The Digital Factory segment (where PLM...