Mar 29, 2020 | Hot Topics
How your tech skills can help in the pandemic The world may be a sucky place right now, but people are (mostly) awesome. Protocol just published a list of projects that can use your/my/everyone’s tech wizardry. That inspired me to go through my inbox and pick...
May 12, 2021 | Hot Topics
4 on a Wednesday: AspenTech mulls partial sale; Siemens, 3D Systems, and Procore acquire (not each other) There’s so much going on that it’s time for a mid-week news roundup: You saw that Autodesk completed its Upchain acquisition, so we won’t cover...
May 12, 2021 | Hot Topics
Quickie: Autodesk completes Upchain acquisition Autodesk just announced that its acquisition of Upchain is a done deal. Many of you have asked about Autodesk’s plans for integration of Upchain and Fusion 360 / Vault / Forge — and we should start seeing...
May 10, 2021 | Hot Topics
Nemetschek starts strong, Q1 revenue up 12%cc The Nemetschek Group recently reported Q1 results that point to a recovery in AEC — and bodes well for Bentley tomorrow and Autodesk later in the month. The details: Total Q1 revenue was up 8% (up 12% in constant...
May 10, 2021 | Hot Topics
Siemens reports software revenue up 5% on demand for EDA & Mendix — improved outlook for PLM Siemens reported results on Friday that were, overall, decent. Siemens AG reported total revenue in FQ2 of €14.7 billion, up 8% (and up 9% in constant currencies,...
Apr 29, 2021 | Hot Topics
Quickie: Bentley acquires for iTwin offering Bentley just announced that it is acquiring sensemetrics and Vista Data Vision, both of which make software for Internet of Things (IoT) applications targeted at infrastructure use cases. Bentley says the companies will...
Apr 28, 2021 | Hot Topics
DS’s Q1 beat expectations on mainstream strength Dassault Systèmes reported results for its fiscal first quarter today. There’s a lot to unpack, so let’s get to the details: Total revenue of €1173 million was up 3% as reported and up 9% in constant...
Apr 28, 2021 | Hot Topics
Quickie: Siemens adds TimeSeries to Mendix A busy day just got busier: Siemens Digital Industries Software just announced that it will acquire TimeSeries, which helps partners and customers build industry-specific low-code apps on its Mendix platform. According to...
Apr 28, 2021 | Hot Topics
Bentley acquires Nadhi for project controls, focus on India Bentley Systems just announced that its Acceleration Initiatives business has acquired India-based Nadhi Information Technologies, a “specialist in project controls, analytics, and decision support for...
Apr 27, 2021 | Hot Topics
AVEVA’s F2021 basically flat — but optimistic about AVEVA+OSI future; CEO Hayman stepping down As you know, Schneider Electric (SE) owns a majority of AVEVA shares, so when Schneider announces results they usually say something about AVEVA’s results....
Apr 26, 2021 | Hot Topics
MuM announced a “pleasing start” to 2021 Get ready — PLMish earnings really crank up this week. We’re off to a good start, with MuM announcing last week that sales aren’t yet at pre-pandemic levels but were, even so, good. MuM, more...
Apr 20, 2021 | Hot Topics
GRAITEC + StrucSoft boosts independence & readiness for modern AEC build I often write about Germany’s Mensch und Maschine (MuM). MuM is an Autodesk reseller and a software developer in its own right; I’ve been covering their quarterly earnings...
Apr 19, 2021 | Hot Topics
Aras secures investment from GI Partners Given all of the recent PLMish acquisition news, it’s natural to ask: what about Aras? Turns out, it’s going to continue to go it alone — at least for now. Aras just announced that it has reached an agreement...
Apr 16, 2021 | Hot Topics
Siemens adds to IC verification offering with the acquisition of OneSpin There was one more deal yesterday, that I just couldn’t get to: Siemens is adding to its IC verification portfolio with the acquisition of OneSpin Solutions from Azini Capital. OneSpin,...
Apr 15, 2021 | Hot Topics
Pointwise acquired by Cadence It’s getting hard to keep up! Just in, an email from Pointwise, the CAE meshing experts: We are happy to report today that Pointwise, Inc. is being acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS), a pivotal leader in...
Apr 15, 2021 | Hot Topics
Autodesk to acquire Upchain PLM Super quick: Autodesk just announced that it will acquire Upchain, maker of cloud-based PLM and PDM solutions. The acquisition price wasn’t disclosed but it appears that the companies expect the transaction to close by July 31,...
