Siemens to acquire Precision Innovations for AI-powered chip planning
Siemens to acquire Precision Innovations for AI-powered chip planning Just into the Inbox: Siemens will acquire Precision Innovations to add AI-powered chip planning capabilities to its EDA portfolio. As far as I can tell (not an EDA person), Precision...
FT: Dassault Systèmes might be adding to its life sciences offering
FT: Dassault Systèmes might be adding to its life sciences offering The Financial Times reported yesterday (and I haven’t been able to verify) that Dassault Systèmes is in talks to buy drug trial software maker ArisGlobal from Nordic Capital for about $2...
Super quick: Maya HTT acquires Friendship Systems
Super quick: Maya HTT acquires Friendship Systems This email just landed in my inbox — I am late for a meeting but it matters so you need to know about it: Maya HTT is pleased to welcome Friendship Systems and CAESES to the Maya HTT family. As part of this...
Clues ahead of PLMish earnings season? Or not?
Clues ahead of PLMish earnings season? Or not? PLMish earnings start tomorrow, when Sandvik reports its second-quarter results. I don’t know what they’ll say, but I’m getting questions about PLMish earnings since IBM pre-announced results on Tuesday...
Schneider Electric to acquire Cognite for $3.1billion
Schneider Electric to acquire Cognite for $3.1billion Well, well, well. Schneider Electric just announced that it will acquire Cognite Holding in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.1 billion, and will “integrate the industrial artificial intelligence software...
Autodesk’s $3.6B bet on MaintainX for asset operations
Autodesk’s $3.6B bet on MaintainX for asset operations Autodesk just announced the largest acquisition in the company’s history: it will acquire MaintainX for $3.6 billion as the starting point for a new Autodesk Operations Solutions division. So many questions:...
The additive saga continues: Stratasys buys MarkForged
The additive saga continues: Stratasys buys MarkForged I’ve written plenty about how technology needs to be timed just right: too early to market and a company expends all its energy and capital on educating that market on why the tech matters; too late, and a...
Nemetschek expands Build with HCSS acquisition
Nemetschek expands Build with HCSS acquisition Nemetschek just announced that it will acquire Heavy Construction Systems Specialists (HCSS) from private equity firm Thoma Bravo. I know you’re all asking, who?? HCSS makes specialized software for civil,...
