Bentley Systems files preliminary paperwork for an IPO
Not to be all-Bentley-all-the-time, but ... this is big news. This morning Bentley Systems announced that it's filed preliminary documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of its class B shares. This is a...
Bentley Systems at 30 — no slowing down
Who are these handsome young men and women? None other than the founders and first employees of Bentley Systems, the AECO company, taken in 1986 in front of what must have been a very sweet ride: Bentley Systems turned 30 last year, a milestone celebrated in the...
Siemens Automation Summit: Big data is a big goal
I'm in hot hot hot Las Vegas for the 20th annual Siemens Automation Summit and hear it's the best yet. The typical "we're all getting older" grumbling is mixed with quite a bit of "I used to know everyone, but I don't recognize these young folks" and a lot, a LOT, of...
Q&A: AVEVA AVEVA AVEVA, revenue recognition and more
Once again, we're opening the Google and answering questions that led searchers to the Schnitger Corp. website. It's not clear that there's a theme or even a pattern, but it's certainly an interesting mix of business- and product-related questions. You continue to be...
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...