Tech Scorecard: Turbulent Times in the Tech Marketplace

March 12, 2009

A look at corporate moves in the IT sector

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.