The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues
The VAR economy: Reseller consolidation continues I don’t write about resellers enough — they are a vitally important part of many users’ PLMish experiences, bringing specialized add-ons, training, and other services to make sense of the (sometimes...
Super-quick: Spectris calls off Oxford Instruments deal
Super-quick: Spectris calls off Oxford Instruments deal News came this morning that the acquisition of Oxford Instruments by Spectris is off the table. Spectris’ statement says: Whilst … Spectris continues to believe there is a compelling strategic and...
Altair snaps up Powersim for electronic systems design
Altair snaps up Powersim for electronic systems design Altair just announced that it has acquired Powersim, makers of simulation and design tools for power supplies, motor drives, control systems, and microgrids. I’ve come across Powersim for PSIM, their motor...
Spectris in talks to acquire Oxford Instruments
Spectris in talks to acquire Oxford Instruments Spectris said today that it is in discussion to acquire Oxford Instruments. Spectris, you may remember, is the parent company of HBM nCode, makers of durability and performance analysis software; ReliaSoft, makers of...
Hexagon goes big, spends $1.2 billion on ETQ, maker of quality & compliance solutions
Hexagon goes big, spends $1.2 billion on ETQ, maker of quality & compliance solutions Hexagon just announced its intention to acquire ETQ, makers of SaaS-based quality (QMS), environment, health and safety (EHS), and compliance management software. I am most...
5 on a Tuesday: Quick updates on Autodesk, Cadence, Dassault Systèmes, Lectra and Trimble
5 on a Tuesday: Quick updates on Autodesk, Cadence, Dassault Systèmes, Lectra and Trimble Autodesk sometimes makes small technology acquisitions known via its various blog platforms — and did so again, saying that it has acquired Prodsmart, a “maker of...
AVEVA gives trading update: all to plan
AVEVA gives trading update: all to plan AVEVA issued another one of its terse trading updates, saying that revenue declined “in the low single digits” from a year ago in the fiscal third quarter of 2022 (ended December 31, 2021), “given a very strong...
Altair gets into PLM with Cassini acquisition
Altair gets into PLM with Cassini acquisition Altair just announced that it has acquired Cassini Systems, a cloud-native PLM platform. Cassini does many of the things you’d expect a PLM to do — vault, manage collaboration, etc.– but perhaps a...
