In a significant expansion of their strategic alliance, Capgemini and Unity Technologies have announced a pivotal deal where Capgemini will acquire Unity’s Digital Twin Professional Services arm. This transaction, expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, marks a milestone in the use of real-time 3D (RT3D) visualization software for the industrial application of digital twins. The acquisition price, though undisclosed, is a key detail that underlines the value and potential impact of this partnership on the intelligent industry sector.

Unity’s Digital Twin Professional Services team, renowned for developing RT3D solutions that drive business results, will join Capgemini, creating one of the largest pools of Unity enterprise developers globally. This move is set to accelerate the iteration and implementation of RT3D visualization software, enabling end users to envision, understand, and interact with physical systems in unprecedented ways.

The integration of Unity’s team within Capgemini is expected to extend the reach and scale of Unity’s software, facilitating the acceleration, adoption, and application of RT3D to build and scale immersive experiences across industries. This collaboration aligns with the growing demand for technologies that bridge the physical and digital worlds, offering clients RT3D software capabilities along with Capgemini’s expertise in business transformation, design, and engineering.

William Rozé, CEO of Capgemini Engineering and Group Executive Board member, highlighted the strategic importance of RT3D technology, stating, “Unity’s real-time 3D technology is the unequivocal industry standard for visualization across platforms and devices. This new agreement with Unity will allow Capgemini to embed 3D visualization software capabilities into our end-to-end business transformation services, to help clients realize the immediate and longer-term benefits of intelligent industry.”

Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Unity, expressed the strategic fit of the deal, noting the growing enterprise market opportunity for Unity’s technology and Capgemini’s ability to scale and leverage this technology across various industries.

The agreement promises to deliver sector-specific solutions in areas such as automotive, consumer products & retail, energy & utilities, aerospace & defense, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial products/manufacturing. These solutions will encompass simulation for real-time insights and future scenario planning, human machine interfaces for enhanced interactive experiences, and immersive training through interactive 3D, AR, and VR to improve knowledge transfer and workplace safety.

This deal not only showcases the synergies between Capgemini’s broad service spectrum and Unity’s advanced RT3D technologies but also sets a new benchmark for the application of digital twins in driving intelligent industry transformation.

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