Jul 27, 2020 | Hot Topics
Super-quick: Altair snaps up polyurethane foaming simulation solution A busy day ahead so this has to be quick: Altair just announced that it has acquired S&WISE, a Korea-based provider of polyurethane foaming simulation. I am not familiar with S&WISE, so have...
Jul 23, 2020 | Hot Topics
DS reports a good Q2 and tweaks full-year forecast Very quick because it’s that kind of day — but need to let you know that Dassault Systèmes reported that Q2 results met expectations and an acquisition: DS Q2 non-IFRS revenue was €1,071 million, down 8%...
Jul 22, 2020 | Hot Topics
Autodesk adds to AI-in-construction offering with the acquisition of Pype I’ve been talking and writing a lot about the perceived technology gaps in AEC and much depends on the size of the enterprise and type of project. But one thing is clear: the industry is...
Jul 14, 2020 | Hot Topics
Bentley’s been busy, creating the Acceleration Fund, building Virtuosity and buying a Maximo reseller Did you know that Bentley has an Acceleration Fund? Me neither! But it, and the company, have been making newsworthy announcements over the last few days....
Jun 23, 2020 | Hot Topics
Quickie: Siemens adds UltraSoC to its semiconductor design offering Siemens just announced that it will acquire UltraSoC Technologies Ltd., maker of instrumentation and analytics solutions that “put intelligent monitoring, cybersecurity, and functional safety...
May 18, 2020 | Hot Topics
CAE is cautiously optimistic: News from Altair, ANSYS, and ESI The New York Times recently had an article about the language companies are using on their earnings calls, and how it’s different now than in prior periods. Many calls started and ended with CEOs...
Apr 14, 2020 | Hot Topics
Autodesk takes minority stake in Aurigo, for infrastructure project delivery Here’s an interesting one that I didn’t see coming: rather than acquiring, Autodesk is taking a minority stake in the privately-held AEC-focused firm, Aurigo Software....
Mar 26, 2020 | Hot Topics
AVEVA adds production accounting toolset AVEVA just announced that it has acquired accounting software from MES Enter to, as the company puts it, “complete AVEVA’s value chain optimization solution”. The new AVEVA Production Accounting (fka MES ENTER...