The merger of supply chain software vendors will produce $590 million to $625 million in 2010 sales, JDA tells analysts, saying a product roadmap will be revealed soon.

The merger of supply chain software competitors is now in the books, and JDA looks to capitalize on its combined offerings in the marketplace.

In a replay of its ultimately unsuccessful 2008 bid, supply chain software purveyor JDA said it would acquire rival i2, this time for $396 million.

The supply chain specialist reports a down second quarter, but says its growing embrace of on-demand software offerings will help push the needle on sagging sales.

Revenue drops 10% for the supply chain stalwart, as the company mounts a legal battle against Oracle over the use of nearly a dozen patents.

In the end, i2 pulls the plug on the offer, which had been plagued by troubled financing.

“We’ll take the original offer of $346 million,” i2 shareholders announce at a meeting Thursday.

Unable to secure favorable terms for the financing it needs to buy i2, JDA asks to renegotiate the takeover price.

By including the integration of its on-demand supply chain planning service with a company's ERP system in its subscription fee, Kinaxis hopes to ease the transition for interested parties in its core vertical markets.

After nearly a year of looking for a buyer, supply chain management pioneer i2 falls into the arms of JDA Software, leaving some to wonder how the pair will intertwine.