ESI’s 2015 put the “tech bricks” in place for the future
ESI Group recently reported results for Q4 and the year ended 31 January 2016. I had the chance to speak with Dr. Vincent Chaillou, COO for Edition Operations, about the year and the results. There are always opportunities for improvement but, said Dr. Chaillou ESI...
Quickies: OnShape, Bentley, Hexagon and PP&M — oh my!
So much news, so little time. A quick roundup of interesting news: A couple of weeks ago, OnShape reported that it has now sold shares valued at a total of $105 million, an increase of $25 million from last year's announcement. By my reckoning, this brings...
PTC’s Q2 revenue misses but positions for the future
It's tough to be PTC right now. Most indicators are going in the right direction: subscriptions are ahead of expectations (though that means perpetual license revenue is below plan), IoT-related sales are growing as PTC sells both standalone IoT solutions and begins...
MuM had “best Q1 in company’s history”
Now, that's a headline. We're all worrying about how the switch to subscriptions across the software universe affects the software creators and their reseller partners, and how many will be unable to manage the cash flow implications of the change -- and here's one...
PTC surprised by subs, DS continues to roll
It's a big day in PLMish earnings, as PTC reported last night and Dassault Systèmes this morning. We'll get to details in other posts but here are the highlights: PTC continues to struggle with the mix of traditional and subscription licensing, causing revenue to come...
AVEVA’s shares up 10% on “in line with expectations” announcement
AVEVA today issued one of those uniquely British investor news releases that say little but try to reassure investors that the period ended March 31 was .... OK. AVEVA said fiscal 2016 results were in line with expectations, though adjusted profit before tax was...
Autodesk adds to its renderers, buys Solid Angle
Autodesk just announced that it has acquired Solid Angle, maker of Arnold, a ray-tracing image renderer for high-quality 3D animation and visual effects creation. Arnold was co-developed with Sony Pictures Imageworks and is now their main renderer. Autodesk says...
Quickie: Yokogawa closes KBC acquisition
Back in February, Yokogawa outbid AspenTech for KBC, the UK software developer and consultancy focused on operational optimization for the oil and gas industry. The deal needed to be approved by UK regulators, which happened on April 5, and on April 7 both boards of...
Altair makes waves, snaps up AWE
Altair is one of my favorite companies -- but I don't get the chance to write about it as often as I'd like because it's not publicly traded and so we miss those four chances per year to take a deeper dive. Why do I admire them? Because they dance to their own...
Are you on a path to obsolescence?
No, not you personally but your IT? How many different backup types do you have, cluttering up your environment? Just from my desk, I can see audio and data cartridges, CDs, DVDs. and USB drives of all sorts. In my filing cabinets, I'm pretty sure I've got big...