AspenTech is cautious about F2022, citing end-market uncertainty
AspenTech is cautious about F2022, citing end-market uncertainty We still have to hear from Autodesk, but there’s been a lot of AECish earnings news over the last few weeks. This post starts a modest series as we try to catch up on those results. AspenTech reported...
Altair adds S-FRAME for AEC structural designers
Super-quick, because it’s that kind of day: Altair just announced that it has acquired S-FRAME Software, a structural analysis tool used by architects, engineers, and designers to evaluate a structure’s ability to withstand loads like wind, water, and... Quickie: Bentley acquires Imago for image management
That’s a simplified headline — what Imago really does is enable users to catalog and review drilling core and chip (in other words, rock sample) images. A key point in the acquisition: Imago’s machine learning technology that “will lead to a step...
3 on a Tuesday: Autodesk walks away from Altium deal; MarkForged is a public company; DS 3DX moves beyond CAD in AEC
I know – it’s not Friday, no matter how much we might wish it to be. But there’s a lot to catch up on, so let’s get right to it: Remember last month, when news broke that Autodesk was interested in acquiring Altium, the maker of EDA solutions?... Quickie: Bentley expands underground modeling with acquisition of Aarhus
Quickie: Bentley expands underground modeling with acquisition of Aarhus I’m watching the UEFA Cup, so this will be brief: Bentley just announced that the Seequent business unit Bentley just acquired is, in turn, acquiring the Danish company, Aarhus GeoSoftware.... 3 on a Friday: Bentley goes for more debt, Rockwell acquires Plex, FARO grabs HoloBuilder
3 on a Friday: Bentley goes for more debt, Rockwell acquires Plex, FARO grabs HoloBuilder A quick recap of a few things I didn’t have time to write about this week: Bentley Systems announced this week that it was launching a second private convertible debt... Bentley ramps up utility pole management offering with SPIDA acquisition
Bentley ramps up utility pole management offering with SPIDA acquisition You may know that, over the years, I’ve judged various categories for Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure Awards and learned so much in the process. One year, an entry was all about... AVEVA says demand improved in H2, leading to FY2021 pro forma revenue up 2% occ — it’s complicated
AVEVA says demand improved in H2, leading to FY2021 pro forma revenue up 2% occ — it’s complicated There’s a lot going on at AVEVA, with the close of the OSIsoft acquisition, the end of a fiscal year, a new CEO, a global pandemic, and the recovery... 
