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Ansys acquires SpaceClaim for $85 million

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The broad appeal of SpaceClaim to part-time CAD users matches well with the CAD-neutral approach of Ansys. Ansys has acquired ...

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Creative Market acquisition puts Autodesk deeper into Adobe territory

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The reseller of “mousemade” creative content for products and services sees its new home in Autodesk as the fastest way ...

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PTC buys its way into the Internet of Things for $115 million

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PTC says ThingWorx will complement existing Service Lifecycle Management and Product Lifecycle Management portfolios. PTC today said it has acquired ThingWorx, ...

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3D Systems to acquire Xerox research group

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The $32.5 million deal grew out of a 15-year partnership that gave 3D Systems its ProJet technology.  Why would Xerox ...

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ARM acquires Geomerics

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The lighting expert will become a wholly owned subsidiary, and will continue with a separate market identity. Semiconductor and mobile ...

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Autodesk to acquire CAM leader Delcam

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The deal is an all-cash offer for the publicly traded British firm. Autodesk will dip into its non-US cash to ...

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3D Systems acquires The Sugar Lab for confection printing

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Husband and wife architects used the studio 3D printer to top a cupcake; the rest is culinary history. 3D Systems ...

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PTC acquires long-time partner NetIdeas

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The PLM hosting specialist bring remote deployment (cloud) expertise. PTC today announced it has acquired long-time services partner NetIdeas, Inc., a provider ...

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Stratasys to acquire MakerBot for $403 million

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Stratasys needed a better retail product line; MakerBot needed to grow. Industrial 3D printing manufacturer Stratasys will acquire desktop 3D ...

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Dassault acquires Apriso for manufacturing operations management

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The California software company behind FlexNet gains a much larger sales force; Dassault gains new tools for Delmia and new ...