Ansys to acquire OnScale

Ansys to acquire OnScale

Ansys to acquire OnScale Do you do your simulation in the cloud? Do you want to? Ansys is betting you do … Ansys just announced that it is acquiring OnScale, providers of a cloud-first simulation platform that, according to OnScale CEO Ian Campbell,...
Ansys to acquire OnScale

Bentley acquires ADINA for FEA

Bentley acquires ADINA for FEA Much more on this when I’m back in the office next week: Bentley announced last night that it has acquired ADINA, makers of finite element analysis (FEA) software — most likely you know of them for ADINA Structures, but ADINA...
Ansys to acquire OnScale

Autodesk to acquire The Wild for XR

Autodesk to acquire The Wild for XR Autodesk just announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire The Wild, makers of The Wild and IrisVR extended reality (XR) solutions. Odds are, if you’ve attended a recent Autodesk University, you’ve seen The...
Ansys to acquire OnScale

The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues

The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues I don’t write about resellers enough — they are a vitally important part of many users’ PLMish experiences, bringing specialized add-ons, training, and other services to make sense of the (sometimes...
Happy Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day! Today is 3.14, also known by nerds everywhere as Pi Day. This is a (totally made up) day on which we celebrate math, mathematicians, scientists, engineers, designers, analysts, and all who spend their lives working to understand the reality that...
Ansys to acquire OnScale

Super-quick: Spectris calls off Oxford Instruments deal

Super-quick: Spectris calls off Oxford Instruments deal News came this morning that the acquisition of Oxford Instruments by Spectris is off the table. Spectris’ statement says: Whilst … Spectris continues to believe there is a compelling strategic and...
The PLMish world steps up to support Ukraine

The PLMish world steps up to support Ukraine

The PLMish world steps up to support Ukraine A number of design, engineering, and PLM companies are helping to up the pressure on Russia to cease fire in Ukraine, each in their own way and in keeping with their country’s stated positions. Below is some of...
Ansys to acquire OnScale

Altair snaps up Powersim for electronic systems design

Altair snaps up Powersim for electronic systems design Altair just announced that it has acquired Powersim, makers of simulation and design tools for power supplies, motor drives, control systems, and microgrids. I’ve come across Powersim for PSIM, their motor...
ESI set for reinvention with 2021 up on all metrics

ESI set for reinvention with 2021 up on all metrics

ESI set for reinvention with 2021 up on all metrics I’ve been telling you over the last few years that ESI is working on reinventing itself — going from a services-oriented, our-people-will-find-us mentality to a company that’s more outward-facing...