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Really? Are AI & CAE tied for impact on design over the next 5 years?

Jan 12, 2022 | Hot Topics

Really? Are AI & CAE tied for impact on design over the next 5 years? Digital Engineering magazine surveyed its readers late last year about the future of design and came up with a slew of interesting findings. You can read their summary of the overall results...

3 on a Thursday: Gamma and Xometry acquire (not each other), sad news from VRandD

Dec 9, 2021 | Hot Topics

3 on a Thursday: Gamma and Xometry acquire (not each other), sad news from VRandD The calendar is racing towards the end of 2021 — and it actually feels like that, doesn’t it? Normally there’s a sense of slowing down, of coasting into the year-end,...

Investments aplenty: AutoForm to change hands, nTop gets funding

Nov 22, 2021 | Hot Topics

Investments aplenty: AutoForm to change hands, nTop gets funding A couple of things I didn’t have time to write about last week, both investments in PLMish companies. And, stunningly, we’re talking about billions of dollars changing hands — and this...

5 on a Friday — what a week! Autodesk, ESI, PTC, Shapr3D, and more

Nov 5, 2021 | Hot Topics

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...

ESI’s Q3 revenue up 11% in a solid start to the plan announced at its CMD

Oct 28, 2021 | Hot Topics

ESI reported results today — results that mostly confirm a strong start to the three-year plan the company laid out at its investor event earlier this month: Focus on its existing customers, bringing them new products and expanding installations — check...

6 on a Wednesday: Bentley buys more rail asset management, Hexagon completes Infor EAM deal, Velo3D trading as VLD, Dassault Systèmes partners with Synopsys, more on Emerson+AspenTech and SAP pre-announces

Oct 13, 2021 | Hot Topics

6 on a Wednesday: Bentley buys more rail asset management, Hexagon completes Infor EAM deal, Velo3D trading as VLD, Dassault Systèmes partners with Synopsys, more on Emerson+AspenTech and SAP pre-announces A quick roundup of just a bit of the recent PLMish news:...

8 on a Wednesday? Yup. Quick notes on Rockwell/Plex, 3D Systems, Lectra, Hexagon, Autodesk, Altair, Propel and Procore

Sep 29, 2021 | Hot Topics

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...

ESI sets the stage with a decent Q2

Sep 9, 2021 | Hot Topics

ESI sets the stage with a decent Q2 ESI reported results today for the quarter ended 30 June that were … decent. As you may know, ESI is in the middle of a transformation from a company that was somewhat random in its execution and communication with customers...

Ansys adds Zemax optical imaging system simulation to its portfolio

Aug 31, 2021 | Hot Topics

Ansys adds Zemax optical imaging system simulation to its portfolio Ansys has announced that it will acquire Zemax, maker of high-performance optical imaging system simulation solutions. The terms of the deal were not announced, but it is expected to close in the...

Altair beats Q2 forecasts and raises 2021 guidance

Aug 9, 2021 | Hot Topics

Altair reported results last week — and like others in our PLMish universe, they were better than expected. The details: Total revenue in Q2 was $120 million, up 22% and $8 million ahead of expectations. Altair doesn’t do the constant currency thing for...