

called BIOVIA "the most significant life-sciences-focused investment that a major product life cycle management (PLM) software vendor has ever made." Technology and products BIOVIA product line Dassault's CEO said of BIOVIA, "The integration of Accelrys’ powerful applications with our 3DEXPERIENCE platform will create a new collaborative environment for advanced biological, chemical and materials experience development." In May 2014, Research firm Gartner, Inc. On April 29, Dassault announced it had completed the acquisition "through a merger." The former Accelrys products would then be incorporated into a new Dassault product branding called BIOVIA. for almost $750 million, valued at $12.50 per share in cash, pending approval by Accelrys shareholders. On January 30, 2014, news broke that Dassault Systèmes had agreed to purchase Accelrys, Inc. A few years later, recognizing the advantages of the Internet, Dassault introduced a Web version of its PLM with its Version 6 platform. New brand names were added to address the full PLM spectrum: DELMIA to support manufacturing, ENOVIA to support internal and external collaboration, SIMULIA to support analysis and simulation, SolidWorks for 3D modeling, and 3DVIA for 3D visualization. īy the early 2000s, Dassault's CAD/CAM software was replaced by product lifecycle management (PLM) software. IBM itself became a customer in the mid 1980s and deployed CATIA in its engineering and manufacturing plants. The company used a step-by-step approach to get a start in other industries beyond aeronautical design, including automotive design, consumer goods, machinery, and shipbuilding. 2.1.3 Demonstration videos and other mediaĭassault Systèmes was formed in 1981, spun out from Dassault Aviation and its 3D design software CATIA.
