Siemens to acquire Lightwork Design
In transit, so this has to be brief: Siemens just announced that it is acquiring Lightwork Design — the people you likely know for their gorgeous rendering software, Lightworks. Siemens says that this type of realistic imaging will “help customers address...
#SIAC18 showed that Siemens is more than the sum of its parts
Every year in late August or early September, Siemens throws a big information-fest for industry analysts and journalists where they explore the latest industry trends and technologies, and highlight Siemens’ place in its customer/partner ecosystem. It’s...
Siemens FQ3 flatish, PLM “outstanding”, reorg looms
Yesterday Siemens announced the acquisition of Mendix; today’s news was fiscal third quarter earnings and a reorg. Tariffs came up early and often, as the uncertainty surrounding global trading frameworks affect many parts of Siemens’ business. Lack of...
Siemens acquires Mendix to accelerate MindSphere rollout
Siemens announced earlier today that it plans to acquire Mendix, a company that makes what is called a “low code” application development platform. If you program from scratch in Fortran (horrors), C, C++, C#, that’s not low-code. Low-code is a...
5 quick take-aways from Siemens Automation Summit
I spent last week at the Siemens Automation Summit, learning lots and speaking with many, many people who program PLCs, HMIs and otherwise make manufacturing facilities hum. I’m still trying to figure out what to write about in more detail, but here are a five...
Quickie: Siemens acquires to build out Mentor’s IC capabilities
Siemens announced today that it is acquiring Austemper Design Systems Inc., a company that makes analysis, auto-correction and simulation technology for integrated circuit (IC) design. This complements Mentor Grpahic’s Questa software, which does functional...
Bentley’s corporate update: no IPO, no drama, record cashflow
Do you remember 2015? It feels so long ago. Bentley Systems gave us a glimpse into its business progress, calling it an Annual Report. Then came the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO), quiet periods, market watching to figure out timing (do you remember...
Siemens FQ2 results highlight sharp growth in PLM
Siemens released its fiscal Q2 results this morning — and PLM software continues to be a bright spot, with frequent mentions of integration into other areas of the business and the opportunities ahead. Siemens said revenue from the PLM software business...
