Grid computing
Use of widely distributed computer resources to reach a common goal
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| May 8 2025 | Altair Engineering was acquired by Siemens for $10.6 billion. |
| March 2025 | Acquisition by Siemens was completed. |
| 2024 | Gartner named Altair a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms. |
| October 30 2024 | Altair announced its agreement to be acquired by Siemens. |
| April 2024 |
Data Format Description Language
DFDL was published as an ISO standard, further solidifying its international recognition and standardization in data format description.
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| October 2023 | Altair acquired OmniQuest, a software company from Novi, Michigan, to further its optimization technology. |
| May 2023 | US Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling in a copyright infringement case pertaining to SAS software. |
| March 2023 | Altair rebranded its AI and data analytics product as Altair RapidMiner. |
| 2021 | Altair relaunched its Startup Program. |
| 2021 |
Incredibuild
Gaming sector represented 60% of Incredibuild's business, highlighting the company's significant presence in video game development software acceleration.
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| December 2021 | Altair was named one of Investor's Business Daily's Best 100 ESG Companies. |
| November 2021 | Altair's PBS Professional workload manager was selected by Argonne National Laboratory for use across their high performance computing systems, including Polaris and Aurora supercomputers. |
| November 2021 | Altair was included on Inc. Magazine's 2021 Best-Led Companies list. |
| February 2021 |
Data Format Description Language
DFDL was published as an Open Grid Forum Recommendation, establishing its formal specification and standardization.
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| February 2021 |
Data Format Description Language
The official OGF Recommendation GFD.240 was published, obsoleting all prior versions and incorporating previously noted issues.
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| January 2021 | Altair collaborated with Rolls-Royce Holdings on a project using AI and machine learning to improve aero jet engine design process. |
| June 2020 | Altair announced software updates for all products to improve workflows and provide access to tools for data analytics, machine learning, and physics. |
| 2019 | Altair acquired a total of 30 businesses and opened a new office in Greensboro, North Carolina after acquiring the data analytics company Datawatch. |
| 2018 | Altair formed its Startup Program to make products available to qualified startup companies. |
| 2018 |
Web Services Resource Framework
Globus Toolkit was officially retired, marking the end of its active development and support.
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| November 1 2017 | Altair went public with an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange, trading under the stock ticker ALTR. The company raised $156 million with share prices starting at $13. |
| 2016 | Altair acquired Solid Iris Technologies, a company that developed the photorealistic rendering and visualization tool Thea Render. |
| 2013 | Altair bought out General Atlantic's equity stake in the company. |
| 2012 | Ilumisys was rebranded as Toggled. |
| 2011 | Ilumisys' operations were moved to Michigan. |
| January 2011 |
Data Format Description Language
DFDL 1.0 specification was published as OGF Proposed Recommendation GFD.174.
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