Apr 19, 2017 | Hot Topics
AVEVA today gave an update on its performance for the fiscal year that ended 31 March 2017. And it was, as usual, a terse 2-sentence statement: The Board is pleased to report that the Group’s results, assisted by positive currency translation effects, show a...
Jan 27, 2017 | Hot Topics
Nemetschek just announced preliminary results for 2016 — and they’re solid. Revenue was around €337 million, at the low end of the company’s earlier guidance but still up 18% over 2015. We don’t have any real detail about Q4 but through the...
Nov 28, 2016 | Hot Topics
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...
Nov 22, 2016 | Hot Topics
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,...
Jun 13, 2016 | Hot Topics
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...
May 18, 2016 | Hot Topics
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...
Mar 21, 2016 | Hot Topics
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....
Feb 16, 2016 | Hot Topics
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...
