3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

Feb 9, 2015 | Hot Topics

3D Systems announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Cimatron for $97 million. We all knew it was coming, after the deal was first confirmed back in November, but it’s still a bit of a shock to realize that there are just two large, pureplay CAM...
3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

So much news — so little time: ADSK, ANSS, SSYS

Feb 4, 2015 | Hot Topics

Wow – what a day. And it’s not even 9AM! First up, Autodesk says that most new commercial seats of standalone software will be sold via subscription beginning on February 1, 2016. From the company’s perspective, this move creates revenue stability and...
3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

Bentley adds C3global’s Amulet for IoT asset management

Jan 14, 2015 | Hot Topics

Bentley Systems just announced that it has acquired C3global, maker of the web-based Amulet suite software for operational analytics. Amulet will be added to Bentley’s AssetWise offering, expanding on the Ivara acquisition by adding configurable predictive and...
3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

AVEVA snaps up 8over8 for contract execution management

Jan 5, 2015 | Hot Topics

Happy new year! It’s always exciting to start afresh and AVEVA gets 2015 off to a roaring start with the first PLMish acquisition of the year: it snapped up 8over8 Limited for its ProCon capital project risk management software platform. 8over8 says it’s...
3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

Trimble stretches into agricultural sales automation

Dec 23, 2014 | Hot Topics

Trimble announced today that it has acquired privately-held IRON Solutions to help automate farm operations by linking equipment dealers, seed and chemical providers to the grower’s ERP and CRM systems. That’s a very cool idea, and one that’s been...
3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

Trimble adds maintenance, planning to its rail offering

Dec 1, 2014 | Hot Topics

The more I follow these companies, the more I realize how little I know about how the world around me works. Today, Trimble announced today that it has acquired Nexala, a privately-held company that makes enterprise solutions for railway operators. Like many big,...
3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

3D Systems snaps up Cimatron for just under $100 million

Nov 24, 2014 | Hot Topics

3D Systems and Cimatron today announced that 3D Systems will acquire all outstanding shares of Cimatron for $8.97 per share in cash for a total of around $97 million, including cash. That $8.97 is a 48% premium to Cimatron’s closing price on the Nasdaq on...
3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

Siemens adds Camstar to its digital enterprise vision

Oct 15, 2014 | Hot Topics

Siemens announced yesterday that it is acquiring Camstar Systems, a provider of manufacturing execution systems (MES) to the electronics, semiconductor and medical device industries. Camstar is a privately owned company of 230 people, headquartered in Charlotte, North...
3D Systems + Cimatron a done deal — circle get tighter

Bentley acquires SITEOPS civil / site design

Sep 29, 2014 | Hot Topics

Need to plan a new housing development or retail site? Bentley Systems last week said that it has acquired BLUERIDGE Analytics for its SITEOPS, a site engineering product that allows civil engineers and site planners to look at a piece of land and simulate its use:...

Stratasys to acquire GrabCAD

Sep 16, 2014 | Hot Topics

I’m at the Autodesk #AcceleratePLM14 conference about PLM 360, so can really only reblab the press release — deeper analysis to come. But you knew something like this was the endgame, right? The juicy parts of the press release: “Stratasys …...