PTC net income rises 61% on flat revenue

Jan. 24 | Asia is the bright spot for new sales and services. A new deal with Embraer for PLM complicates Dassault Systemes relationship. PTC will reduce headcount by 4% during the current quarter. The Embraer 190, a popular small commercial jet. Embraer will be...

Bentley keeps pace; weathers 2012

Dec. 19 | Bentley Systems is a private company, but they annually release selected revenue figures. The company announced $523 million in revenue for 2011. The company has also expanded its relationship with Siemens and announced new deal with Trimble. The economics...

Trimble third quarter revenue up 21%

Nov. 12 | Net income of $93 million gives hope, even though the company warns of rough times ahead. By Kathleen Maher Trimble’s new Westminster, Colorado office. Of the companies transforming themselves lately, Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) has made the latest moves...

Ansys warns about near future despite good third quarter

Nov. 1 | The leading vendor of simulation software sees the US Dollar dropping against all major currencies and a global slowdown for at least the next six months. Ansys (ANSS: Nasdaq) reported a solid third quarter today—the best in company history—yet took...

Autodesk closes fiscal year with 12% fourth quarter revenue increase

Feb. 24 | AEC and manufacturing divisions both set single-quarter revenue records. AEC in North America is finally starting to rebound. Net income for the year was up 35%.    A 3D heart that once illuminated Times Square in New York City, designed with Autodesk...

Strong fourth quarter caps solid year for Dassault Systèmes

Feb. 11 | Quarterly revenue topped a half-billion euros for the first time in company history. Results are quite good, but we notice that sales growth has slowed for three straight quarters.   Dassault Systèmes (EPA: DSY) ended 2011 on a strong note, with solid...

SpaceClaim rapid growth continues in 2011

Feb. 8 | 110% license sales growth and another round of VC funding. Ford gives its seal of approval. We compare SpaceClaim to the early days of SolidWorks. Privately held SpaceClaim is not required to report its financial results, but every year it lays out a...

3D Systems revenue up 39% in third quarter

Nov. 2 | A strong rise in printer volume overcomes a drop in revenue per printer, thanks to new low-cost models. Net income is up 35%. The latest in a string of acquisitions raises questions.  3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has reported a strong third quarter, based...

SolidWorks riding a post-recession growth wave

Sep. 6 | Revenue in the first half of 2011 was up 18% from last year. SolidWorks is now bringing in 23% of all Dassault Systèmes revenue. Feature Freeze is one of many new features in SolidWorks 2012. (Source: SolidWorks) SolidWorks 2012, announced this week...

AVEVA reports record annual revenue of $286 million for FY 2011

Jun. 7 | The BRIC economies continue to be hot for the global vendor of plant design and operations software; North America is currently considered a “rough” market for the UK-based vendor. Plant design and operations software vendor AVEVA (LON: AVV)...