So much news: acquisitions, divestitures, non-deals and an appreciation
So much news: acquisitions, divestitures, non-deals and an appreciation Last week, I was in the Cotswolds in England. It was gorgeous; I’ll tell you more about it some other time — but, oh my goodness, the PLMish world kept going! Yes, there’s lots of earnings news,...
Bentley goes Blyncsy for AI
Bentley goes Blyncsy for AI (Sorry – I’m truly terrible at headlines.) Do you remember // did you listen to Bentley’s Q4 earnings call? CEO Greg Bentley was very excited about the potential of the company’s asset analytics offerings, specifically its 2023...
Catchup: Bentley gets a new CEO, Francisco acquires Jama, JDM buys Penta and STRUXI, Stratasys snaps up Arevo’s IP, Synopsys+Ansys still a go
Catchup: Bentley gets a new CEO, Francisco acquires Jama, JDM buys Penta and STRUXI, Stratasys snaps up Arevo’s IP, Synopsys+Ansys still a go Happy Spring! While you’ve been out gathering daffodils (not us – we had snow last weekend here in New...
Bentley YII 2023 highlights spectacular projects, reinforces data stewardship
Bentley YII 2023 highlights spectacular projects, reinforces data stewardship How to describe Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII)? It’s a chance for the AEC world’s media to hear from some of the most innovative infrastructure projects on the planet, how they use...
Bentley’s Seequent amps “rock to revenue” value prop, acquires geothermal simulation solution
Bentley’s Seequent amps “rock to revenue” value prop, acquires geothermal simulation solution Bentley Systems’ Seequent is very cool. And it just got cooler by acquiring Flow State Solutions, maker of the geothermal reservoir simulation...
Deal roundup: Extension not reinvention at Bentley, Hexagon, Altair, Nemetschek, and Trimble
Deal roundup: Extension not reinvention at Bentley, Hexagon, Altair, Nemetschek, and Trimble There has been so much earnings news –generally good retrospectively with varying degrees of caution looking ahead– that I’ve lost sight of one of the...
5 on a Friday: Bentley, Cadmatic, FARO, GoEngineer and Graphisoft all acquire
5 on a Friday: Bentley, Cadmatic, FARO, GoEngineer and Graphisoft all acquire SO much news to catch up on: FARO acquired SiteScape, a maker of low-res iOS LiDAR scanning software that’s used in indoor AEC and operations and maintenance applications....
YII 2022: Bentley’s evolution nudges a data revolution
YII 2022: Bentley’s evolution nudges a data revolution Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to attend the 2022 edition of Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure. While much was similar to prior years’ in-person YIIs, a lot was different. There was certainly the...
