Bentley surpasses $700 million
[Note: I’m traveling and so wrote this based on advance materials provided by Bentley. They are hosting a conference call today and I’ll update, if warranted, when I can listen to the replay. The report I reference is now available for you to download. Go...
Bentley goes open, open source that is
In October, at its Year in Infrastructure event, Bentley Systems announced that part of its vision for AEC industry interoperability would go open source. It was a big deal announcement and deserves more than the mention I was able to give it at the time.First, what...
Bentley makes AIworx official, announces second deal
Bentley’s acquisitions just keep rolling. At last month’s Year in Infrastructure conference, the company announced one in pedestrian simulation, LEGION, and Agency9 to complement its existing digital cities offering. Another one was hinted at: AIworx,...
Bentley’s AEC digital twin combines BIM, CAD and more
The Year in Infrastructure (YII) is Bentley Systems’ annual media fest, where new product releases, customer successes and acquisitions vie for attention. We’ll cover more of those over the next several blog posts, but today we’ll focus on one of the big product...
Quickie: Bentley acquisitions continue portfolio buildout
Bentley’s annual extravaganza, the Year in Infrastructure, kicks off today in London — and there are (and will be) many announcements. Rather than dumping them all into one impossibly long post, I’m going to focus on one batch at a time. today,...
#SIAC18 showed that Siemens is more than the sum of its parts
Every year in late August or early September, Siemens throws a big information-fest for industry analysts and journalists where they explore the latest industry trends and technologies, and highlight Siemens’ place in its customer/partner ecosystem. It’s...
Siemens FQ3 flatish, PLM “outstanding”, reorg looms
Yesterday Siemens announced the acquisition of Mendix; today’s news was fiscal third quarter earnings and a reorg. Tariffs came up early and often, as the uncertainty surrounding global trading frameworks affect many parts of Siemens’ business. Lack of...
Bentley steps up 4D, acquires Synchro
Bentley just announced that it has acquired Synchro Software to boost its 4D construction offerings. Think of Synchro as software for virtual design and construction, enabling visual planning, scheduling, and project management. This lets asset owners, constructors...
