Software King of the World – that is Microsoft, folks – has bought the rapid prototyping company The Marsden Group,
Vole’s corporate vice-president of cross-industry solutions Omar Abbosh said the acquisition will help Microsoft to create new customer value through experimentation and deep industry solutions based on the Microsoft cloud, edge and AI products.
The Marsden Group was already a Microsoft Gold Partner and works in the industrial, manufacturing and automotive sectors.
Marsden Group president Andrew Pratt, wrote on LinkedIn: “We are excited to announce today that Microsoft has acquired The Marsden Group. We are thrilled to become part of the Microsoft team and continue the amazing work we have been doing together for the last few years. We appreciate everyone who has been supporting us on this journey. Thank you.”
Abbosh said there were unique challenges in asset-intensive industries when it comes to adopting new technologies such as connecting industrial equipment safely and securely to the cloud, overcoming data silos and supporting interoperability across modern and legacy systems.
“Through recent projects, I’ve seen first hand what The Marsden Group and Microsoft can do, what’s possible when we bring together our cloud, edge, IoT, digital twin and AI capabilities with The Marsden Group’s speed, agility and technical creativity”, he said.
