2 on a Friday: Chaos buys into archviz and Modelon announces Q1 results
2 on a Friday: Chaos buys into archviz and Modelon announces Q1 results The beginning of the week featured Memorial Day here in the US and the week ends with the Jubilee of the Queen of England. The combo seems to have created a slow news week — but here are two...
Bentley acquires ADINA for FEA
Bentley acquires ADINA for FEA Much more on this when I’m back in the office next week: Bentley announced last night that it has acquired ADINA, makers of finite element analysis (FEA) software — most likely you know of them for ADINA Structures, but ADINA...
Autodesk to acquire The Wild for XR
Autodesk to acquire The Wild for XR Autodesk just announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire The Wild, makers of The Wild and IrisVR extended reality (XR) solutions. Odds are, if you’ve attended a recent Autodesk University, you’ve seen The...
The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues
The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues I don’t write about resellers enough — they are a vitally important part of many users’ PLMish experiences, bringing specialized add-ons, training, and other services to make sense of the (sometimes...
5 on a Tuesday: Quick updates on Autodesk, Cadence, Dassault Systèmes, Lectra and Trimble
5 on a Tuesday: Quick updates on Autodesk, Cadence, Dassault Systèmes, Lectra and Trimble Autodesk sometimes makes small technology acquisitions known via its various blog platforms — and did so again, saying that it has acquired Prodsmart, a “maker of...
Nemetschek gets AEC earnings off to a strong start
Nemetschek gets AEC earnings off to a strong start Nemetschek reported last week that its Q4 and fiscal 2021 results exceeded the guidance it gave for 2021 — which had already been raised in July after a boffo first half. Final results for 2021 will be announced...
5 on a Friday: Construction app sees investment; earnings from AspenTech, Rockwell, SAP, Software AG
5 on a Friday: Construction app sees investment; earnings from AspenTech, Rockwell, SAP, Software AG Interest in digitizing the construction industry remains high. On Monday, ConstructSecure announced that it secured a $96 million investment led by Summit Partners....
5 on a Friday: Aras, Hexagon, Sandvik acquire; Nemetschek invests and earnings are a GO
5 on a Friday: Aras, Hexagon, Sandvik acquire; Nemetschek invests and earnings are a GO One year ends and another begins … pretty much as the old one left off. While we were eating too many cookies in late December, Nemetschek and Sandvik announced deals; Aras...
