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With acquisition, Accenture moves to further strengthen PLM expertise
Accenture's acquisitions of PCO is its 2nd major move in the PLM business area this year (Photo: PCO)Accenture hopes to further boost its expertise in the growing product lifecycle management (PLM) sector through the planned acquisition of Montreal-based PCO Innovation.The global business consulting group said the addition of PCO ...
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Dassault Systemes plans acquisition to boost plant software offering
Dassault sees growing interest in digital manufactureing (Photo: Dassault Systemes)Dassault Systemes is planning to acquire Apriso in a move to strengthen its position in manufacturing software solutions.The Paris based maker of 3d design software and product lifecycle management products said it will pay about 205 million dlrs for the ...
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LMS acquisition expands Siemens' PLM offering
LMS virtual simulation software will enhance Siemens' PLM offering (Photo: LMS)Siemens has acquired Belgian simulation software maker LMS International for 680 million euros in a move to expand its offering of product lifecycle management (PLM) products.The German industrial group said the acquisition will add model-based simulation, design, test and ...
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Trimble acquires TMW in move to boost N. American trucking business
TMW will boost Trimble’s position in the N. American trucking market (Photo: TMW)Trimble said it has reached final agreement to acquire privately held TMW Systems, in a move that is set to boost the transportation software maker's position in the North American trucking market."Trimble's global presence will provide a strong ...
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Harman to buy Indian telematics company
Interchain’s GWVectra is an Android-based in-vehicle computing platform that provides access to a range of applications (Photo: Interchain)Harman is buying Interchain Solution, a technology company that should help the US premium audio and infotainment group expand its design and engineering footprint in the Indian market.Interchain, which is based in Bangalore, ...
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Dell to acquire software maker Quest
Dell is acquiring Quest in a move that will expand the company's software capabilities in systems management, security and other areas.The US-based computer and IT services group said it hopes the acquisition will bolster its competitive position in delivering end-to-end IT solutions."The addition of Quest will enable Dell to deliver ...
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Verizon to acquire Hughes Telematics
Verizon Communications said it will acquire Hughes Telematics in a move designed to boost the US based wireless communications company's capabilities in the automotive and fleet telematics marketplace.Verizon will pay 612 million dlrs for the telematics company.The acquisition will accelerate Verizon's growth in business areas such as machine-to-machine services applications ...
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IBM boosts analytics capacity with Varicent acquisition
IBM has finalized the acquisition of Varicent Software in a move by the US IT services and software group to further grow its business analytics offering.Varicent, a privately held Canadian company, makes analytics software for compensation and sales performance management. The company's products will become part of IBM's Smarter Analytics ...
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SAP buys SuccessFactors in Cloud move
SAP says SuccessFactors’ solutions will complement its own Cloud-based products (Photo: SuccessFactors)SAP is buying human-resources specialist SuccessFactors in a move to strengthen its Cloud-based services offering.The German business software maker said it is paying 3.4 billion dlrs for the provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions.SAP said the acquisition will ...
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Teradata boosts software offering through acquisition
Teradata says integrated marketing management is emerging as one of the largest areas of investment for companiesTeradata said it has completed its acquisition of Aprimo, a maker of Cloud-based integrated marketing software.The US-based data warehousing and enterprise analytics company said the move will help it “drive the future of integrated ...