ANSYS acquires CEI to boost post-processing with EnSight
ANSYS has announced that it has acquired Computational Engineering International, Inc. (CEI), makers of EnSight, a nifty post-processor for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulations. As you might be aware,...
Here we go again: AVEVA+Schneider?
A couple of UK media outlets reported yesterday that Schneider Electric is considering once again making an offer for AVEVA. This is one such report, repeating what was in a Sunday Times (paywall) article. As before, such a deal would make a...
Across Scotland, from the Firth of Clyde to the North Sea
Hi, all -- welcome back! So much to catch up on: Autodesk has a new leader, Hexagon may or may not be for sale (but you know, deep down, that all companies are for sale, always, so last month's news reports aren't really surprising) and more....
DS deepens its bench in naval architecture
News broke this morning that Dassault Systèmes has acquired AITAC BV, a Dutch company that uses the DS suite of products to design superyachts, cruise liners, frigates, tugboats and other smaller ships. As a complement to its services offerings, AITAC devised Smart...
OpenText gets on the IoT bus
I know I'm way behind on event reports but need to let you know about this: Earlier this week, OpenText, the document management and collaboration vendor, announced that it is acquiring Covisint Corporation, a cloud platform for automotive and Internet of Things (IoT)...
Altair moves further into EDA with MODELiiS acquisition
Altair continues to expand its portfolio, yesterday adding MODELiiS, a French supplier of electronic design automation (EDA) software for circuit design and simulation. MODELiiS spun out of an entity called EASii IC, which develops Application-Specific Integrated...
CAE rumbles on: ANSYS, ESI and Exa earnings recaps
Over the last few weeks, CAE companies have released earnings that highlight the growing importance of CAE technology in many companies' product development processes, and the impact these technologies are having on the enterprises that use them. First, key highlights...
Quickie: AVEVA still feeling the slump in oil and gas
AVEVA just announced that, as expected, total revenue was up as reported but down in constant currencies, as the British Pound is weakened over Brexit uncertainties. In general, the results seem are due to slumping demand from companies that would normally use AVEVA's...
Fedem hits the stage in front of 30,000 at SAPPHIRE
I was just at SAPPHIRE, SAP's massive user conference. Quite a few very kind attendees explained to me how they couldn't do their finance, HR or supply chain management jobs without SAP's solutions -- but I went to learn about Leonardo, SAP's IoT platform, and...
PLM Connection showcases the Digital Enterprise
PLM Connection, a Siemens-associated but user group-driven event, tried something new this year: day long sessions devoted to a single topic. I was fortunate enough to be asked to moderate panels during a day focused on "Realizing the Digital Enterprise – Transforming...