Solidworks, Dassault Systèmes and PTC — Oh my!

Sep 21, 2008 | Hot Topics

It’s been an interesting week. Like you, dozens of emails and press releases cross my desk every day, some of which are far more relevant and interesting than others. Of interest: Bernard Charlés appeared for the first time ever at a SolidWorks-sponsored event – and...

Is PTC hanging out the “For Sale” sign?

Sep 8, 2008 | Hot Topics

The Financial Times of London reported on Saturday that PTC has approached GoldmanSachs about selling itself for something on the order of $2 billion. FT cites "people withknowledge of the process" but was unable to get PTC to comment. The article says...

Autodesk’s streak continues

Aug 17, 2008 | Hot Topics

Autodesk handily beat market expectations for the second fiscal quarter of 2009, reportingtotal revenue of $620 million, up 18% over last year and ahead its own earlier forecast.Excluding foreign exchange effects, total revenue was up 10%. Moldlfow contributed...

Dassault Systèmes reports solid Q2 but shares fall anyway

Jul 31, 2008 | Hot Topics

It’s tough being a public company. Dassault Systèmes announced solid second quarterresults today: revenue up, non-GAAP earnings per share slightly ahead of expectations,solid and solid-ish contributions from all brands and all geographies… and still its share priceis...

Autodesk gives first look at Plassotech integration

Jul 28, 2008 | Hot Topics

You may remember that Autodesk expanded its footprint into CAE with the acquisition of Plassotech just about a year ago. At the time, Plassotech had a small but devoted following; many thought its CAE solutions were on par with more established, extensive offerings...

And the big get bigger

Jun 18, 2008 | Hot Topics

What did I write last week about the opportunity in PLM for small companies to innovate — and ultimately be gobbled up by a giant? Dassault Systemes announced yesterday that it was buying Engineous Software, a “market leader in process automation,...