Exalead scooped up by Dessault Systemes

June 9, 2010 — 9:20am ET | By Ron Miller

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Enterprise search vendor, Exalead announced this week that they had been sold to Dessault Systemes, a 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) company. On the surface this sounds like it could be a strange combination, but Adriaan Bloem of Real Story Group says there is more to the picture than meets the eye.

Bloem says that the purchase developed very quickly from a recent OEM agreement fueled in part by Dessault's 1,251M Euros in revenue in 2009. What's more, he says they are the leader in 3D and PLM.

Exalead Co-Founder François Bourdoncle (whom we interviewed One on One last year) was excited by the possibilities of the combined companies. "With our real-time search and natural language capabilities, Exalead provides a unique web user experience. The combination with 3D represents the next generation of information technology for lifelike experiences," Bourdoncle said.

In terms of how this might work, Yvan Proteau, Vice President, IS/IT, Yellow Pages Group, explains: "The combination of these entities will help organizations like ours create better user experiences based on the delivery of information and data in an innovative manner that leverages the latest in 3D technology that consumers have long demanded."

This could actually be more interesting than it first appears. We have an enterprise search company combining with 3D technology and what emerges could be the future of search, or at least some very intriguing possibilities.

For more information:
- see the Exalead press release
- Andriaan Bloem's Real Story blog post