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Infor Global Solutions last week agreed to acquire rival SSA Global Technologies for about US$1.4 billion, further consolidating the business applications market.

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.

Technology buyers were drawn to this year's Cebit trade show by several emerging technologies that could help reinvigorate the tech sector after several years in the doldrums.

Two years after successfully acquiring midmarket CRM (customer relationship management) software maker Pivotal through a deal that started as an unsolicited bid, CDC Software is taking a run at another CRM vendor, Onyx Software.

One year, a simple upgrade and the roll out of new IBM server systems are all it took for automotive parts maker, Schukra Lumbar Systems, to enhance operational efficiency, while saving money and time.

Manufacturing-focused ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications maker Infor Global Systems is adding another technology to its acquisition-assembled portfolio, announcing Thursday that it has bought Formation Systems, a developer of PLM (product lifecycle management) software for process manufacturers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SSA Global Technologies has lately been on a buying spree of enterprise application vendors that rivals Oracle's, in deal frequency if not size. The once-bankrupt ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor is amassing an eclectic portfolio that analysts say positions it as an emerging major player in the changing back-office applications market.

SSA Global Technologies said Monday it has purchased HR (human resources) management applications maker Boniva Software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SSA Global Technologies will acquire CRM (customer relationship management) software maker Epiphany in an all-cash deal the companies valued at US$329 million. The acquisition will add another set of applications to SSA Global's growing portfolio of distressed ERP (enterprise resource planning) technologies.

Enterprise software vendor SSA Global Technologies raised US$99 million (AU$130 million) in an IPO (initial public offering) on Thursday that saw the company's shares close on the Nasdaq exchange right at their initial price, US$11.

ERP company SSA Global Technologies Inc. plans to set up a "center of excellence" in radio-frequency identification (RFID) in New Zealand, with Hamilton as a probable site. The center, designed to provide expertise and information-sharing for organisations to implement RFID effectively, is expected to open about mid-year.