Bentley Systems is the first company to sign up for the consortium. Many companies don’t consider Google Earth a suitable tool for professional geoengineering applications. Analytical Graphics Inc. and Bentley Systems are announcing the creation of the Cesium Consortium, to provide for both open source and commercial applications of Cesium, an open source, browser-based … [Read more...] about Cesium Consortium offers open source virtual globe technology
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Drone maker DJI buys majority stake in iconic Hasselblad
Another sign from DJI on how it wants to own the drones-for-enterprise market. Tech and business publications are reporting today that drone maker DJI has acquired a majority interest in Hasselblad, the high-end and iconic Swedish camera company. Cost of the acquisition was not disclosed. Hasselblad and DJI (based in Shenzhen, China) are both privately owned. DJI is … [Read more...] about Drone maker DJI buys majority stake in iconic Hasselblad
DJI to offer Bentley’s ContextCapture with its commercial Drones
Drone manufacturer DJI partners with Bentley Systems to bundle ContextCapture with products. Bentley Systems is flying high with ContextCapture, its product developed from technology brought in with the acquisition of photogrammetry experts Acute3D in 2015. Most recently Bentley’s Acute3D group announced an alliance with company DJI, a leading Drone manufacturer (according to … [Read more...] about DJI to offer Bentley’s ContextCapture with its commercial Drones
Siemens to buy Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion
The industrial giant will add Mentor to its existing PLM division. The price was 21% higher than last Friday’s stock price. Siemens (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) today announced it has reached a merger agreement with Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT) by which the industrial giant will acquire Mentor for $4.5 billion. The price represents a stock value of $37.25 per share. The offer is a 21% … [Read more...] about Siemens to buy Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion
Siemens takes ownership stake in Bentley via strategic alliance
Siemens is acquiring €70 million in Bentley secondary stock as part of the wide-ranging technology development plan. The two have been forming an ever-deeper alliance since 2012. Siemens and Bentley Systems announced today a new strategic alliance to advance their existing technology development relationship. The two will work to extend infrastructure project delivery into … [Read more...] about Siemens takes ownership stake in Bentley via strategic alliance