AU 2023: Focus on platforms, granularity and AI
AU 2023: Focus on platforms, granularity and AI Ah, Autodesk University. Thousands of people and too few escalators. Designers and makers and architects and construction teams, all in one place. Las Vegas, usually prettying itself up for holiday visitors at this time...
The PLMish VAR economy: mixed Q2 so far
The PLMish VAR economy: mixed Q2 so far As PLMish earnings start, it’s helpful to look at the results reported by the (very few) publicly traded value-added resellers (VARs). They’re the canary in the coal mine, on the front lines with the buyers of PLMish solutions....
PLMish earnings start strong, with good news from MuM and Sandvik
PLMish earnings start strong, with good news from MuM and Sandvik Two reports start us off this earnings season: Mensch und Maschine, the Autodesk reseller, and Sandvik, the Swedish company buying its way into CAM. First, MuM. Mensch und Maschine Software reported...
AU 2022: a joyous in-person extravaganza
AU 2022: a joyous in-person extravaganza Last month, Autodesk held its first Autodesk University (AU) in person since the whole COVID drama began. It was both a very familiar event and completely new. New: New Orleans instead of Las Vegas! Being handed a COVID test...
MuM adds to PLMish good news
MuM adds to PLMish good news Mensch und Maschine Software says it “remained undeterred on the record track in Q3, achieving the strongest [nine month] figures in the company’s history” because of “strong new business for M+M Software, as well...
4 on a Friday: AspenTech and FARO acquire, Autodesk reports, and OpenFOAM is (still) independent
4 on a Friday: AspenTech and FARO acquire, Autodesk reports, and OpenFOAM is (still) independent A lot of things to catch up on before the weekend: AspenTech announced that it will acquire Micromine, maker of (you guessed it) mine design and management solutions for...
5 on a Friday: celebrations, acquisitions, investments & charges
5 on a Friday: celebrations, acquisitions, investments & charges Before anything else: Canadians, happy Canada Day! Americans, get that barbecue ready and have a great 4th of July! Everybody else, have a restful weekend – or join us. We’ll put a vegan...
Autodesk’s Q1 beats expectations, sets up for strong fiscal 2023
Autodesk’s Q1 beats expectations, sets up for strong fiscal 2023 You know me: cynical. When I saw that Autodesk had scheduled its earnings release for the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend, in a year that’s reputed to be “revenge...
