The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues
The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues I don’t write about resellers enough — they are a vitally important part of many users’ PLMish experiences, bringing specialized add-ons, training, and other services to make sense of the (sometimes...
The PLMish world steps up to support Ukraine
The PLMish world steps up to support Ukraine A number of design, engineering, and PLM companies are helping to up the pressure on Russia to cease fire in Ukraine, each in their own way and in keeping with their country’s stated positions. Below is some of...
4 on a Friday: Autodesk gets into digital dailies, Sandvik announces Q4 results, Reese joins GE Digital, SolidWorks user event goes digital
4 on a Friday: Autodesk gets into digital dailies, Sandvik announces Q4 results, Reese joins GE Digital, SolidWorks user event goes digital Autodesk announced that it has acquired Moxion, maker of a “cloud-based platform for digital dailies used by leading...
Quickie: Autodesk adds more estimating, Nemetschek adds digital sculpting
Quickie: Autodesk adds more estimating, Nemetschek adds digital sculpting It feels a bit like a year-end flush of deal pipelines, with Nemetschek and Autodesk announcing the fourth and fifth acquisitions just this week in our PLMish world: First, Autodesk said that it...
5 on a Friday — what a week! Autodesk, ESI, PTC, Shapr3D, and more
5 on a Friday — what a week! Autodesk, ESI, PTC, Shapr3D, and more Oh my goodness, what a week. We’ve had events, earnings, non-earnings news … I feel like a sponge that simply cannot absorb one more thing. We’ll get back to earings in more...
8 on a Wednesday? Yup. Quick notes on Rockwell/Plex, 3D Systems, Lectra, Hexagon, Autodesk, Altair, Propel and Procore
8 on a Wednesday? Yup. Quick notes on Rockwell/Plex, 3D Systems, Lectra, Hexagon, Autodesk, Altair, Propel and Procore Things have been hopping here at Schnitger Corp global headquarters and we’re way behind on blogging about important PLMish news. Before we get...
PLMish earnings are off to a good start with MuM and Cadence reporting strong performance
We’re deep into earnings this week, as Cadence, Dassault Systèmes, Hexagon, Nemetschek, and PTC all report about what happened during the quarter that ended in June. Before that all kicks off, Mensch und Maschine last week gave us a preview of what to expect....
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?...

