“Synopsys to Acquire Ansys, Creating a Leader in Silicon to Systems Design Solutions”
“Synopsys to Acquire Ansys, Creating a Leader in Silicon to Systems Design Solutions” Well … now we know. Synopsys announced that it plans to acquire Ansys. Deal details below, but look at their headline (press release here), pasted as the title of...
Welcome to 2024! Deal fever continues …
Welcome to 2024! Deal fever continues … I hope you were able to catch a little downtime over the year-end and that your 2024 is off to a great start. We had three winter storms in a week, lost power, shoveled a lot of snow — and are looking at more of the same...
May your 2024 …
… be filled with joy, health, and happiness! No, we haven’t had this much snow yet this winter — but it is a beautiful photo, no? From https://picryl.com/media/winter-snow-wintry-nature-landscapes-a30c59
AU 2023: Focus on platforms, granularity and AI
AU 2023: Focus on platforms, granularity and AI Ah, Autodesk University. Thousands of people and too few escalators. Designers and makers and architects and construction teams, all in one place. Las Vegas, usually prettying itself up for holiday visitors at this time...
AVEVA World showcases connection of data, functions, people
AVEVA World showcases connection of data, functions, people Let’s face it: AVEVA is fascinating. It started 50 years ago as a Cadcentre, a spinout from the UK’s Cambridge University. It was a sleepy tech company for a long time, then maybe 10 years ago, it got...
Bentley YII 2023 highlights spectacular projects, reinforces data stewardship
Bentley YII 2023 highlights spectacular projects, reinforces data stewardship How to describe Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII)? It’s a chance for the AEC world’s media to hear from some of the most innovative infrastructure projects on the planet, how they use...
Nemetschek goes all in on dTwins
Nemetschek goes all in on dTwins When I was with Graphisoft last month, I had the chance to speak with Graphisoft CEO Huw Roberts and Nemetschek’s César Rodriguez about Nemetschek’s vision of the future, one in which its brands are better integrated (while remaining...
Graphisoft’s Archicad 27 aims to put the fun back into BIM
Graphisoft’s Archicad 27 aims to put the fun back into BIM Last month, I spent time with the Graphisoft team in Budapest, ostensibly for the launch of the newest version of Archicad (27, of those keeping count) but really to get a glimpse into what the team...
