Quickie: Bentley acquires Imago for image management
That’s a simplified headline — what Imago really does is enable users to catalog and review drilling core and chip (in other words, rock sample) images. A key point in the acquisition: Imago’s machine learning technology that “will lead to a step...
PTC saw FQ3 momentum in Creo, Windchill; not so much in IoT
PTC reported fiscal third quarter results last night that were … Okay. You can read/see/hear all of the details here. PTC offers data on overall product buckets, geos, etc. that you should go check out. A few of the things I thought most relevant and then some...
Siemens to acquire FORAN marine design solutions
Siemens just announced that it is acquiring the FORAN software business from SENER, a Spanish engineering, procurement, and construction firm. FORAN’s solutions are used in the design and construction of ships of all sorts, and marine structures like offshore...
3 on a Tuesday: Autodesk walks away from Altium deal; MarkForged is a public company; DS 3DX moves beyond CAD in AEC
I know – it’s not Friday, no matter how much we might wish it to be. But there’s a lot to catch up on, so let’s get right to it: Remember last month, when news broke that Autodesk was interested in acquiring Altium, the maker of EDA solutions?...
Hexagon adds location to AR, snaps up Immersal
Hexagon adds location to AR, snaps up Immersal What’s new: Hexagon acquires Immersal, which makes an SDK that adds spatial location to AR solutions. Why it matters: Sometimes, the location of an AR experience is irrelevant (doing maintenance on a unique item, for...
Quickie: Bentley expands underground modeling with acquisition of Aarhus
Quickie: Bentley expands underground modeling with acquisition of Aarhus I’m watching the UEFA Cup, so this will be brief: Bentley just announced that the Seequent business unit Bentley just acquired is, in turn, acquiring the Danish company, Aarhus GeoSoftware....
Hexagon to acquire Infor’s EAM business for $2.75 billion
Hexagon to acquire Infor’s EAM business for $2.75 billion Much more to come on this, but news broke earlier today that, pending regulatory approvals, Hexagon will acquire Infor’s EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) business, for approximately $2.75 billion in cash...
Gamma Technologies acquires to add power converter tech to GT-SUITE
Gamma Technologies acquires to add power converter tech to GT-SUITE CAE consolidation continues — and it isn’t just at the big-company level. Gamma Technologies (GT) just announced that it has acquired Power Design Technologies SAS (PDT), maker of the...

