Siemens’ FQ1 saw solid contributions from EDA, Mendix but also PLM caution

PTC blew past forecasts in FQ1, raises guidance for year

PTC blew past forecasts in FQ1, raises guidance for year PTC reported results for its fiscal first quarter of 2021, ended December 31, 2020, last night — and they were pretty darned good. Before we get too excited, though, it’s important to note that...
Will PTC+Arena = SaaS dominance in PLM? Maybe

Will PTC+Arena = SaaS dominance in PLM? Maybe

Will PTC+Arena = SaaS dominance in PLM? Maybe A lot of you have been in touch to talk about PTC’s announced acquisition of Arena Solutions. Why do this deal? What’s in it for PTC, Arena, and for their customers? What happens to Arena’s PLM where it...
Super quick: PTC to acquire Arena for SaaS PLM

Super quick: PTC to acquire Arena for SaaS PLM

Super quick: PTC to acquire Arena for SaaS PLM Continuing that momentum into all things cloud and SaaS, PTC says it’s signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arena Solutions for $715 million in cash, “enabling the company to deliver a complete CAD + PLM...
Super quick: PTC to acquire Arena for SaaS PLM

DS acquires NuoDB for cloud-native distributed SQL

DS acquires NuoDB for cloud-native distributed SQL I hope you had a lovely and peaceful Thanksgiving if you’re in the US, and a bit of hush to hear yourself think if you’re somewhere else. Last week Dassault Systèmes announced that it was acquiring the 84%...
Siemens’ FQ1 saw solid contributions from EDA, Mendix but also PLM caution

MuM’s Q3 down 7% — but that’s better than Q2

MuM’s Q3 down 7% — but that’s better than Q2 One of the earnings bellwethers in our PLMish universe, Mensch und Maschine (MuM), reported this morning that its Q3 was … not as bad as Q2 … and that it expects Q4 to start ramping back up....