#AU2016 bridges point/platform, individual/teams, old/young
Have you ever been to AU? I’ve been to perhaps 10 or 15 –tend to lose count after the first 5 or so– and they continue to captivate. This year’s was the usual combo of showbiz and nerdly, huge and more contained, general and targeted. We went...
Bentley #YII2016 recap: still independent, focused on making AEC sing
Bentley #YII2016 recap: still independent, focused on making AEC sing Bentley Systems’ annual Year In Infrastructure (YII) conference is a big deal — a thousand high-level attendees, important topics, world-class projects and presenters, and … well,...
Deal and … maybe deal
What happens when I spend the day on a plane? News! Briefly, AVEVA and Schneider Electric have resumed their tango. AVEVA today addressed press speculation by issuing an announcement that it was again in talks with Schneider Electric about a deal that would combine...
AEC earnings recap: CQ1 was middling to strong
I’ve been writing about a lot of the PLMish companies that focus on the automotive, aerospace and other discreet manufacturing industries and not devoting enough “ink” to AECish vendors — many of whom are doing incredibly cool things. So...
Aconex & Hexagon acquisitions keep up the pace in AEC
The world of engineering software had blistering pace of acquisitions at the start of the year, slowed a bit but seems to be picking up steam again. Two came across the wires in the last few days: First, Aconex announced that it is acquiring Conject for €65 million....
Quickies: MuM & GRAITEC earnings surprising
A lot of PLMish companies release earnings news and (as you no doubt know) I fall behind in writing longer posts about each. So, a compromise where I do quick summaries of a few companies while working on longer-form versions for others. This week, Mensch und Maschine...
Trimble acquires Sefaira’s cloud analytics for building design
Trimble continues to build out its design capabilities, announcing today that it is acquiring Sefaira Ltd., which develops cloud-based analytical tools for the architectural market. Sefaira’s Architecture, Strategy and Systems modules enable designers using...
Welcome to 2016! Deals continue …
Happy New Year! May 2016 bring you nothing but happiness, health and prosperity! It’s starting the way 2015 ended: with news of acquisitions and divestitures. Nemetschek says that it has concluded its acquisition of all of the shares of Solibri. You may remember...
