Quickies: New record for Cimatron, ANSYS at midpoint in Q4
Last night Autodesk, today ANSYS and Cimatron — oh my. There’s lots more to say about Autodesk’s results but, as a lead-in to Cimatron, Autodesk CEO Carl Bass said the following about its recent acquisition of Delcam: “All of a sudden the...
Autodesk: suites up, revenue down in license model transition
Autodesk just reported that fiscal Q4 revenue was $587 million, down 3% as reported, leading to a 2% decline in revenue for the year, to $2,312 million. Part of that decline is due to buyers choosing subscriptions, and Autodesk offering “flexible license...
MuM Q4 shows return to normal growth
Mensch und Maschine, Autodesk’s largest reseller in Europe and maker of the OPEN MIND line of CAM software, reported preliminary results for 2013 that showed the year finished strong. If you recall, sales had slowed during Q2, accelerated a bit in Q3 and,...
Morning coffee: economy, earnings, deals & news
Welcome to a new week! Since we know you had an excellent weekend, overdosing on Olympic coverage, you forgot all that happened last week. Pour yourself a hot beverage and let’s do a quick recap. It’s the Economy … According to payroll data, the US...
Quickies: DS announces Q4 results, Autodesk/Delcam closes
It’s a busy news day in PLMland, so the details will have to come later — but here’s what we know now. Dassault Systèmes reports that Q4 revenue was €565 million, essentially flat with last year and up 5% in constant currencies (cc). For the year,...
Morning coffee: PTC’s FQ1, SolidWorks World & so much more
We’re trying something new. So much happens during the typical week that, by Friday, we’ve forgotten most of it in a TGIF haze. Come Monday, we need to reboot and wrap our minds around it all again. To help you jumpstart this week, we’re going to...
Quickies: CFD, chocolate, collaborating & manufacturing — oh my!
Some headlines to get your week going, if you had yesterday off for the MLK remembrance. Of course, if you’re somewhere else in the world, you’re already well into your week, but let’s get you caught up anyway: I’ve written a lot about the...
Quickies: DS/Realtime & ADSK/Delcam inch closer; Softech, Stratasys earnings news
So much news, so little time. A quick listing of what’s captured our imagination lately. On the acquisition front, two deals have moved forward a bit. If you remember, Dassault Systèmes announced back in December that it was acquiring a controlling stake...
