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...
Geometric to be acquired by HCL
When we think of PLM, we tend to focus on the biggest of the big: Siemens PLM, Dassault Systemes, Autodesk, ANSYS, and so on -- but these companies rely on a host of component developers, outside software development resources and integration partners to bring their...
Aconex & Hexagon acquisitions keep up the pace in AEC
The world of engineering software had blistering pace of acquisitions at the start of the year, slowed a bit but seems to be picking up steam again. Two came across the wires in the last few days: First, Aconex announced that it is acquiring Conject for €65 million....
Autodesk’s REAL explores capture/compute/create
Autodesk’s REAL conference last week was a mashup of technology, both market-ready and in the creation stage, and scientific, artistic and business endeavors that show how why this tech matters. Like last year, it was fascinating; unlike last year, we’re seeing...
Exa’s Q4 beats, highlights cloud success
Exa Corp. last night announced results that definitely bucked the trend -- recall that ANSYS and DS both reported simulation results that were good but not expectation-beating. Exa's Q4 revenue was $18.3 million, up 8% year/year as reported and up 13% in constant...
ANSYS’ Q4 shows it’s not immune from subs’ effects
By now you've heard that ANSYS had an OK Q4 but still only reported revenue 2015 that was about on par with revenue in 2014. And the forecast for 2016 is, at best, lukewarm. Why? Yes, some of this is macro-economic and currency-related, but ANSYS is also seeing longer...