 Checkpoint Systems to Acquire OAT
June 23, 2008-
Officials say OATSystems acquisition will help Checkpoint move closer to becoming a “one stop shop” for inventory management in the retail sector, while continuing to support OAT’s manufacturing customers.
TIBCO Acquires Second BI Company
June 19, 2008-
Insightful Corp. brings statistical analysis to the business optimization strategy adopted by the provider of infrastructure software.
SAP to Buy MES Supplier Visiprise
June 17, 2008-
After a few years of close ties and a recent reseller collaboration, SAP ponies up to buy Visiprise, a stand-alone MES vendor in a shrinking field.
Dassault Exec Predicts More PLM Consolidation
May 25, 2008-
Dassault CEO Joel Lemke foresees a further shakeout among product lifecycle management vendors, with large ERP providers playing a significantly bigger role in the market.
QAD Brings MDM In-House with FullTilt Buy
May 25, 2008-
The new technology will afford QAD customers a central repository for product-related data that exists across their operational systems.
HP to Buy EDS for $13.9 Billion
May 13, 2008-
Colossal tech deal combines two services businesses in what observers expect will be a market showdown with services leader IBM.
I-many Acquires Edge Dynamics
May 05, 2008-
The merger creates an end-to-end product suite for contract management and commerce optimization, officials said.
Rockwell Reports Strong Q2, Announces Manufacturing Intelligence Acquisition
April 23, 2008-
Sales spike 17% for the automation purveyor as it reveals an agreement to acquire MI vendor Incuity.
Zebra Acquisition Adds Ultra-Wideband Location Apps
April 16, 2008-
The deal continues a shopping spree aimed at widening the company’s RFID offerings.
GE Fanuc Fortifies Process Offering with Acquisition
March 31, 2008-
In a move that bolsters its safety-based control offerings, GE Fanuc acquires the MOST technology portfolio from MTL Instruments Group.
Sirit Makes RFID Acquisition
March 04, 2008-
With its purchase of RSI ID Technologies, Sirit adds new RFID antenna, inlay, and tag technology to its portfolio.
Integration a Key Theme at ARC's Forum
February 05, 2008-
Yokogawa, Mitsubishi, ILS Technology, Kepware, and EPLAN roll out new products that aim to enhance operational efficiency at the plant level and beyond.
Oracle Details Plans for Agile Apps
February 04, 2008-
The inveterate acquirer lays out a plan for Agile's PLM applications that includes unlimited support and integration with Oracle applications and others.
TAG Acquisition Expands Emerson's Service Arm
January 20, 2008-
With its acquisition of vendor-agnostic custom process automation system engineering firm The Automation Group (TAG), Emerson Process Management aims to allay its oil and gas customers' services needs.
webMethods Was Just One Step For Software AG
January 20, 2008-
Following its recent acquisitions of webMethods and Jacada, business process integration technology provider Software AG looks forward to further augmenting its integration capabilities with technologies for rules, data integration, and modeling.
SAP, Business Objects Merger Hits the Ground Running
January 17, 2008-
After BusinessObjects' shareholders accept SAP's $6.8 billion buyout offer, the enterprise applications giant wastes no time laying out a product vision for the combined company.
Oracle Ups Bid to $8.5B to Buy BEA
January 16, 2008-
After failing to strike a deal in October, Oracle returns to the table and succeeds with a 14% higher offer to buy the middleware vendor.
Acquisition Targets Wireless Networking
January 09, 2008-
In a bid to set itself up as a go-to provider of multi-vendor network management, Aruba Networks buys AirWave Wireless for $37 million.
IBM To Amplify Cognos' Position, Officials Hope
December 23, 2007-
IBM plans to build out the applications side of its Information on Demand initiative with its acquisition of Cognos, whose technology complements Big Blue's data mining, information integration, and enterprise content management capabilities.
Consona Chief Will Press On With Acquisitions
November 25, 2007-
Consona plans to maintain its momentum with micro-vertical acquisitions, uninterrupted by less-than-favorable market conditions.
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