Quickie: AVEVA+Schneider=DONE
Finally, finally: AVEVA announced today that at 8AM UK time on March 1, 2018 it more than doubled in size with the addition of Schneider Electric’s software people and products. Ex-PTCer Craig Hayman, as expected, took over as CEO last week and had this to say...
10 things: Digitalization at AVEVA World Conference, Houston edition
I spent the last week with AVEVA at its North American user conference. I haven’t attended one of these in years, mostly going to the international Summit events (here, here … search the site for more). The Summit is strategic; it’s about IT and economic trends,...
Quickie: AspenTech acquires Apex Optimisation
I am at SolidWorks World in LA this week, so this has to be brief: This morning, Aspen Technology announced that it has acquired Apex Optimisation, maker of GDOT, a software solution that connects plant operations optimization with Advanced Process Control (APC). APC...
Hexagon PPM starts 2018 by acquiring IBS plant commissioning
I believe this is the first PLMish acquisition of 2018: Hexagon PPM announced that has acquired Industrial Business Solutions, Inc. (IBS), makers of ContinuumEdge. ContinuumEdge is a web-based commissioning and completions tool for asset operators and contractors, to...
Quickie: AVEVA announces “much improved” H1 2018
Super-quick, as I’m at Autodesk University: AVEVA reported today that revenue for the six months ended September 30 was £94 million, up 11% as reported and up 6% in constant currencies — a “much-improved performance” in the first half of its...
DS’ 3DExperience Forum highlights move to business processes
Dassault Systèmes (DS) started thinking about the 3DExperience platform almost a decade ago. It started as a 3D web-based environment that would enable designers, manufacturers, end-consumers and service people to virtually experience products. In tandem, it would...
Quickie: Hexagon’s Q2 shows continued weakness in PPM
Hexagon just announced Q2 results that showed modest growth overall and a decent contribution from the recently acquired MSC Software. PPM continues to struggle, but CEO Ola Rollen said in the earnings material that he expects the business to return to growth towards...
AVEVA + Schneider a no-go
In a very brief statement even by UK standards AVEVA just said, “Following the termination of the preliminary discussions between AVEVA Group Plc (“AVEVA”) and Schneider Electric SE, AVEVA has applied to the UKLA for the suspension of its shares to...
