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...
Super quick: Bentley snaps up another Maximo reseller
Super quick: Bentley snaps up another Maximo reseller You may remember that Bentley acquired The Cohesive Companies IBM Maximo’s largest North American reseller, last summer. Well, Cohesive has just acquired Ontracks Consulting, which Bentley says is “a...
3 on a Monday: VELO3D to go public via SPAC, Nemetschek talks subs transition, the Suez Canal is back in business
3 on a Monday: VELO3D to go public via SPAC, Nemetschek talks subs transition, the Suez Canal is back in business Wait – it’s Monday, not Friday! Yes, that’s unfortunately true. Technical issues last week kept us from posting. Things seem to be...
4 on a Friday: AVEVA+OSIsoft a done deal, MuM’s 2020 leads to optimism, Unity acquires for AEC, Ansoft’s Csendes elected to NAE
4 on a Friday: AVEVA+OSIsoft a done deal, MuM’s 2020 leads to optimism, Unity acquires for AEC, Ansoft’s Csendes elected to NAE What a week! Here are a few more things to know before kicking back for the weekend: On Friday, AVEVA said that it completed its...
Wrapping up 2020 earnings with Ansys, Autodesk, and Bentley
Wrapping up 2020 earnings with Ansys, Autodesk, and Bentley I have been trying to get to writing long-form pieces about how 2020 ended for Ansys, Autodesk, and Bentley ever since the companies reported but it’s been crazybusy. We’re nearing the end of March, which...
4 on a Friday: More on Bentley+Seequent, Markforged to go public, US infrastructure grade upped from D to C+, and Renishaw is for sale
4 on a Friday: More on Bentley+Seequent, Markforged to go public, US infrastructure grade upped from D to C+, and Renishaw is for sale Time for a recap of the week, news bits I don’t have time to write about in more detail. Let’s start with Bentley. Late...
Bentley acquires Seequent for ~$1.05 Billion
Bentley acquires Seequent for ~$1.05 Billion Bentley just announced that it was acquiring Seequent, a “leader in software for geological and geophysical modeling, geotechnical stability, and cloud services for geodata management, visibility, and...

