Bentley acquires Nadhi for project controls, focus on India
Bentley Systems just announced that its Acceleration Initiatives business has acquired India-based Nadhi Information Technologies, a "specialist in project controls, analytics, and decision support for construction supply chains", with a focus on the Indian...
AVEVA’s F2021 basically flat — but optimistic about AVEVA+OSI future; CEO Hayman stepping down
As you know, Schneider Electric (SE) owns a majority of AVEVA shares, so when Schneider announces results they usually say something about AVEVA's results. SE is on a calendar year and talks results every quarter; AVEVA is on a March-ending calendar and talks in...
MuM announced a “pleasing start” to 2021
Get ready -- PLMish earnings really crank up this week. We're off to a good start, with MuM announcing last week that sales aren't yet at pre-pandemic levels but were, even so, good. MuM, more formally Mensch und Maschine Software, (MuM) a CAD/CAM specialist company,...
GRAITEC + StrucSoft boosts independence & readiness for modern AEC build
I often write about Germany's Mensch und Maschine (MuM). MuM is an Autodesk reseller and a software developer in its own right; I've been covering their quarterly earnings releases to better understand how Autodesk resellers did as a large proportion of their revenue...
Aras secures investment from GI Partners
Given all of the recent PLMish acquisition news, it's natural to ask: what about Aras? Turns out, it's going to continue to go it alone -- at least for now. Aras just announced that it has reached an agreement on a "substantial growth investment" from GI Partners, a...
Siemens adds to IC verification offering with the acquisition of OneSpin
There was one more deal yesterday, that I just couldn't get to: Siemens is adding to its IC verification portfolio with the acquisition of OneSpin Solutions from Azini Capital. OneSpin, according to Siemens, is "a strong, fast-growing business [that provides] a broad...
Pointwise acquired by Cadence
It's getting hard to keep up! Just in, an email from Pointwise, the CAE meshing experts: We are happy to report today that Pointwise, Inc. is being acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS), a pivotal leader in Intelligent System Design, building upon...
Autodesk to acquire Upchain PLM
Super quick: Autodesk just announced that it will acquire Upchain, maker of cloud-based PLM and PDM solutions. The acquisition price wasn't disclosed but it appears that the companies expect the transaction to close by July 31, 2021. In an email to industry analysts,...
Bentley adds to its digital cities offering with INRO deal
Bentley Systems just announced that it has acquired INRO Software, a maker of transportation planning, traffic simulation, and mobility visualization solutions. You may recall that Bentley has already acquired and built a few pedestrian and traffic modeling solutions...
Siemens weighs in on 2020 and 2021 — and is optimistic
Last month, I was fortunate enough to speak with Tony Hemmelgarn, CEO Siemens' Digital Industries Software division. Mr. Hemmelgarn oversees much of what we think of as Siemens' PLM business, with brands such as Teamcenter, NX, Simcenter, Tecnomatix, and Mentor (now...