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PTC desktop revenue up 40% in second quarter

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Randall Newton

Net income was up 111% from a year earlier. Cash on hand is back in its normal range. PTC (Nasdaq: ...

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Dassault Systèmes reports strong first quarter

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Randall Newton

The acquisition of IBM PLM continues to inflate year-over-year comparisons. SolidWorks unit sales set a quarterly record. Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY) ...

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Is the European Commission investigating Autodesk?

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Randall Newton

Reading between the lines, it is clear somebody in Brussels thinks it is time to take a close look at ...

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General Dynamics pursues the digital thread

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Randall Newton

The world’s fifth-largest defense contractor is always pushing for manufacturing innovations. GD’s Dean Bartles sees the digital thread as the ...

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Autodesk Suites pricing and contents finalized

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Randall Newton

Some details were missing from the March announcement. We have charts for both pricing and contents. When Autodesk first announced ...

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Bentley AutoPlant V8i now supports 64-bit Windows

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Randall Newton

The market leader for AutoCAD-compatible plant design also adds new working modes, an updated user interface, and more. Bentley Systems ...

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3D Systems buys Sycode and Print3D.com for the Deelip mojo

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Randall Newton

The products are good, but not earth shaking. There are only five employees, and one is the CEO’s driver/gofer. Goa ...

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Nemetschek revenue up 10.4% in 2010

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Randall Newton

The Munich-based AEC software developer says it has returned to the top spot in the European market, overtaking Autodesk. AEC ...

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Gamification, why not?

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Kathleen Maher

Games for fun or insight are the next intersection of social technology and graphics. By Kathleen Maher Has gamification gone ...

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GrabCAD releases surprising MCAD user data

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Randall Newton

The Estonian start-up celebrates its first 100,000 downloads by giving us a peek into its user base. Solid Edge is ...