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Nemetschek NEVARIS addresses SMB construction with acquisition

Jun 15, 2018 | Hot Topics

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

Jun 14, 2018 | Hot Topics

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...

Autodesk’s FQ1 a “good start”, call all about cloud, construction

May 25, 2018 | Hot Topics

So here’s the thing about public companies: they’re stuck in an endless loop of setting targets, having others adjust those expectations to suit their own needs, and then either meeting or not meeting other people’s forecasts. Autodesk last night...

Quickies: Autodesk invests, Hexagon acquires, a VAR business moves

May 23, 2018 | Hot Topics

It’s been a time of transactions in our little corner of the world. Here’s a quick catchup: Autodesk’s Forge fund keeps rolling along in the world of AEC, announced its fifth investment in a construction technology supplier in a year. This time,...

Bentley’s corporate update: no IPO, no drama, record cashflow

May 14, 2018 | Hot Topics

Do you remember 2015? It feels so long ago. Bentley Systems gave us a glimpse into its business progress, calling it an Annual Report. Then came the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO), quiet periods, market watching to figure out timing (do you remember...

Might AEC lead the way for manufacturing in subs and cloud?

May 1, 2018 | Hot Topics

We’re deep into earnings season and, so far, results have been positive: buyers are wrapping their heads around subscriptions in our broader PLMish universe and markets, vertical and geographic and by channel, seem to be doing well. A couple of AEC earnings...

Bentley ups its game in geotechnics with Plaxis, SoilVision acqs

Apr 26, 2018 | Hot Topics

For much of the last 25 years, Boston was a construction site. The Big Dig project put an elevated highway under ground, to improve traffic flow and create green space where the roadway had once divided the city. What many people didn’t recognize was how much...

Quickie: Trimble acquires Viewpoint for $1.2 billion

Apr 23, 2018 | Hot Topics

Just into my inbox: Trimble, makers of all sorts of software and hardware targeted at the broader AEC market is acquiring Viewpoint, which makes construction management software. More on this tomorrow, but Viewpoint fits perfectly (with some overlap) into...

Oracle + Aconex is a done deal

Apr 2, 2018 | Hot Topics

It was a long time coming because of all of the regulatory hurdles but Aconex is now a part of Oracle. A quick recap, and then why this matters even if you’re outside the typical AEC/construction world. Oracle has been acquiring to build out its AEC offering...

Hexagon moves further into construction tech

Mar 15, 2018 | Hot Topics

A couple of years ago, at a HxGN Live, Hexagon’s Process Power and Marine group announced its entry into BIM — but not BIM as the rest of the world understood it at the time, a design tool. No, PP&M was going to repurpose existing assets for the...