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...
Another ESI update: new CEO, Olfa Zorgati, to manage rest of acquisition
Another ESI update: new CEO, Olfa Zorgati, to manage rest of acquisition Remember how I wrote yesterday that it seemed nothing would happen in Keysight Technology’s acquisition of ESI Group since it was now in the hands of regulators? I couldn’t have been... Quick update: Acquisition of ESI is one step closer
Quick update: Acquisition of ESI is one step closer On Friday, ESI Group and Keysight Technologies announced that Keysight has now acquired a controlling stake in ESI, and that Keysight plans to file with French regulators to acquire the rest. As of Friday, Keysight... 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,...
