Consona’s latest Intuitive ERP product adds more tools for inventory management and materials visibility said to create a more robust manufacturing software package.

The move will accelerate Consona’s move to cloud computing.

With Compiere Cloud Edition, customers access the ERP suite through a Web connection, while the associated computing and storage functions are handled by Amazon.

With the addition of ADS intellectual property and personnel, Consona beefs up its Canadian presence and sets the stage for a broader international footprint.

New product releases address the needs of both high- and low-volume printed circuit board manufacturers.

Consona plans to maintain its momentum with micro-vertical acquisitions, uninterrupted by less-than-favorable market conditions.

The mid-market ERP vendor releases new functions for customers of its Lot Traceability module, allowing better management of components and end products.

Ending its tenure as a public company, workforce management vendor accepts offer to be acquired by a private equity firm.

Citing a desire to eradicate confusion over its name and its many products, as well as a need to reflect an expanded company structure, ERP and CRM provider M2M Holdings has changed its name to Consona Corp.

Mid-market enterprise software vendor agrees to buy KNOVA Software, a provider of Web-based self-service CRM software, in a $47 million deal that complements the recent acquisition of Onyx Software.