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by Sam Francis
Siemens has agreed to buy application developer Mendix for $697 million.
The engineering giant says Mendix will continue as a distinct company and provide the “low-code” cloud software on which it has built its reputation.
The closing of transaction is expected in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. [Read more…] about Siemens to buy Mendix for $700 million to ‘strengthen digital leadership’
by Sam Francis
Apttus, a software company which specializes in business processes such as quotes and sales, says it will integrate product lifecycle management technology from Siemens within its offering.
The integrated solution will provide customers with unique, end-to-end “Configure Price Quote” solution capabilities that better serve the full breadth of complex use cases, across the spectrum of Configure-to-Order, to custom, Engineer-to-Order.
By leveraging Siemens’ capabilities, such as PLM, 3D visualization, product configuration and design automation, Apttus CPQ is poised to address the most challenging manufacturing industry requirements. [Read more…] about Apttus to integrate Siemens product lifecycle management technology to offer greater customization
Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire Austin, Texas-based Austemper Design Systems, a startup software company that offers analysis, auto-correction and simulation technology.
This technology allows customers to test and harden integrated circuit designs for functional safety in applications such as automotive, industrial and aerospace systems where functional safety and high reliability are mandatory for compliance to safety standards like ISO 26262.
ICs in these applications require three types of functional safety verification:
The acquisition of Austemper will strengthen Siemens’ product lifecycle management software suite, much like Siemens’ acquisition of Mentor did. [Read more…] about Siemens acquires Austemper Design Systems to strengthen product lifecycle management offering
by Sam Francis
Rockwell Automation is investing $1 billion into product lifecycle management software provider PTC.
PTC and Rockwell Automation say they have entered into a partnership that is expected to accelerate growth for both companies.
The companies say the deal makes them the “partner of choice” for customers around the world who want to transform their physical operations with digital technology. [Read more…] about Rockwell Automation to buy $1 billion stake in product lifecycle management software provider PTC
by Sam Francis
Siemens and its partner company Xsens have developed a new technique which makes “lab quality motion capture a reality in the workplace”.
The companies they achieved this through “a deeper integration, improved anthropometric avatar matching, and significantly improved tracking accuracy”, which further empowers enhanced ergonomics analysis outside of the lab.
Xsens is a specialist developer of professional 3D motion tracking technology. [Read more…] about Siemens and Xsens develop super-advanced motion-capture technology
Bombardier, a manufacturer of trains and aircraft, is working with Siemens to further explore and extend the Teamcenter portfolio for product lifecycle management to optimize its engineering processes to develop, produce and support its products.
Brigitte Larivière, head of value chain and functional experience, Bombardier Information Solutions, says: “Using Teamcenter to establish an integrated solution spanning across engineering disciplines and downstream users could facilitate the use of consistent processes and leverage collaboration across the enterprise.
“Bombardier looks forward to what we can achieve from these capabilities.” [Read more…] about Bombardier partners with Siemens to optimize its product development processes
by Sam Francis
Engineering giant Siemens will support Team Penske’s Nascar, Indycar and Supercar programs in a partnership between the two companies.
Team Penske will implement Siemens’ software for digital design and simulation.
The new technical partnership between Team Penske and Siemens is a multi-year agreement. [Read more…] about Team Penske forms technical partnership with Siemens
by Sam Francis
Siemens has agreed to acquire Sarokal Test Systems, a provider of test solutions for electronics components, such as integrated circuits.
Sarokal’s test solutions cover fronthaul networks that are comprised of links between the centralized radio controllers and the radio heads, or masts, at the “edge” of a cellular network.
Sarokal products are used by chipset vendors, fronthaul equipment manufacturers, and telecom operators to develop, test and verify their 4G and 5G network devices from the early design stages through implementation and field-testing.
Tony Hemmelgarn, president and CEO of Siemens PLM Software, says: “The planned acquisition of Sarokal reinforces our ongoing commitment to EDA [electronic design automation] and the IC [integration circuit] industry. [Read more…] about Siemens to acquire Sarokal to strengthen product lifecycle management business
by Sam Francis
Enterprise software and work and resource management company Planview has acquired LeanKit.
Planview says the acquisition further expands its mission to “support all of the ways that organizations and their employees do work”.
Planview says Leankit is a “leader in enterprise Kanban for engineers”, and its capabilities are the “perfect addition” to Planview’s solutions portfolio. [Read more…] about Planview acquires LeanKit to strengthen product lifecycle management product for engineers
Siemens is strengthening its digitalization offerings – in particular, its product lifecycle management platform – through a new acquisition.
Siemens has reached an agreement to acquire Solido Design Automation, a provider of machine learning-based variation-aware design and characterization software.
Siemens says the purchase will strengthen the integrated circuit design and verification technologies it already offers through Mentor, a previous acquisition. [Read more…] about Siemens acquires integrated circuit software developer Solido Design Automation to strengthen its digital offerings
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