Bentley’s AEC digital twin combines BIM, CAD and more
The Year in Infrastructure (YII) is Bentley Systems’ annual media fest, where new product releases, customer successes and acquisitions vie for attention. We’ll cover more of those over the next several blog posts, but today we’ll focus on one of the big product...
AVEVA says H1 went well
Oh so many earnings this week! So far, the news has been mostly positive as customers are buying to plan. PTC continues its march to subscriptions (and caused endless kerfuffles on the earnings call because it’s adopting a new accounting standard). Dassault...
Quickie: Bentley acquisitions continue portfolio buildout
Bentley’s annual extravaganza, the Year in Infrastructure, kicks off today in London — and there are (and will be) many announcements. Rather than dumping them all into one impossibly long post, I’m going to focus on one batch at a time. today,...
Hexagon’s Q2 revenue up 9%, with PPM up 14%, MSC up 8% cc
Hexagon is another serial acquirer, constantly adding companies into its roster –and that’s an important part of its strategy– so today’s news that Q2 revenue was up 9% cc on an organic basis is truly good news. Hexagon doesn’t give...
Quickie: Nemetschek revenue up 17% in Q2
So far we’ve had PLMish earnings; today, Nemetschek chimed in with a report that shows how well AECish companies are doing, too. Total revenue was €114 million, up 17% as reported and up 21% in constant currencies (cc). Since Nemetschek is a serial acquirer,...
Autodesk acquires Assemble as race to digitize construction stays hot
Autodesk just announced that it has acquired Assemble Systems, makers of a SaaS solution that connects BIM (building information models) to construction workflows such as bid management, estimating, scheduling, site management and finance. Autodesk says that it plans...
Nemetschek NEVARIS addresses SMB construction with acquisition
I am at HxGN Live, the Hexagon user event that addresses the needs of many industries, including construction. From measuring how well a concrete floor has been poured to planning, scheduling and tracking progress, Hexagon’s customers span the gamut in...
Quickie: Historic AVEVA surged in FY18
AVEVA had an awesome fiscal 2018 (ended March 31). You’ll recall that the AVEVA merged with Schneider Electric Software earlier this year to create a much bigger company with software that reaches from plant design to operations. That combined group reported...
