{"id":1566,"date":"2020-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/arden-software-acquires-us-based-firm\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:31","slug":"arden-software-acquires-us-based-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/arden-software-acquires-us-based-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Arden Software completes buyout of US software firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stockport&#8217;s Arden Software has completed the acquisition of American software company Cimex Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>Arden specialises in CAD and CAM software for the packaging sector, with its Impact packaging design software being used on a global scale. 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