HxGN Live: where software, data, sensors meet
Hexagon shepherds to market such diverse offerings as Vero’s CAM software, Intergraph Process, Power and Marine’s SmartPlant, CADWorx and plant-specific simulation solutions, Leica laser scanners and Hexagon Metrology optical probes (for manufacturing tolerance...
Siemens PLM CONX ties together users, systems and products
I’ve been on a quest to find out where designs come from and one thing is clear: nothing is ever created in a vacuum. A good industrial designer will look at what else the prospective buyer might have on his desk, so that the new ergonomic mouse fits into the...
Q&A: VARs, AspenTech, Nastran and more
It's always fascinating to see what brings people to the Schnitger Corp. website. Some of it makes sense: I write about PLM and you want to know about PLM -- boom! Sometimes, though, it's not so obvious ... Do you really want me to write more about Steve MacDonald and...
PLMish focus on big data continues: ANSYS snaps up Gear Design
ANSYS just announced that it is merging with Gear Design Solutions, Inc., a provider of big data analytics to the electronics industry. Gear is tiny, with "more than 10 employees", so it's not clear why this is a merger and not an outright acquisition; have asked for...
ESI’s new services strategy pays off; Q1 up 20% as reported
ESI yesterday reported that Q1 revenue was up 20% as reported, with a healthy boost from currency effects. Even so, constant currency growth was strong, with license and services revenue each up 10%. The company doesn't offer much color on its results, but this...
AVEVA grows its steel fab offerings, acquires FabTrol
It's not even dawn here in Boston and I'm at the airport, waiting to board a flight to Las Vegas and the Hexagon user conference -- and this comes into the inbox on my phone: AVEVA will acquire FabTrol Systems, Inc. from the Dowco Group of Companies later in June. I'm...
CV Shoutout: CAD to the Bone
Last week I mentioned that Computervision (my alma mater, work-wise), also known as CV, used the tagline "Known by the companies we keep". That caused some ex-CVers to reach out -- thank you! It's been great walking down memory lane. There are a surprising number of...
Exa’s Q1 up 7% as reported, up 18% in cc
Exa Corp. just reported that FQ1 revenue was up a strong 7% as reported and up 18% in constant currencies to $14.8 million, right in the middle of the earlier forecast of $14.5 million to $15.1 million and ever so slightly ahead of Wall Street's consensus. More after...
Reaching that one customer in a PLMish landscape
I've attended a lot of engineering software company events over the last 6 weeks or so and find myself wondering: how can these vendors balance serving their long-term core user bases even as their offerings branch out and get more complex? The story gets harder and...
Autodesk’s Q1 revenue up 9%; outlook less rosy
Autodesk just reported Q1 results that are pretty good, but investors are likely to focus on rising costs and a gloomier outlook for the rest of the year. Total revenue in Q1 was $647 million, up 9% as reported and up 13% in constant currencies (cc), just a bit above...