Mar 15, 2017 | Hot Topics
It’s been a while since Autodesk reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended January 31, and I encourage you to look at the details here, if you’re interested. Given that Autodesk is moving its users from perpetual to subscriptions, the...
May 31, 2016 | Hot Topics
Earnings keep coming and the news is increasingly positive — in our PLMish world, at least, customers are buying and using technology to continue to innovate. One recent announcement comes from Exa, the CFD maker. Exa reported that first quarter fiscal 2017,...
Mar 11, 2016 | Hot Topics
Exa Corp. last night announced results that definitely bucked the trend — recall that ANSYS and DS both reported simulation results that were good but not expectation-beating. Exa’s Q4 revenue was $18.3 million, up 8% year/year as reported and up 13% in...
Feb 16, 2016 | Hot Topics
Kishore Boyalakuntla, SolidWorks Brand User Experience Leader, joked that SolidWorks World is a bit like Disney for engineers — and, you know, it is! This year’s event had a slightly different vibe: it was less serious, more maker and decidedly not DS-centric. Yes,...
Feb 13, 2014 | Hot Topics
We take a break from the streak of earnings and acquisitions to focus on CAE — specifically, CFD. Earlier this year, John Chawner of Pointwise highlighted a survey which found that “58% of engineers aren’t prepared for running CFD. Keeping in mind the...
Dec 30, 2013 | Hot Topics
Hope you’re enjoying your year-end holidays! Skiing? Sunning? Playing? We’re still trying to unplug (but failing miserably) and recharge (naps, lots of naps) before 2014 arrives, so this blog is going to be short and sweet. 2013 was a year when some of the...