5 on a Friday: Bentley, Cadmatic, FARO, GoEngineer and Graphisoft all acquire
5 on a Friday: Bentley, Cadmatic, FARO, GoEngineer and Graphisoft all acquire SO much news to catch up on: FARO acquired SiteScape, a maker of low-res iOS LiDAR scanning software that’s used in indoor AEC and operations and maintenance applications....
YII 2022: Bentley’s evolution nudges a data revolution
YII 2022: Bentley’s evolution nudges a data revolution Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to attend the 2022 edition of Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure. While much was similar to prior years’ in-person YIIs, a lot was different. There was certainly the...
Bentley reports solid, “straightforward” Q2
Bentley reports solid, “straightforward” Q2 Many signs are positive for AEC companies right now. Public spending on infrastructure is up, there’s a renewed interest in oil and gas exploration and extraction, and we seem to have figured out how to do...
3 on a Friday: Bentley exits Russia, Mastercam holds a contest and the NYT says VC funding mixed
3 on a Friday: Bentley exits Russia, Mastercam holds a contest and the NYT says VC funding mixed Was it a very long week for you, too? In the US, it started horribly, but it hasn’t been great in a lot of places. I hope you and yours are safe and that the sun is...
Bentley acquires ADINA for FEA
Bentley acquires ADINA for FEA Much more on this when I’m back in the office next week: Bentley announced last night that it has acquired ADINA, makers of finite element analysis (FEA) software — most likely you know of them for ADINA Structures, but ADINA...
Bentley adds geostatistics with AR2Tech acquisition
Bentley adds geostatistics with AR2Tech acquisition Bentley Systems last night announced that its Seequent business acquired Advanced Resources and Risk Technology (aka AR2Tech), makers of geostatistical software applications. Remember that Seequent makes 3D...
Quickie: Bentley adds to utility offering, acquires Power Line Systems
Quickie: Bentley adds to utility offering, acquires Power Line Systems Bentley Systems last night announced that it will acquire Power Line Systems, maker of tools for the design of overhead electric power transmission lines and towers, for $700 million in cash or a...
6 on a Wednesday: Bentley buys more rail asset management, Hexagon completes Infor EAM deal, Velo3D trading as VLD, Dassault Systèmes partners with Synopsys, more on Emerson+AspenTech and SAP pre-announces
6 on a Wednesday: Bentley buys more rail asset management, Hexagon completes Infor EAM deal, Velo3D trading as VLD, Dassault Systèmes partners with Synopsys, more on Emerson+AspenTech and SAP pre-announces A quick roundup of just a bit of the recent PLMish news:...
