Siemens adds to IC verification offering with the acquisition of OneSpin
Siemens adds to IC verification offering with the acquisition of OneSpin There was one more deal yesterday, that I just couldn’t get to: Siemens is adding to its IC verification portfolio with the acquisition of OneSpin Solutions from Azini Capital. OneSpin,...
Pointwise acquired by Cadence
Pointwise acquired by Cadence It’s getting hard to keep up! Just in, an email from Pointwise, the CAE meshing experts: We are happy to report today that Pointwise, Inc. is being acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS), a pivotal leader in...
Autodesk to acquire Upchain PLM
Autodesk to acquire Upchain PLM Super quick: Autodesk just announced that it will acquire Upchain, maker of cloud-based PLM and PDM solutions. The acquisition price wasn’t disclosed but it appears that the companies expect the transaction to close by July 31,...
Bentley adds to its digital cities offering with INRO deal
Bentley adds to its digital cities offering with INRO deal Bentley Systems just announced that it has acquired INRO Software, a maker of transportation planning, traffic simulation, and mobility visualization solutions. You may recall that Bentley has already acquired...
Siemens weighs in on 2020 and 2021 — and is optimistic
Siemens weighs in on 2020 and 2021 — and is optimistic Last month, I was fortunate enough to speak with Tony Hemmelgarn, CEO Siemens’ Digital Industries Software division. Mr. Hemmelgarn oversees much of what we think of as Siemens’ PLM business,...
Shapr3D: Cool CAD on an iPad (and now, macOS too)
Shapr3D: Cool CAD on an iPad (and now, macOS too) You probably don’t know this about me, but I used to be really good at CAD. A long time ago, after the advent of the PC but before Bitcoin. I used to demo CAD in some of my product management roles. Still, stone...
3 on a Friday: Procad + Acatec for configs, Autodesk closes Innovyze, Spectris grows its CAE/test platform
3 on a Friday: Procad + Acatec for configs, Autodesk closes Innovyze, Spectris grows its CAE/test platform Lots of acquisition news this week. I already covered Bentley’s expansion in Maximo implementations and Hexagon’s into AI-powered CAE — here...
Hexagon to acquire CADLM for AI-powered CAE
Hexagon to acquire CADLM for AI-powered CAE Hexagon announced that it will acquire CADLM SAS, a “pioneer in powering computer-aided engineering (CAE) with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to revolutionise the impact of simulation in product...

