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...
Apr 16, 2012 | Hot Topics
AVEVA today offered a sneak preview of its performance during the September 2011 – March 2012 portion of their fiscal year. Full results will be announced on May 28. The wording of the announcement makes it a bit difficult to parse, with not-particularly-glowing...
Jan 31, 2012 | Hot Topics
AspenTech continues its turnaround, with total revenue climbing 34% to nearly $67 million for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31. The transition from paid-up license/maintenance revenue recognition to subscriptions has been rocky with the company not yet near...
Jan 27, 2012 | Hot Topics
The earnings news so far has been almost giddy, both retrospectively as PTC and SAP strong December quarters and looking forward as both companies project strong growth for 2012. AVEVA tamped that down a bit today, releasing an Interim Management Statement (no...
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...
Jan 11, 2012 | Hot Topics
Earlier this week, Autodesk and Pitney Bowes Software announced a strategic alliance to “help infrastructure owners and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) organizations make more informed decisions and drive greater efficiencies across the plan, design,...
Nov 23, 2011 | Hot Topics
Earlier in November, I was fortunate enough to attend Bentley Systems’ Be Inspired event in Amsterdam, where Bentley showcases the customer finalists in what could be termed “extreme infrastructure” –plants, buildings, roads, construction, utilities–...