PLM goes green?

PLM goes green?

Jan 21, 2020 | Hot Topics

PLM goes green? I believe in science. In the null hypothesis. In finding the root cause. And science says we are not doing nearly enough to reverse the damage already done to our planet by our homes, factories, cars, ships and planes, and to prevent further climate...
Aras & ANSYS team up but no acquisition

Aras & ANSYS team up but no acquisition

Jan 14, 2020 | Hot Topics

Aras & ANSYS team up but no acquisition This just came into the inbox: Aras Licenses Platform to ANSYS in Strategic OEM Deal Partnership will enable better processes and data management of simulations for digital thread traceability across the lifecycle You know...
What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

Sep 11, 2019 | Hot Topics

If you’re Siemens, apparently it’s plenty. If you tuned into the PLMish news last week, you’ll likely know that Siemens PLM Software is now Siemens Digital Industries Software and that the overarching umbrella brand for that software is Xcelerator....
DS rocked Q2 but isn’t building a supersonic car. Bummer.

DS rocked Q2 but isn’t building a supersonic car. Bummer.

Jul 24, 2019 | Hot Topics

I am still plowing through Dassault Systèmes’ materials about its second quarter, so may write an update later but here are first impressions: Q2 was good, really good, with non-IFRS revenue of €965 million, up 16% as reported, up 13% in constant currencies (cc)...
Quickie: DS gets closer to Medidata, reports CQ3 revenue up 11%

MuM revises growth forecast upward — what slowdown?

Jul 22, 2019 | Hot Topics

PLMish earnings season starts today, as Germany’s Mensch und Maschine (MuM) reports how its own software and the Autodesk VAR businesses performed in the second quarter. We’ve already heard from Hexagon and SAP that China and greater Asia, respectively,...
DS + Medidata = PLMish for Life Science

DS + Medidata = PLMish for Life Science

Jun 17, 2019 | Hot Topics

Last week, Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced that it was buying the US firm Medidata for $5.7 billion. It’s a deal that has a lot of people in the automotive and aerospace industries, long DS’ sweet spot, wondering, why? First, though, DS’ why. DS...
DS + Medidata = PLMish for Life Science

Wipro snaps up ITI

Jun 5, 2019 | Hot Topics

This is a really big deal: Wipro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire International TechneGroup Incorporated (probably better known as ITI), maker of the interoperability solutions that make the PLMish world possible. I saw the news from the Economic Times of...
Quickie: DS gets closer to Medidata, reports CQ3 revenue up 11%

Earnings-apalooza, part 2: PTC and AspenTech

Apr 24, 2019 | Hot Topics

This morning started strong, with news from SAP and Dassault Systèmes announcing nice revenue growth, highlighting customer adoption of their newer offerings. I’ll have more on those later, but here’s a quick snapshot fo the highlights. Now we’re...