PLM consulting firm Kalypso announced a strategic partnership with GoEngineer, a reseller of Oracle Agile PLM and Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software, and provider of PLM hosting, integration, implementation and training services. Although according to the press release “Kalypso has acquired GoEngineer’s implementation services business” no financial information was disclosed.
Under the new structure, Kalypso gets GoEngineer’s implementation services business and GoEngineer will continue to focus on providing PLM cloud services.
Implications
GoEngineer’s implementation services strengthen Kalypso’s portfolio and delivery capabilities in a number of ways, allowing it to broaden its reach into industries and product lifecycle activities in which Kalypso wasn’t as strong:
- eCAD customers. GoEngineer has a Zuken practice.
- 3D Printing: GoEngineer has capabilities in 3D printers from Stratasys and Objet (merged with Stratasys in 2012)
- Industries: GoEngineer has strong presence in manufacturing, high-tech, medical equipment and energy
And, of course, Kalypso will benefit from additional PLM implementation resources as well as experience and facilities for hosted PLM software. The latter supports Kalypso’s previous announcement of the launch of managed services for PLM applications.
Kalypso customers will certainly benefit from a broader ser of expertise and capabilities.
Overall, this deal is yet another step in a number of acquisitions and relationships Kalypso is pursuing to enhance their position in PLM implementation services (most notably, the merger with Integware in May, 2014) and ability to serve both large enterprises and small and medium-sized business (SMB). Read More