Quickie: Altair acquires SIMSOLID
Taking a break from all things Bentley, Altair just announced that it has acquired SIMSOLID, the company based on the notion that we shouldn’t need to create a mesh in order to run a simulation. Founded by Ken Welch and Victor Apanovitch, they sought to simplify...
Quickie: Bentley acquisitions continue portfolio buildout
Bentley’s annual extravaganza, the Year in Infrastructure, kicks off today in London — and there are (and will be) many announcements. Rather than dumping them all into one impossibly long post, I’m going to focus on one batch at a time. today,...
Construction BIM heats up, Procore acquires BIManywhere
The key to this acquisition is in the name of the company being acquired: anywhere. Procore makes cloud-based applications for the construction industry, offering a single platform that enables project stakeholders to share information. BIM, building information...
Siemens closes Mendix acquisition — here’s why it matters
As you may remember, Siemens announced over the summer that it would acquire Mendix, makers of a low-code app development platform. That deal closed today and we learned a bit more about Siemens’ plans for the platform (and how it will affect the bigger Siemens...
Quick update on Aras + Comet: free means free
Yesterday, Aras announced that it has acquired Comet Solutions, to add simulation data and process management to its PLM platform. One of the intriguing things in the announcement was that Comet would be free to all subscribers. I didn’t see how that was...
Aras acquires Comet Solutions to add CAE-specific SPDM to its platform
I must say that I didn’t see this one coming but I probably should have: Aras just announced that it has acquired Comet Solutions, makers of simulation process management tools that enable users to be systematic in their application of CAE — keeping...
Siemens to acquire Lightwork Design
In transit, so this has to be brief: Siemens just announced that it is acquiring Lightwork Design — the people you likely know for their gorgeous rendering software, Lightworks. Siemens says that this type of realistic imaging will “help customers address...
Quickie: Hexagon acquires Guardvent for driver fatigue/distraction detection
Now this is interesting: Hexagon just announced that it has acquired Guardvant, maker of OpGuard, which is used to detect and respond to driver fatigue and distraction. OpGuard is currently used in the mining world, but I can imagine that it has broad applicability in...
