What has happened with Prosolvia’s Technologies after 1998?
The Prosolvia Group, consisted of the following key groups:
- Prosolvia Research and Technology - specialized in numerical simulation and mechanical design, electronics, and software development
- Prosolvia Systems manufacturing simulation
- Prosolvia Clarus visual stimulation
1. Prosolvia Research and Technology
This company was purchased by Frontec Research & Technology and later by Sigma/Teleca an IT an international consulting group that provides IT services and R&D outsourcing in development and integration of software and electronics
2. Prosolvia Clarus
Prosolvia Clarus products & organization have been most successful:
2.1 EON Software
This is the largest and fastest growing part still independent. The EON software was bought and created the foundation for EON Reality, Inc., the world's leading interactive visual content management software provider. By using EON software solutions companies can now effectively capitalize on existing investments in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to increase sales, communicate product functionality more effectively, and decrease the cost of service, training and technical support. Many large corporations such as Suzuki, Siemens, John Deere, Atlas Copco,
2.2. Oxygen Software
The Oxygen software was bought and created the foundation for Opticore which started to market its products in 1999. The company operates within the market for high-end, 3D real-time and photorealistic visualization. Opticore have a market leading position in its area with a customer list of over 180 clients, including a majority of the worlds major automotive OEMs, design firms and design studios. http://www.opticore.com/
Autodesk acquired Opticore in 2007 http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2007/06/20-autodesk-acquires-opticore/
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2.3 The Medical Simulation Software
The Medical Simulation Software software was bought and created the foundation for Mentice is a leading supplier of virtual reality (VR) based applications within the field of medicine, with special attention to the area of minimally invasive surgery. The company has complete product portfolios in the areas of endovascular and cardiovascular intervention, laparoscopy and arthroscopy.
Mentice is heading the broader introduction of surgical education based on modern simulation technology as a tool in the clinical learning process to improve education and training, reduce cost of education, and increase patient safety. http://www.mentice.com/
2.3 The Prosolvia Organization in
Key Members of The Prosolvia’s Organization in
3. Prosolvia Systems manufacturing simulation
3.1 Digital Plant Division
Tecnomatix technologies purchased Prosolvia Digital Factory Division in 1998, the Numerical Simulation Part for Manufactoriong In 2005, UGS purchased Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. On January 24, 2007 the German electronics giant Siemens AG announced that they would acquire UGS for $3.5 billion. When the deal completed, UGS became part of Siemens Automation & Drives group as the UGS PLM Software division. UGS will provide hardware, software and services for Siemens' so called digital factory.
3.2 Robotic simulation part
ABB technologies purchased Prosolvia’s Robotic simulation Division in 1998.
The combined marked value of these groups is estimated to far exceed the peak market cap value of the Prosolvia group