PLMish earnings start strong, with good news from MuM and Sandvik
PLMish earnings start strong, with good news from MuM and Sandvik Two reports start us off this earnings season: Mensch und Maschine, the Autodesk reseller, and Sandvik, the Swedish company buying its way into CAM. First, MuM. Mensch und Maschine Software reported...
5 on a Friday: Bentley, Cadmatic, FARO, GoEngineer and Graphisoft all acquire
5 on a Friday: Bentley, Cadmatic, FARO, GoEngineer and Graphisoft all acquire SO much news to catch up on: FARO acquired SiteScape, a maker of low-res iOS LiDAR scanning software that’s used in indoor AEC and operations and maintenance applications....
MuM adds to PLMish good news
MuM adds to PLMish good news Mensch und Maschine Software says it “remained undeterred on the record track in Q3, achieving the strongest [nine month] figures in the company’s history” because of “strong new business for M+M Software, as well...
5 on a Monday: Addnode & Sandvik report Q2, Cadence acquires Future Facilities, Matterport adds to its real estate offering & Siemens snaps up ZONA for aero simulation
5 on a Monday: Addnode & Sandvik report Q2, Cadence acquires Future Facilities, Matterport adds to its real estate offering & Siemens snaps up ZONA for aero simulation Yes, a quick catchup blog is unusual on a Monday, but I was traveling last week and am...
MuM says Q1 was strongest in its history
MuM says Q1 was strongest in its history That’s a heck of a headline, no? Mensch und Maschine Software reported Q1 results this week that add some details to the head: Q1 revenue was up 18% year/year to EUR 85.41 million, surpassing the previous high of EUR...
The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues
The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues I don’t write about resellers enough — they are a vitally important part of many users’ PLMish experiences, bringing specialized add-ons, training, and other services to make sense of the (sometimes...
An appreciation: SolidWorks’ Vic Leventhal
An appreciation: SolidWorks’ Vic Leventhal My social feeds lit up this weekend with the sad news that Vic Leventhal has died. If you use Solidworks, think of Vic. If you work for or rely on a CAD reseller, think of Vic. If you’ve ever built a PLMish sales...
Siemens acquires South African distributor ESTEQ
And the news keeps rolling: Siemens Digital Industries Software (fka Siemens PLM Software) just announced that it will acquire select assets of ESTEQ, a PLMish distributor in South Africa. [Not in the deal is ESTEQ’s Test and Measurement business; it remains...
