4+1 on a Wednesday: Autodesk, Maya HTT, BAE Systems and PTC acquire — plus a thank you for a safe landing
4+1 on a Wednesday: Autodesk, Maya HTT, BAE Systems and PTC acquire — plus a thank you for a safe landing I spent the last month traveling, going to Graphisoft’s Archicad 27 launch in Budapest, Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure in Singapore, and AVEVA World in...
Bentley’s Seequent amps “rock to revenue” value prop, acquires geothermal simulation solution
Bentley’s Seequent amps “rock to revenue” value prop, acquires geothermal simulation solution Bentley Systems’ Seequent is very cool. And it just got cooler by acquiring Flow State Solutions, maker of the geothermal reservoir simulation...
Another week, another CAE acquisition – this time ZWSOFT + PHOENICS
Another week, another CAE acquisition – this time ZWSOFT + PHOENICS I admit, I did not see this one coming: ZWSOFT announced (here) that it had acquired Concentration, Heat and Momentum Limited (CHAM), maker of the PHOENICS CFD solution. You likely know ZWSOFT....
Altair acquires OmniQuest, maker of Genesis
Altair acquires OmniQuest, maker of Genesis Just across the newswire (here), Altair announced that it has acquired OmniQuest, a company you may know by its former name, Vanderplaats R&D, maker of the Genesis structural analysis and optimization solution. Altair...
Update: Stratasys + Desktop Metal = not happening
Update: Stratasys + Desktop Metal = not happening Stratasys held its shareholder meeting today, and, as predicted, management couldn’t muster the votes to approve the combination with Desktop Metal. As a result, Dov Ofer, Chairman of Stratasys’ Board of Directors,...
5 on a Wednesday: Additive merger mania continues, news from the world of fashion and retail, Hexagon supports manufacturing startups
5 on a Wednesday: Additive merger mania continues, news from the world of fashion and retail, Hexagon supports manufacturing startups There is so much going on right now that it’s hard to keep up. Here are a few things I’m watching: The saga of 3D Systems’ possible...
A quick update on the Additive Ball
A quick update on the Additive Ball Remember how last month there was a will they/won’t they dance going on in the world of additive manufacturing? Well, the dance continues, with news on several fronts. To recap: Desktop Metal and Stratasys had planned a merger, then...
How close are we, really, to AI in PLM?
How close are we, really, to AI in PLM? (Newsletter subscribers: sorry if you’re seeing this twice. The first one went out with weird formatting.) Did you hear the news yesterday? My local radio station advised me NOT to rely on Siri and Alexa for help if I need...
