Dissecting Dassault's Bid for MatrixOne, Part 1
8 Mar, 2006 By: Kenneth WongDissecting Dassault's Bid for MatrixOne, Part 1p>
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Last week, when Dassault Systèmes announced its plan to snatch up MatrixOne for US$408 million, analysts by and large recognized the acquisition as an appropriate strategic move by the global PLM (product lifecycle management) giant. Dassault's two biggest competitors, UGS and PTC, however, were prompted to contact the media to share entirely different perspectives on the acquisition.
In today's edition, we'll look at the industry's reaction to Dassault's move; tomorrow we'll delve into what the future holds for PLM vendors and their customers.
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