ANSYS Q3 near top of guidance; sees 9% growth in 2016
ANSYS just announced that GAAP-basis revenue in Q3 was $238 million, up 2% as reported and up 9% in constant currencies — and near the top end of its earlier guidance. Software license revenue was $140 million, flat year/year as reported, while...
ESI Q2 revenue up 8% on strong license growth in installed base
ESI Group just reported results for the second quarter of its fiscal year — and it was an overall mixed bag, with some pockets of solid growth. Revenue for the quarter was €24.3 million, up 8% as reported and up 2% in constant currency and using a similar group...
Exa’s Q2 shows good progress
Exa reported results last week that show good progress, if not stellar growth. Total revenue in Q2 was $15.5 million, up 4% as reported and up 15% in constant currencies — more or less in line with prior guidance and Wall Street’s expectations. The details: License...
ANSYS’ Q2 shows steady pace
ANSYS today reported Q2 revenue of $235.5 million, smack in the middle of its prior forecast of $230 million to $238 million and about $1 million ahead of Wall Street consensus. That’s good, and the news sent the share price up about 2%; after the earnings...
Siemens PLM CONX ties together users, systems and products
I’ve been on a quest to find out where designs come from and one thing is clear: nothing is ever created in a vacuum. A good industrial designer will look at what else the prospective buyer might have on his desk, so that the new ergonomic mouse fits into the...
ESI acquires Ciespace to bring CAE to the masses
Add together acquisitive leanings and the trend to all things cloud, and what do you get? ESI yesterday announced that it has acquired Ciespace, which appears to have figured out a way to get around performance , scalability and real-time collaboration issues to...
MSC acquires Simufact for forming, welding
MSC Software just announced that it has acquired Simufact, maker of Simufact.forming and Simufact.welding, nonlinear simulation software technology for manufacturers. Yes, for forming and welding — it costs a lot of money to trial these manufacturing processes,...
Exa’s Q3 at low end of guidance even with strong license growth
Exa Corp. reported Q3 results just now that show solid growth as customers continue to convert from consulting engagements (where Exa carries out projects) to software license buyers. Total revenue was up 13% to $16 million, at the low end of the guidance issued at...

