Dassault Systèmes, moved to acquire manufacturing software solutions provider Apriso, for about US$205 million. The acquisition of California-based Apriso deepens the global manufacturing operations management capabilities of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Dassault Systèmes’ acquisition of Apriso will expand the 3DEXPERIENCE footprint across multiple industries, such as consumer goods, packaged goods, high tech, life sciences, transportation & mobility, aerospace & defense and industrial equipment.