Autodesk grows socially

Autodesk grows socially

Jul 20, 2012 | Hot Topics

Earlier this week, Autodesk announced that it had acquired Socialcam for $60 million. At first, I thought it was a CAM vendor I had never heard of. But I’ve heard of most of them and would certainly be aware of any that could command a $60 million price tag. A...
Autodesk grows socially

Q1 recap/Q2 preview: What we’ll be looking for

Jul 10, 2012 | Hot Topics

As we prepare ourselves for the onslaught of Q2 earnings reports, it’s helpful to look back at Q1 to see patterns that (perhaps) foreshadow future results and identify areas that were causes for concern last quarter. To help with this analysis, we’ve...

Construction is hot, ADSK + Vela

Jun 8, 2012 | Hot Topics

For many, the connection of construction with design is the next frontier in AEC. We may design in 3D and use elaborate construction planning software back in the office but on the jobsite, all is 2D. Paper that gets wet, lists that get lost. All of this paper causes...

Autodesk’s Q1 “Solid, uneven”

May 18, 2012 | Hot Topics

Autodesk announced results last night for the quarter ended April 30. While pretty good retrospectively, the company’s outlook was cautious, leading to a sharp decline in the company’s share price morning. The good: total revenue was up 11%, revenue from Asia hit a...

MuM 2012: Off to a strong start

Apr 23, 2012 | Hot Topics

Mensch and Maschine Software (MuM) today reported that preliminary Q1 figures indicate that revenue from its continuing operations were up about 17%, but in total were about half of that recorded in Q1, 2011. Sales from the proprietary software segment, M + M Software...

MuM’s 2011 shows a VAR in transition

Apr 4, 2012 | Hot Topics

Mensch und Maschine last week gave formal, final results for 2011 that confirmed its earlier disclosure and provides more details — but the big takeaway is that MuM’s new strategy appears to be working. Over the last 18 months or so, MuM has sold off much of its...

Autodesk PLM 360: Insanely configurable?

Mar 9, 2012 | Hot Topics

I’ve spent the last few days playing around with Autodesk’s new PLM 360 offering. I’m an engineer and have been around CAD, PDM, PLM and the like for 30 years – but no one should think of me as a PLM implementation expert. I also don’t...

Quickies: AspenTech, Cimatron, Comet & MuM

Mar 1, 2012 | Hot Topics

Trying to keep up with the news flow isn’t easy this week! Here are a few tidbits that might have escaped your notice: Aspen Tech has acquired SolidSim Engineering GmbH, a provider of solids process modeling software. It’s a natural combination, since a lot of...

Quick recap: Autodesk launches PLM 360

Feb 29, 2012 | Hot Topics

Today Autodesk finally launched its much-touted PLM product, Autodesk PLM 360. I tried to live-tweet (follow me at @monica_schnitge) the event but here’s a quick recap of the high points: Autodesk PLM 360 is available today, at www.autodeskplm360.com. Autodesk PLM 360...

Autodesk: MFG reports record; is AEC back?

Feb 27, 2012 | Hot Topics

Autodesk reported results last week for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 31, 2011 that pretty much blew past expectations and continued the strong trends seen over the last several quarters, albeit with a bit of deceleration in many of the individual...