Open Cascade
| Company type | Private (Subsidiary of Capgemini) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Predecessor | Matra Datavision |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | France |
Number of locations | 3 sites: Head office in Guyancourt (France), offices in Lyon (France) and Porto (Portugal) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mikhail Kazakov |
| Products | Open Cascade Technology, Salome |
| Services | Specific software development |
Number of employees | 51 - 200 |
| Parent | Capgemini |
| Website | www.opencascade.com |
Open Cascade is an Information Technology Company (ITC) owned by Capgemini. Open Cascade provides services in the domain of scientific and technical computing and simulation tools.
Open Cascade is primarily known to the public for its open source platforms, which the company maintains, improves, and distributes free of charge.
It provides:
- Open Cascade Technology (OCT) for 3D surface and solid modelling, visualization, data exchange, and rapid application development.
- Salome (software) – a free software that provides a generic platform for pre- and post-processing for numerical simulation.
Open Cascade uses its open-source software for the development of commercial software. Which they use for their consumers.
The company's head office is located in Guyancourt, France, and there are production sites in Lyon and Porto, Portugal. Open Cascade employs around 150 engineers and developers in France and Portugal.