Autodesk says it plans relatively minor restructuring

Autodesk says it plans relatively minor restructuring

Sep 30, 2013 | Hot Topics

Autodesk just filed a form 8-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that says that the company is restructuring to reduce both staff and facilities — although it’s not saying how many people, from which parts of the business, or which facilities...
Rand divests, focuses for fiscal 2014

Rand divests, focuses for fiscal 2014

Sep 30, 2013 | Hot Topics

Rand Worldwide, the Autodesk reseller and provider of proprietary solutions, just announced that revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30 was up slightly, but the accounting effect of the sale of its international operations led to a sharp decline in net income. The...
Rand divests, focuses for fiscal 2014

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...
Rand divests, focuses for fiscal 2014

MuM says slow Q2, but demand picking up

Jul 22, 2013 | Hot Topics

A few weeks ago, AVEVA teased that it had seen “good” conditions in the market for its engineering and enterprise solutions, but without giving any numbers. European company Mensch und Maschine (MuM) today painted a slightly different picture,...
Autodesk Fusion 360 – it’s here!

Autodesk Fusion 360 – it’s here!

Jul 17, 2013 | Hot Topics

A couple of weeks ago, Autodesk formally released Fusion 360, the not-at-all secret CAD product the company has worked on for the last couple of years. If you remember, the company showed off a pre-Beta version of the product at a Design Slam contest at AU about 6...
Autodesk links PLM and ERP, buys Tinkercad

Autodesk links PLM and ERP, buys Tinkercad

May 20, 2013 | Hot Topics

PLM 360 + NetSuite = Control for SMBs? Last week, Autodesk and NetSuite announced that they had entered into a strategic partnership to link Autodesk PLM 360 and NetSuite ERP, with the aim of offering PLM and ERP to small and medium-sized companies that might have...
Quickies: Pricing Fusion 360, CENIT reports, COFES

Quickies: Pricing Fusion 360, CENIT reports, COFES

Apr 17, 2013 | Hot Topics

It’s been tough to concentrate this week, so we’ve finally wised up and are sticking to classical music and not news radio. Did you know that there is a big world outside Boston? And that much of it waltzes, minuettes and tangos? Time to get busy....
Rand divests, focuses for fiscal 2014

Quickie: Autodesk acquires Firehole Composites

Mar 19, 2013 | Hot Topics

We interrupt our stream of tweets for a news bulletin …. I’m at the CD-adapco user conference so this has to be quick (so far, we’ve had great company and user presentations, been challenged to be better leaders by Mr. Gene Kranz himself and seen,...
P3: Infrastructure wave of the future?

P3: Infrastructure wave of the future?

Mar 11, 2013 | Hot Topics

Imagine you’re a town manager with aging infrastructure and a growing population: How do you build enough schools to meet projected demand? Boost the capacity of your water and wastewater treatment facilities? Revamp bridges that now carry twice as much traffic...