Altair Engineering, an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, agreed to acquire World Programming, a UK-based technology company specializing in data analytics software. Financial terms were not disclosed. "We are excited to integrate World Programming's exceptional team and technology into Altair and see this acquisition as a significant opportunity to help companies transition to hybrid architectures using modern, open technologies and languages while preserving, protecting, and leveraging the best elements of existing technology such as the SAS language," James R. Scapa, Altair Founder and CEO.