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Archive for April, 2010
PTC License Revenue Up 54% in Second Quarter
Apr. 30 | Total revenue was up 7% from last year; more proof of a manufacturing sector recovery. The SharePoint-based PDM offering is gaining momentum. We think PTC has put primping for a suitor into high gear. PTC (NASDAQ: PTMC) turned in a good second quarter,...
Comet Solutions Tightens Its Grip on the Future
Apr. 30 | The vendor of an innovative product for concept modeling and early stage design simulation has new venture capital funding, a new sales office, and a new release of the flagship product. Comet Solutions, the maker of software for concept modeling and...
PDM Will Be a Growth Market in 2010
Apr. 28 | PDM software sold better than expected in 2009, especially the products aimed at smaller manufacturers. We estimate less than 30% market penetration, with another good year ahead. By Randall S. Newton Editor-in-Chief Despite the economic downturn, it...
CAD Society Honors Fu, Payne, and Tara with 2010 Awards
Apr. 28 | Each year The CAD Society honors members of the engineering design software community in three categories: Leadership, Lifetime Achievement, and Community Service. Awards were recently presented at COFES 2010. The CAD Society has honored three members...
Former IBM PLM Chief Bunshaft Joins Dassault Systèmes
Apr. 28 | Dassault Systèmes’ acquisition of IBM’s PLM operations recently closed, bringing Dassault 700 new employees and 1,000 new customers. DS should see immediate benefits from the acquisition. Al Bunshaft Former IBM PLM chief Al Bunshaft becomes Managing...
The Outsourcing Trap: Eppinger Takes a Second Look at Global Product Development
Apr. 28 | Steven D. Eppinger One of the authors of the highly influential 2006 article “The New Practice of Global Product Development” has updated it with new insights. He warns that global product development can be inefficient and loaded with hidden costs...
Delcam Reports Second-Best Year Ever in 2009
Apr. 28 | A boost in R&D spending helped the British CAM software vendor move up one spot in the CIMdata rankings. British CAM software vendor Delcam has reported the company’s 2009 results. Sales were down compared to 2008, but it was still the second-best...
Autodesk Grant Powers Biodiesel Initiative
Apr. 28 | Springboard Biodiesel moves from SolidWorks to Autodesk Inventor to design new Intelligent Local Production biodiesel processor. April 2, 2010—When Springboard Biodiesel CEO Mark Roberts heard about the Autodesk Clean Tech Partner Program, two things...
AVEVA Reboots Annual Customer Meetings
Apr. 27 | The former user conferences ISEIT and AMUM are being replaced by AVEVA World Summit, with three regional versions for Europe, the Americas, and Asia/Pacific. AVEVA is merging its various separate annual customer conferences into one new series of events...
