PTC returns to modest growth in FQ2 – but we’ll take it!
PTC announced its fiscal Q2 financials a couple of days ago, and I’ve been trying to figure out what to write about ever since. There was good news, in that revenue was up year/year for the first time in nine quarters. And the net loss narrowed. But I worry...
Q&A Tuesday: Where does PLM fit? What’s a flexible ship? And more
You ask the best questions! Here, some quick answers from the mailbag: I probably get more questions on PLM than anything else: what is it, who uses it, why does it matter — and where does it fit into an overall IT strategy. The first thing to realize is that...
Updates: Siemens+Mentor, ESI earnings, what ever happened to Geometric?
You’ve been asking some great questions, here on the blog, via email and over on LinkedIn — and since you tell me you rarely have time to go back and look at old posts for updates, I’ve collected a few right here, right now. First, more on Siemens...
Siemens bets big on software, all across the AG
Quick: what do you think of when I say “Siemens”? Since you read here, probably PLM, and that makes sense. But Siemens AG is so much bigger than the PLM part of the business, encompassing energy, medical diagnostic systems, manufacturing automation...
ESI’s Q3 shows continued momentum
It looks like things may finally be coming together for ESI. Q3 results, released a few weeks ago, show that the company is reaching new customers, deepening relationships with longtime customers — and partnering with a leading research institute to...
Autodesk Accelerate highlights the Fusion of CAx, PLM, CPQ & IoT
It’s always fascinating to watch a product come to life. What problems does its creator think it solves? How do early adopter customers actually use it? What kind of partner ecosystem grows up around it? Autodesk’s PLM 360 (yes, I know that’s not...
Quickies: Acquisitions continue in the PLMish world
Just because you’re lying on a beach, don’t assume everyone is. We’ve had a couple of acquisition announcements come across the transom in the last week, and they’re noteworthy. SofTech continues its shift in focus away from PLM. You may have...![A primer: How do I pick the best [CAD/CAE/PLM/CAM/etc] solution?](https://i0.wp.com/schnitgercorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/meeting-469574_640.jpg?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1)
A primer: How do I pick the best [CAD/CAE/PLM/CAM/etc] solution?
I get a lot of question from readers but, by FAR, the most common one is: What’s the best [CAD/CAM/CAE/CFD/PIDO/PLM/etc] on the market? It would be so easy, wouldn’t it, if there were one easily identifiable answer to that question. And the vendors, of...
