THE EVOLUTION of DASSAULT

When it comes to high-end MCAD, Dassault Systèmes (DS) is the go-to company. Its software designs most of the automobiles we drive and aircraft in which we fly. As a result, it now has revenues that exceed CAD$5 billion a year. For DS the thinking seems to be, growth has been good, so more growth must be better. To that end, Dassault has gone on an acquisitions binge over the last decade, buying up software adjacent to its main CATIA design package, such as geology.