Autodesk up 16% in fourth quarter

Feb. 24 | All business segments performed well, with manufacturing setting a quarterly record. Starting next quarter Autodesk will change how it reports product sales. Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) reported a strong fourth quarter and fiscal year, but has yet to catch...

IBM PLM acquisition gives Dassault Systèmes a live-cat bounce in 2010

Feb. 11 | SolidWorks remains strong, and Catia sales are steady. There’s more than $1 billion in the bank. [Editor's Note: the Euros to US Dollars exchange rate used in this article is €1 = $1.37.] It was a pretty good fourth quarter and fiscal year for...

Autodesk third quarter net income up 81%

Nov. 19 | For the first time in three years all geographic regions reported double-digit growth. CEO Carl Bass used the analyst Q&A to accuse rival Dassault Systèmes of ‘growth by obfuscation.’ Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) has reported encouraging financial...

First fiscal quarter a mixed bag for the new Avatech Solutions (Rand)

Nov. 15 | Avatech and Rand Worldwide are reporting combined earnings for the first time since their August 2010 merger. Year-end statements give a glimpse inside the formerly private Rand. PLM and BIM reseller Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO) has reported...

Yahoo! Excitement Courtesy of Bartz the Lightning Rod

Oct. 15 | Carol Bartz and Yahoo have been doing a bang-up job of getting ink. If that’s what she set out to do, then everything is going great. Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz At the start of the week, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz topped the list of overpaid executives, according...

Delcam Revenue Up 12% in First Half of 2010

Aug. 16 | The only publicly traded dedicated CAM software developer rebounded well from 2009. Dedicated CAM software developer Delcam reports record six-month sales and increased profits during the first half of 2010. Revenue was £18.1 million ($28.2 million),...

Autodesk Second Quarter: Who needs PLM?

Aug. 13 | August 12, 2010 – Autodesk’s revenues for the quarter ending in the most recent quarter rebounded more sharply than its peers in the engineering software business.  Overall revenues rose 14% in the quarter ended July 31, 2010 when compared with the...

Autodesk Resellers Avatech, Mensch und Maschine Report Growth

Aug. 9 | The rate of positive improvement reported by Avatech Solutions and Mensch und Maschine Software, two leading resellers, offers a bit of positive news for Autodesk, which reports second-quarter results August 12. Two of Autodesk’s largest reseller...

ANSYS Posts Rosy Second Quarter Results

Aug. 6 | ANSYS is doing well again, in line with its industry peers. But does it deserve such a high stock price given the larger market? Second quarter results for ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS) show recovery in line with other engineering IT vendors. Double-digit...

Stratasys Reports Strong Second Quarter

Aug. 3 | The Minnesota-based manufacturer of Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing systems achieves record consumable revenue and system shipments. This is the first quarter sales were impacted by the rebranding deal with HP. The new HP-branded 3D printer built...