At the end, the acquisition of ILOG by IBM is a bit stabilized and Even though the new parent company is known more for supplying IT infrastructure products, ILOG says it will not abandon users of its...
As you might remember, IBM completed the acquisition of the supply chain optimization company ILOG last July and at the time I was wondering what IBM wants to do with ILOG in the future.
Apparently ...
Ryder System, Inc., a supply chain, warehousing and transportation management solutions provider, announced last week that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all th...
It seems that the long-time negotiated deal between i2 and JDA regarding acquisition of i2 won't happen at least in the near future.
The negotiations began in August and the companies were soon ...
Matson Integrated Logistics (MIL) has announced recently that made a new acquisition which will enable the company to offer highly competitive logistics services.
According to Logistics Management Ma...
Express service and logistics provider DHL said last week that it has officially completed an arrangement with with Sinotrans (Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co Ltd) for its parent company D...
You may have read my earlier post on the overview of the market for enterprise software and applications and the role of Oracle. As I mentioned there, Oracle´s strategy for growth is based acquisition...
In the merger and acquisition news from last week, the interesting one was about CDC Software's agreement to buy Catalyst International.
CDC Software, provider of industry-specific ERP applicati...
MedAssets Inc. has recently announced the acquisition of MD-X Solutions, Inc, a leading provider of revenue cycle technology and services to the healthcare industry. The acquisition expands the revenu...
TAKE Solutions, Inc. and ClearOrbit, Inc. yesterday jointly announced that TAKE Solutions has acquired ClearOrbit, a leading supply chain execution and reverse logistics solutions provider. The acquis...
TranSystems, a full-service transportation infrastructure and Management consulting company, and ESYNC, a leading strategic supply chain consulting firm, announce the definitive agreement for a merger...
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Sterling Commerce, the multi-enterprise collaboration company and a subsidiary of AT&T Inc., announced recently it has agreed to acquire Nistevo, a leading provider of on-demand transportation man...
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Another acquisition news: Avantcé Software announced last week that it has completed the acquisition of Radcliffe, Inc., a provider of Warehouse Management Solutions that optimize and enable supply ch...
In a move aimed at strengthening its presence in the supply chain applications market, ILOG, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire LogicTools, a Chicago-based provider of st...
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As I mentioned before, SCM market witnessed two major acquisitions last week, with Zebra Technologies completing its previously announced takeover of WhereNet, and German conglomerate Siemens completi...
Last week, two important acquisitions happened in supply chain area. Here is the first one according to SDCE:
Zebra Technologies announced last week that it had completed the acquisition of WhereNet...
Intermodal trucking and logistics services provider RoadLink USA said earlier this week it has acquired Transus Intermodal LLC, an Atlanta-based provider of intermodal trucking services to the souther...
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And as one of the highlights of December 2006 look at this: RedPrairie Corporation and StorePerform Technologies, Inc. announced two weeks ago that they have signed a definitive agreement, whereby Red...
A business unit of Park-Ohio Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Park-Ohio Holding Corp. of Cleveland, has acquired for $21 million all the capital stock outstanding of NABS Inc., a Manhattan-based suppl...
FedEx Corp. announced it has completed the $780 million cash purchase of the less-than-truckload (LTL) operations of Lakeland, Fla.-based Watkins Motor Lines and certain affiliates.
According to Logi...
TransCore, the largest global manufacturer of transportation-based radio frequency identification (RFID) products, completes the acquisition of IntelliTrans, a pre-eminent track and trace software pla...
HighJump Software, a 3M company, announced that it has acquired Pinnacle Distribution Concepts Inc., according to Arc Advisory Group. HighJump Software is a global Provider of adaptable supply chain e...
Oracle will expand its supply chain planning applications with the acquisition of Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Demantra, a provider of demand-driven planning solutions, according to Industry Week.
De...
Business software maker Oracle Corp. has agreed to buy Demantra, a provider of demand-driven planning solutions, to expand its supply chain planning applications, SDA Asia reported. Financial details ...
Bank Watch reported that Home Depot has recently bought a bank: Yes, that's true and the company has a reason for that.
This purchase is directly tied to facilitate the value chain for their cus...
Another acquisition news but not in SCM market but in our business: SCM publication!
Actually I was nearly shocked when I heard about it. The thing is that Retail Systems B2B LLC has acquired two su...
I think I have mentioned before about the current diversification trend among mid-size ERP solution providers into SCM area. The motivation to do this is customers' preference to have few complete...
MedAssets Supply Chain Systems announced today it has acquired Shared Services Healthcare (SSH), based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1974, SSH is the nation's largest regional group purchasing ...
As the software market matures, larger companies look to gain customers through acquisition, and smaller companies have trouble getting critical mass, as the spate of deals in the last 18 months indi...
According to Information Week, IBM on Wednesday said it has acquired privately held Viacore Inc., a provider of supply chain software and services, for an undisclosed sum. IBM officials said the acqu...
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