Stories about: Geac Computer

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Application vendor Extensity talks up firsts 26 May, 2006 08:42

Midmarket financial applications vendor Extensity is moving fast. Barely two months after officially opening for business, the company previewed its first product update and provided the rationale for its first pending acquisition at its inaugural user conference taking place in Las Vegas through Friday.
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Infor to acquire SSA Global 16 May, 2006 07:40

In another move that changes the face of the enterprise software industry, Infor Global Solutions said Monday it is acquiring SSA Global Technologies Inc. for US$19.50 per share, or about $1.4 billion in cash.
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Extensity hopes to be $US1B firm within three years 22 March, 2006 07:38

Newly formed financial applications software vendor Extensity hopes to become a US$1 billion business within 36 months, according to the company's Chief Executive Officer and President Ken Walters.
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Infor to buy asset tracking apps vendor Datastream 06 January, 2006 11:00

Continuing to build a portfolio of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software through acquisitions, Infor Global Solutions on Thursday announced an agreement to pay US$216 million in cash to acquire Datastream Systems, a maker of asset performance management software.
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Equity firm buys Geac for $1B, Infor gets ERP software 08 November, 2005 08:06

Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has agreed to buy business software maker Geac Computer for around US$1 billion, the companies announced Monday. Golden Gate Capital plans to break Geac into pieces, with Geac's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software changing hands and becoming the property of another Golden Gate Capital-funded company, Infor Global Solutions.
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Users see promises, challenges with BPM 05 December, 2003 10:48

Companies can improve their processes, slash costs and gain insight into operations through business performance management (BPM) tools. But there are considerable challenges to be surmounted, users said. That was the message here this week from those on hand at the DCI Performance Management Conference.
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Mainframe ruling a 'sleeping' tiger 10 October, 2002 16:11

A ruling in a long-standing legal dispute could have big ramifications for companies that use third parties to maintain packaged mainframe applications.
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Geac agrees to acquire Extensity 27 August, 2002 10:25

Geac Computer has agreed to acquire Extensity in a deal that will bring together two vendors of enterprise management software, the companies said in a statement on Monday.
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Geac plans more cutbacks after search for buyer fails 28 March, 2001 11:56

Struggling business applications vendor Geac Computer disclosed late yesterday that it hasn't been able to find a buyer and is now putting together new cost-cutting plans that will include "a substantial reduction" of its workforce.
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HP backs trade exchange developer 15 December, 2000 13:01

Through its Garage Program Hewlett-Packard has given its support and $6 million to trade exchange builder World Trade Online Holdings. In other deals Pink Elephant has bought an Australian company, while Adacel has bought the subsidiary of a US company and Keycorp has entered a deal with MasterCard. In the US, the gloomy financial forecasts continued unabated
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GEAC Posts Loss, Puts Acquisition Moves on Hold 11 December, 2000 12:01

Struggling software vendor Geac Computer Corp. Friday reported a fiscal second-quarter loss of US$37.2 million due to a one-two punch of weak enterprise application sales and the fact that users are taking longer to make decisions about buying its product.