Software for Airport Planning, Design and Operations

Global aviation brands combine forces to deliver the best technologies for airport designers

Transoft Solutions Inc., a global leader in transportation engineering design solutions, announced today that it has acquired Simtra AeroTech AB, a leading supplier of software for airport and road designers. Both companies are pioneers in the transportation industry with CAD based software solutions such as AutoTURN and AeroTURN (Transoft Solutions) and PathPlanner (Simtra). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Located in Gothenburg, Sweden, Simtra has an international client list of transportation and aviation consultants, engineers and airport planners. Throughout its rich 20+ year history, their mission has been to develop high quality airport planning and design software solutions. Over the years Simtra has established a reputation as a market leader in its field.

“This is an important acquisition for both companies and we welcome Simtra employees and customers to Transoft,” said Milton Carrasco, President and CEO of Transoft Solutions Inc. “The technologies present in our companies’ products, independently, are truly remarkable and the possible synergies make for an exciting future for us and our clients. This is an important step for Transoft in continuing to build productivity-enhancing software for the transportation industry.”

Both Transoft and Simtra have a long-history of R&D and the union further solidifies the company’s mission to provide solutions that allow its customers to design with the utmost confidence.

“Our goal in merging the two brands under one umbrella is to leverage our resources in order to raise the benchmark for aviation software which, before now, was resource challenged,” said Carrasco. “But even beyond the merging of our world class technologies, we, at Transoft, recognize the importance of maintaining the highest level of support and care for our customers, new and old. As part of that commitment, we fully intend to maintain our attractive and equitable licensing practices moving forward.”

“We are confident that Simtra’s acquisition by Transoft Solutions is positive not only for both companies’ existing customers but also for the engineering community as a whole,” said Ben van Leest, Managing Director of Simtra AeroTech AB. “We share the same vision and by combining our expertise and resources we will be able to provide an excellent platform for refining existing products as well as expanding the portfolio with new solutions.”

The integration of Simtra’s business activities into the Transoft Solutions organization will ensure that its customers experience a seamless transition and a continued high quality of customer care and service, which continues to be one of Transoft’s hallmarks of success.

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About Transoft Solutions

Established in 1991, Transoft Solutions Inc. develops innovative CAD software for the transportation engineering community. Transoft Solutions’ suite of productivity enhancing software have become the trusted de-facto standard for over 90% of the Top 100 AEC firms (ENR), 85% of North American departments of transportation, and numerous regulatory agencies around the world. Providing design solutions for roads and highways, airports, light rail transit, and highway signs, Transoft gives transportation professionals the tools they need to design with confidence.

About Simtra AeroTech

Simtra AeroTech AB is recognized as a leading supplier of software solutions and services for planners, designers, engineers and architects in the transportation industry. Founded in 1989, Simtra was originally involved in the navigation of mobile robots. In 1994, the company merged its robotics research with airport know-how provided by the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority resulting in PathPlanner™; a CAD-based tool for airside planning, design and operations. In recent years, the portfolio has been extended to include further solutions that meet the needs of airport and road design professionals worldwide.