Tech Scorecard: Turbulent Times in the Tech Marketplace
Supply chain technology companies have been among the most active in the mergers & acquisitions arena in recent months. In particular, HighJump Software, fresh off its divestiture from industrial giant 3M, has been busy plugging up holes in its portfolio of supply chain execution offerings by acquiring companies specializing in software aimed at the consumer goods (BelTek) and food & beverage (Insight Distribution Software) industries.
The following scorecard highlights significant corporate moves in the information technology sector since our last update in the December 2008 IW.
| Company/Product | Parent Company | Transaction Type | Technology |
| BelTek Systems Design | HighJump Software | acquisition | direct store delivery solutions |
| Darby Corporate Solutions' | GPS business Telogis | acquired product line | GPS fleet tracking solutions |
| i2 Technologies Inc. | JDA Software Group Inc. | terminated acquisition | supply chain management |
| iLogic software | Autodesk Inc. | acquired from Logimetrix Inc. | design automation technology |
| Insight Distribution Software | HighJump Software | acquired from Coaxis | enterprise solutions for food & beverage industry |
| Logistics Technology Support | ADSI | acquisition | distribution shipping solutions |
| mValent | Oracle Corp. | acquisition | application configuration management |
| Oceanwide Inc. | Descartes Systems Group | acquisition | logistics management software |
| Plex Systems Inc. | Plexus Systems Inc. | name change | software-as-a-service ERP |
| Transitive Corp. | IBM Corp. | acquisition | cross-platform virtualization |
| Vivacadena | Agentrics | acquisition | inventory management solutions |
| WKD Solutions Ltd. | CDC Software | acquisition | supply chain event management |
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During his career Dave Blanchard has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. He also serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2010), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its second edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.