Hexagon goes deeper into SaaS, AI, and operations with Innovatia acquisition
Hexagon goes deeper into SaaS, AI, and operations with Innovatia acquisition Hexagon announced today that it has acquired Innovatia Accelerator Inc., makers of SaaS-based operations solutions for the manufacturing and process industries. According to Hexagon,...
Really? Are AI & CAE tied for impact on design over the next 5 years?
Really? Are AI & CAE tied for impact on design over the next 5 years? Digital Engineering magazine surveyed its readers late last year about the future of design and came up with a slew of interesting findings. You can read their summary of the overall results...
4 on a Thursday: 3D Systems divests, Autodesk talks Upchain roadmap, Luxion gains investor & new CEO, Panasonic buys Blue Yonder
4 on a Thursday: 3D Systems divests, Autodesk talks Upchain roadmap, Luxion gains investor & new CEO, Panasonic buys Blue Yonder So much news, so little time! 3D Systems continues to reinvent itself, announcing this week that it sold off its on-demand...
Altair has a great Q1 on the convergence of CAE, HPC & AI
Altair has a great Q1 on the convergence of CAE, HPC & AI Altair CEO Jim Scapa started off the company’s Q1 earnings call by saying that their vision of the “convergence of simulation, HPC [high-performance computing] and AI [artificial intelligence]...
Altair reports strong Q4, cautiously optimistic about 2021
Altair reports strong Q4, cautiously optimistic about 2021 Last week, Altair announced results for Q4 that closed 2020 on a high note, beating revenue guidance by a lot, and setting up a solid 2021. The details: Total revenue in Q4 was $133.4 million, up 8% as...
Nemetschek adds DEXMA to its Build & Operate portfolio
Nemetschek adds DEXMA to its Build & Operate portfolio Nemetschek today announced that its Spacewell subsidiary has acquired DEXMA, a provider of energy management solutions. The DEXMA Platform consists of integrations to more than 200 hardware sensors, gateways,...
AspenTech acquires OptiPlant for early-stage, AI-enabled design
AspenTech acquires OptiPlant for early-stage, AI-enabled design AspenTech just announced that it is acquiring OptiPlant, which you may know of for its automatic pipe routing — but the company also offers additional tools to explore and select appropriate options...
Quickies: Autodesk acquires & Dassault Systèmes updates guidance
Quickies: Autodesk acquires, Dassault Systèmes updates guidance Autodesk University starts today, virtually, so expect a lot of news. First up, Autodesk announced that it is acquiring Spacemaker, a company that makes artificial intelligence (AI) and generative design...

