Quickie: Altair expands electronic system offering by acquiring Concept Engineering
Quickie: Altair expands electronic system offering by acquiring Concept Engineering Altair just announced that it has acquired Concept Engineering, maker of schematic generation tools, electronic circuit and wire harness visualization platforms, and electronic design...
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...
Siemens orders ahead of plan, SaaS booming
Siemens orders ahead of plan, SaaS booming Ah, Siemens. If you thought Hexagon was complicated, buckle in. Siemens AG just reported fiscal Q1 2022 results, and we’re going to roll that into a recap of fiscal 2021. There’s a lot of ground to cover, so...
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?...
Cadence on CAE: delight and opportunity
Cadence on CAE: delight and opportunity Over the last few months, Cadence acquired NUMECA for its CFD and Omnis offerings, and Pointwise for its meshing capabilities. These took me by surprise since both are great CAE assets that I had no idea a Cadence would be...
Quickie: Siemens adds proFPGA for hardware verification
Quickie: Siemens adds proFPGA for hardware verification Super quick, as I (virtually) run between events: Siemens Digital Industries Software just announced that it has signed an agreement with PRO DESIGN Electronic GmbH to acquire its proFPGA product family of Field...
Siemens to acquire Supplyframe for EDA supply chain, broader digital marketplace
Siemens to acquire Supplyframe for EDA supply chain, broader digital marketplace I just noticed that Siemens today announced that it will acquire Supplyframe for $700 million, in a deal that is expected to close sometime before the end of September 2021. I am not...
4 on a Wednesday: AspenTech mulls partial sale; Siemens, 3D Systems, and Procore acquire (not each other)
4 on a Wednesday: AspenTech mulls partial sale; Siemens, 3D Systems, and Procore acquire (not each other) There’s so much going on that it’s time for a mid-week news roundup: You saw that Autodesk completed its Upchain acquisition, so we won’t cover...
