Feb 20, 2013 | Hot Topics
We’ve recently heard from three of the main publicly traded players in infrastructure software and this week we start hearing from some of their main customers. It seems, therefore, like a good time to review what’s being said about the climate for...
Feb 13, 2013 | Hot Topics
Last weekend a huge storm dumped as much as 3 feet of snow on New England. Many municipalities put in place driving bans, which kept people off the roads and sped up snow removal. But when we all hit the roads on Monday, the traffic jams highlighted the huge problems...
Oct 31, 2012 | Hot Topics
We’re still recovering from hurricane Sandy here in New England. Schools are open as are most roads, but a lot of people are still without power and assessing damage. It could have been a lot worse, so we’re grateful. It’s interesting that the New...
Aug 21, 2012 | Hot Topics
For a company that very few people have heard of, Hexagon is doing quite well. Its engineering-related brands include Leica Geosystems, Intergraph, CADWorx and its customers include process plants operators, EPCs, surveyors, NASA, auto makers and aircraft...May 10, 2012 | Hot Topics
Hexagon AB, the parent company of Intergraph, Leica and other brands, reported results for the March quarter earlier this week. CEO Ola Rollén characterized the group’s overall performance as a good start to the year, but reflecting uneven performance across regions...Feb 12, 2012 | Hot Topics
I’m in San Diego for SolidWorks World, looking out at the harbor and trying to catch up on last week’s news. It’s in the 50s here, cloudy and windy. Wonderful for this New Englander, but cold to the natives who huddle around outdoor propane heaters. It’s likely colder...Jan 19, 2012 | Hot Topics
Hexagon today announce that it has acquired MicroSurvey Software Inc., a Canadian developer of software used in the surveying, construction, and for forensic reconstruction. I first became aware of MicroSurvey more than 10 years ago, when I worked on my first Daratech...Oct 27, 2011 | Hot Topics
Hexagon reported a solid third quarter 2011, with total revenue of €521 million, up a whopping 55% as reported and up 13% excluding acquisitions and foreign exchange effect — meaning Intergraph and other recent acquisitions accounted for about €150 million in...Aug 23, 2011 | Hot Topics
So I went on vacation last week. And the world of engineering software kept going, perhaps even ramped up a bit even though I wasn’t around to pay attention. Here are a few of the news bits I found most compelling from my time away:SGI acquires OpenCFDLast week SGI...
