Gothenburg, January 18, 2006
Opticore, the leading software provider for high-end design visualizations, was today fully acquired by the Swedish holding company Design
Opticore and Cliff Design will continue to be run as independent companies; however intra group collaboration will provide comprehensive design process coverage.
Göran Malmberg, previously Vice President of Sales for Opticore, has been named the new Chief Executive Officer and President for Opticore, effective
''I am excited about the opportunity at hand'', says Göran Malmberg. ''The new group will provide a very creative environment and I am thrilled about the synergies between CLIFF and Opticore. Together, we will be able to deliver a very comprehensive set of services and solutions to our clients. Also, the critical mass for our expansion on a world wide level will be much larger'', Malmberg continues.
Furthermore, the owner of Design Continum also is the main owner for Mentice, the largest global supplier of virtual reality (VR) based applications within the field of medicine, with special attention to endovascular and cardiac surgery.
Opticore, CLIFF and Mentice together, currently employ some 110 people. This will immediately create one of the largest global groups focusing on VR and simulation solutions.
About Opticore
Opticore is the world's leading developer, and the market leader in number of customers and seats in production, for 3D real-time software for interactive product visualization. Leading manufacturing companies such as Audi, Ford, Volvo, SAAB, Nokia Mobile, Italdesign, Honda, Daihatsu, and Mitsubishi and many more are successfully using Opticore software based applications in automotive- and industrial design development. Opticore is a privately held company with its corporate headquarters in
Cliff Design
CLIFF is a leading Swedish provider of services for the entire the design process with the automotive industry as well as other industries where industrial design is a key factor. The competences of CLIFF cover Product design, Prototype production and 3D-Illustrations/Visualisations. With more than 15 years in business, providing services in its discipline in
About Mentice
Mentice is the leading supplier of virtual reality (VR) based applications within the field of medicine, with special attention to the area of minimally invasive surgery. The company has complete product portfolios in the areas of endo-vascular and cardiovascular intervention, laparoscopy and arthroscopy. Mentice provide improved patient safety with close to 500 installations world wide, over 100 validation studies and more than 30 issued and pending patents. Mentice provides complete turnkey solutions such as Procedicus VISTTM and Procedicus MISTTM - including hardware, software and technical support - from entry-skills acquisition to high-fidelity procedural training. With the Procedicus® products, Mentice focuses on the following minimally invasive surgery areas: endovascular intervention, laparoscopy and arthroscopy. The company has offices in
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