Jan 21, 2019 | Hot Topics
ANSYS just fired the next shot in the battle to control the electromagnetic (EMAG) simulation landscape, announcing that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Helic, which makes electromagnetic crosstalk solutions for systems on chips (SoCs). ANSYS says that...
Jan 17, 2019 | Hot Topics
Hexagon today announced that it has added j5 International to its PPM division. j5 makes data collection solutions that replace papers, clipboards, spreadsheets and many of the (old school) processes used to gather operating data with a structured, configurable and...
Jan 14, 2019 | Hot Topics
Last month I spent time with the Siemens Simcenter team and a couple hundred of their top customers, talking all things CAE. We covered CFD, how AR/VR fits into simulation workflows, where optimization can and should be applied, how to leverage the intersection of...
Jan 11, 2019 | Hot Topics
Nemetschek just announced that its MCS Solutions business will acquire Axxerion, developer of facility and property management software, for €75 million. This adds to Nemetschek’s existing “Manage” offerings to address what the company sees as a...
Dec 20, 2018 | Hot Topics
Just when I think/hope the year is winding down, up pops another newsworthy item. This time, it’s a twofer: Autodesk announced that the Plangrid acquisition is a done deal and that it’s signed a definitive agreement to acquire BuildingConnected to add...
Dec 19, 2018 | Hot Topics
What a year it’s been! We’d like to wish each and every one of you only the best for the rest of 2018 and all of 2019 — and thank you for reading, commenting, emailing and keeping a lively discussion going. See you in...
Dec 19, 2018 | Hot Topics
The inbox is overflowing with news — perhaps as everyone clears the decks before heading out for year-end holidays. Here, a few more items: Dassault Systèmes announced this morning that its BIOVIA brand has acquired of COSMOlogic, maker of a predictive...
Dec 17, 2018 | Hot Topics
A quick catch-up on recent happenings, starting with the sad news that the Managing Director of BETA CAE Systems SA, Christos Kolovos, passed away on December 7. He was one of founders of BETA CAE and was a member of the Boards of Directors of several group...
