From the inbox

Dec 9, 2010 | Hot Topics

Today’s blog post is a mishmash — none of it worthy of an entire post but all in answer to emails you’ve sent:Why doesn’t this blog allow comments?There is too much incivility on the web — not that you, personally, would be rude or disruptive, but that guy...

GIS in a 3D explosion

Nov 17, 2010 | Hot Topics

There’s a lot going on in the GIS space but for those of you who don’t follow it, here’s a quick refresher. GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems; this technology is also often known as “geospatial”. GIS’ analytical tools enable uses to associate data and...

AVEVA details half-year, changes CFO

Nov 15, 2010 | Hot Topics

AVEVA Group last week gave more details on its performance for the six months ended September 30 2010. The company last month hinted that its end-markets are still recovering from the global economic meltdown, and that progress to a more normal economic state is...

Earnings: AspenTech, Hexagon, Nemetschek

Nov 2, 2010 | Hot Topics

We’re in the midst of earnings season; keeping up is proving more challenging than usual. Here are a few quick thoughts on recent reports: •Aspen Tech announced results today that show continued momentum from fiscal 2010 (ended in June).  For the first quarter, Aspen...

Done Deal: Intergraph is now a Hexagon company

Oct 29, 2010 | Hot Topics

Yesterday, while we were busy trying to digest all Dassault Systemes’ earnings and PTC’s Creo announcement, Hexagon quietly closed its acquisition of Intergraph. Back in July, Hexagon announced that it wanted to acquire the US-based seller of plant design and...

PTC, DS, Altair and Hexagon oh my

Oct 28, 2010 | Hot Topics

Lots going on today — PTC makes its big announcement (and, I think, slipped up a bit on some timing), DS reports that Q3 was really good, Altair acquires SimLab and Hexagon closes on Intergraph.  Briefly, before I flit off to the PTC event: •PTC’s been so loudly...

News bits: 3D, clouds and more

Oct 19, 2010 | Hot Topics

Still trying to catch up from nearly a month of personal and business travel, so here are a few interesting things from my overflowing in-box: Autodesk commissioned a survey of online consumers that showed that the majority prefer to examine potential purchases in 3D...

Quick catch-up: what you may have missed

Oct 7, 2010 | Hot Topics

Goodness – I go away for a few days, and the PLM world keeps on spinning ;-) Here’s what happened while I was away: Avatech Solutions (now part of Rand) reported revenue of $31.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30 2010, down from $35.4 million a year ago....

SG&I to IGS — Intergraph to create new subsidiary

Sep 7, 2010 | Hot Topics

In the blizzard of information that came out of Intergraph’s user group meeting last week was the announcement that the company will create an independent subsidiary to handle Intergraph’s classified business for the US government, Intergraph Government Solutions...

Intergraph CEO to step down

Sep 1, 2010 | Hot Topics

Intergraph is holding its user conference this week in Las Vegas — rescheduled from May when flooding in Nashville cancelled so many events — and, by all reports, it’s going well. All Points Blog, from Directions Magazine, is covering the event and...