Quickies: AEC earnings show upswing in construction

Quickies: AEC earnings show upswing in construction

Nov 20, 2013 | Hot Topics

Time to catch up! Nearly 15 companies reported September quarter earnings while I was away, so to get a the general sense of what they’re reporting I’m going to be summarizing them all over the next few weeks. Today, we’re looking at AEC, the world...
AVEVA’s World Summit focused on E3D & vis

AVEVA’s World Summit focused on E3D & vis

Nov 10, 2013 | Hot Topics

At last year’s World Summit, AVEVA unveiled its vision for the future of plant design, Everything 3D, aka E3D. This year’s event didn’t have that big a moment, but had a series of smaller moments all centered around the visual impact of information....
Bentley Inspired by Infrastructure

Bentley Inspired by Infrastructure

Nov 4, 2013 | Hot Topics

Bentley Systems’ Be Inspired awards felt different this year. It’s always a showcase of tough, complex infrastructure problems like righting the Costa Concordia, bringing clean water to underserved populations, or building a massive rail structure under a...
Autodesk’s Dynamo changes conceptual design

Autodesk’s Dynamo changes conceptual design

Oct 22, 2013 | Hot Topics

Have you ever sat though a 4+ hour meeting? You get kinda dozey, right? That happened to me a few weeks ago as I was listening to Autodesk’s investor day presentations. It was long, there were interesting bits, but …. Then SVP Amar Hanspal showed a little...
Bentley expands offshore offering with MOSES

Bentley expands offshore offering with MOSES

Oct 3, 2013 | Hot Topics

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of work on how the offshore industry does design and analysis (more about that soon, I hope) and have a deep appreciation for what goes into the design, fabrication, transportation and installation of these mammoth structures....
Quickies: AEC earnings show upswing in construction

TRIPLAN update: main shareholder sells

Sep 20, 2013 | Hot Topics

Last month, I caught up with TRIPLAN, the German provider of engineering services and software for the construction industry. If you remember, CROSS Informatik GmbH has been TRIPLAN’s majority shareholder since 2011 and, over the summer, announced a takeover bid...
Quickies: AEC earnings show upswing in construction

Trimble’s Connected Farm brings IT to ag

Aug 28, 2013 | Hot Topics

Trimble is going to have to change its name at some point, as its portfolio becomes less and less about Navigation. Yesterday, the company announced a pile of acquisitions and the début of the Connected Farm, all intended to help farmers optimize their businesses....
Quickies: AEC earnings show upswing in construction

Autodesk Q2 revenue down, AEC investments pay off

Aug 23, 2013 | Hot Topics

So this is interesting: I’m watching Autodesk’s share price the morning after the company announced relatively dismal results for its second quarter — and the price is climbing. Last night, after the market closed and Autodesk released its earnings...
Quickies: AEC earnings show upswing in construction

Quickie: CROSS makes offer for rest of TRIPLAN shares

Aug 15, 2013 | Hot Topics

TRIPLAN is one of many companies in our PLMish universe and it often gets lost in the deluge of news. Since there’s interesting stuff happening, let’s look a bit more closely, shall we? You may be more familiar with TRIPLAN’s ITandFactory brand, the...