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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Over the past three years, we acquired new technology or supplemented our technology by purchasing
businesses focused in specific markets or industries. During this time period, we acquired a number of
companies, including the following companies that have a significant impact on our business and are discussed in
our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements:
Date of closing Company Details
January 2009 ALGOR, Inc.
(“ALGOR”)
The ALGOR acquisition enhanced our digital
prototyping solutions with new simulation and analysis
capabilities such as thermal and fluid flow analysis.
ALGOR has been incorporated into, and the related
goodwill was assigned to, the MSD segment.
November 2008 Softimage The Softimage acquisition provided 3D technology for
the film, television and games markets. Softimage has
been incorporated into, and the related goodwill was
assigned to, the M&E segment.
June 2008 Moldflow Corporation
(“Moldflow”)
Moldflow software solutions are used for the design
and engineering of injection-molded plastic parts. The
acquisition of Moldflow added simulation and
optimization capabilities to our digital prototyping
solution portfolio. Moldflow has been incorporated
into, and the related goodwill was assigned to, the MSD
segment.
January 2008 Hanna Strategies Holdings, Inc.
(“Hanna Strategies”)
Hanna Strategies, a company that formerly performed
software development services for us, has been
incorporated into, and the related goodwill was
assigned to, the MSD segment.
January 2008 Robobat, S.A.
(“Robobat”)
The Robobat acquisition provided an analysis engine
localized for the EMEA and APAC markets. Robobat
has been incorporated into, and the related goodwill
was assigned to, the AEC segment.
June 2007 NavisWorks (UK) Limited
(“NavisWorks”)
The NavisWorks acquisition provided 3D coordination,
collaboration and sequencing in design and construction.
The acquisition has been incorporated into, and the
related goodwill was assigned to, the AEC segment.
March 2006 Emerging Solutions, Inc.
(“Constructware”)
The Constructware acquisition provided on-demand
communication and collaboration solutions. The
acquisition has been incorporated into, and the related
goodwill was assigned to, the AEC segment.
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