CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
1 July 2004
Acquisitions
SSA Global Acquires Marcam
SSA GlobalT ( http://www.ssaglobal.com ) announced it has acquired Marcam, a provider of specialized, operational-level enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for process manufacturers, from Invensys plc. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
"With more than 40 years of cumulative experience, the acquisition of Marcam is a significant milestone for our combined process manufacturing customers and prospects," said Mike Greenough, president, chairman and CEO of SSA Global. "This transaction also further solidifies our position in the process manufacturing sector and underscores the commitment to deliver extended solutions that increase the value of existing technology investments."
Marcam's process manufacturing solutions further strengthen SSA Global's expertise in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
Marcam's enterprise solutions streamline plant and process oriented supply chain operations. The combination of Marcam and SSA Global will deliver process manufacturing customers greater operational visibility and the ability to optimize financial operations, inventory management, order management, purchasing and additional critical business processes.
Marcam customers will benefit from the same quality service and support current SSA Global customers are experiencing through a customer influenced product roadmap, incremental systems modernization and continued industry focus. SSA Global's product convergence strategy will provide a way forward for the PRISM and Protean customers, coupled with a commitment to support all existing versions. SSA Global will also offer Marcam customers its extended enterprise solutions that can address their immediate critical business challenges.
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