eponymous Smallworld GIS (Geographical Information System). Martin tp://www.aveva.

co
Newell later went to the University of Utah where he did pioneering 3D solid m)
modelling work; he was also one of the progenitors of PostScript.[3]

CADCentre became a private company in 1983, was the subject of a management buyout[4] in 1994 and became a publicly
quoted company in 1996. It changed its name to AVEVA in 2001.[5]

Acquisitions
On 21 April 2004, the company acquired Tribon Solutions, a global supplier of Tribon, software for shipbuilding and
marine design, for US$35 million. The acquisition was completed on 19 May 2004.[6]
On 31 March 2005, the company acquired Realitywave, Inc., developers of a web collaboration and streaming
platform, for £3.2 million.[7]
On 30 March 2009, AVEVA announced the acquisition of iDesignOffice Pty Ltd, an instrumentation engineering
technology company based in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in products for plant and marine industries.[8]
On 3 June 2010, AVEVA Solutions Ltd, a wholly owned unit of AVEVA Group plc, announced the acquisition of
Logimatic’s MARS business from Logimatic Holdings A/S for GBP12.8 million. This acquisition was completed on 30
June 2010, and MARS products and services were merged into AVEVA's Enterprise Solutions Group and aligned with
its flagship AVEVA NET solution.[9]
On 3 June 2010, AVEVA Solutions Ltd acquired the oil and gas business from ADB Systemer AS, a Sola-based
provider of operations integrity management software aimed at owner operators in the oil and gas industry.[9]
On 3 October 2011, AVEVA announced the acquisition of LFM (Light Form Modeller) software division of Z+F UK
Limited, which allowed it to expand into the 3D data capture market.[10]
On 23 May 2012, AVEVA announced the acquisition of the Belgium and Germany-based Bocad group of companies,
a provider of building information modeling[11] software for GBP14 million. The acquisition strengthened AVEVA's 3D
structural detailing capabilities for the plant, marine and construction markets.[12]
On 17 December 2012, AVEVA announced the acquisition of all assets relating to the advanced visualisation and
simulation software of Huntsville, Alabama-based Global Majic Software, Inc.[13]
On 5 January 2015, AVEVA announced the acquisition of Derry-based 8over8 Limited for GBP26.9 million. 8over8
provides contract risk management software - ProCon - for the oil, gas and mining, and other infrastructure
industries.[14]

Schneider Electric’s Industrial Software Business Combines with AVEVA

On 1 March 2018, AVEVA agreed to merge with France-based Schneider Electric's industrial software business.[15]
Schneider Electric is now the largest shareholder with a 60% ownership interest.[16]

Stadium
In 2019 in Houston, Texas, a new stadium bearing the company's name was inaugurated and became home of the
professional rugby team the Houston SaberCats.[17]

References
1. "Annual Report 2018" (https://www.aveva.com/-/media/RedesignV2/English/Pages-Template/Investors/Financial-Res
ources/2018_AVEVA_Annual_Report_and_Accounts.pdf) (PDF). Aveva. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
2. "Design disciplines" (https://books.google.com/books?id=hRoCtFl1DX4C&pg=PA480&lpg=PA480&dq=Arthur+Llewely
n+CAD+CEntre&source=bl&ots=HMg7qa2XaB&sig=0CnoegyvN3hWGqhmi3OUQa8nC2o&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUK
Ewjo75D_1KjTAhXBfFAKHbdoBMQQ6AEIKTAB#v=onepage&q=Arthur%20Llewelyn%20CAD%20CEntre&f=false).
New Scientist. 25 November 1976. Retrieved 15 April 2017.