SSA Global Technologies

SSA Global Technologies was a software company focused on enterprise resource planning and related business applications. Its portfolio covered core ERP functions as well as corporate performance management, customer relationship management, financial management, human capital management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management, supplier relationship management, and warehouse management. The company’s software assets included established product families such as Baan, BPCS, ERP LN, and ERP LX. The company expanded primarily through a sequence of acquisitions. Beginning with Max International in April 2001, SSA Global added the interBiz Product Group from Computer Associates International in April 2002 and Infinium Software in December 2002. It continued its acquisition program with Ironside Technologies and Elevon in 2003, followed by Baan and EXE Technologies during the same year. In 2004, it acquired Arzoon and Marcam. The portfolio broadened further through the acquisitions of Boniva and Epiphany in 2005, and Provia Software in March 2006. This acquisition-led strategy gave SSA Global a collection of products serving different operational and industry requirements rather than a single narrowly defined application line. Baan and related ERP offerings were among the best-known components of the portfolio, while the wider product list addressed finance, people management, customer relationships, manufacturing and product processes, supply chains, supplier relationships, and warehouse operations. SSA Global announced on May 15, 2006, that it would be acquired by Infor Global Solutions. The transaction was completed on July 28, 2006, ending SSA Global Technologies as an independent company. Its history is therefore principally associated with the consolidation of enterprise software assets during the mid-2000s and with the expansion of the Infor application portfolio through acquisition. The company’s former NASDAQ symbol was SSAG.

SSA Global Technologies developed enterprise resource planning software and related business applications. Its identity was shaped less by a single standalone product than by the aggregation and management of multiple software businesses and product families. The resulting portfolio addressed a wide range of enterprise processes, including financial operations, customer relationship management, human resources, product lifecycle activities, supply chain coordination, supplier relationships, warehouse operations, and corporate performance management. The company’s expansion program began with the acquisition of Max International in April 2001. In April 2002, SSA Global acquired the interBiz Product Group, which had previously been a division of Computer Associates International. It then acquired Infinium Software in December 2002. These transactions established the pattern of adding established enterprise application assets to broaden the company’s market coverage. SSA Global continued acquiring software businesses in 2003. Ironside Technologies was acquired in June, Elevon in July, Baan in July, and EXE Technologies in December. Baan was particularly significant within the portfolio because of its established ERP product heritage. The company followed with the acquisition of Arzoon in June 2004 and Marcam in July 2004, extending its collection of enterprise and industry-oriented capabilities. The acquisition program continued in 2005 with Boniva in August and Epiphany in September. In March 2006, SSA Global acquired Provia Software, the last acquisition identified in the available account of the company’s history. Across these transactions, SSA Global assembled offerings under names including Baan, BPCS, ERP LN, and ERP LX, alongside separate application categories such as financial management, human capital management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, supplier relationship management, warehouse management, product lifecycle management, and corporate performance management. On May 15, 2006, SSA Global announced that it would be acquired by Infor Global Solutions. The transaction was completed on July 28, 2006. This ended SSA Global Technologies as an independent company and placed its accumulated enterprise software assets within Infor’s broader application-software organization. The company is consequently best understood as a mid-2000s enterprise software consolidator whose principal strategic mechanism was acquisition, rather than as a continuing independent brand.

• 2006

  Acquisition of Provia Software

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  SSA Global acquired Provia Software in March 2006.

• 2006

  Announced acquisition by Infor Global Solutions

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  SSA Global announced on May 15, 2006, that it would be acquired by Infor Global Solutions.

• 2006

  Acquisition completed

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  Infor Global Solutions completed its acquisition of SSA Global Technologies on July 28, 2006.

• 2005

  Acquisitions of Boniva and Epiphany

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  SSA Global acquired Boniva in August and Epiphany in September 2005.

• 2004

  Acquisitions of Arzoon and Marcam

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  SSA Global acquired Arzoon in June and Marcam in July 2004.

• 2003

  Expansion through four acquisitions

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  SSA Global acquired Ironside Technologies in June, Elevon and Baan in July, and EXE Technologies in December 2003.

• 2002

  Acquisition of the interBiz Product Group

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  SSA Global acquired the interBiz Product Group, formerly a division of Computer Associates International, in April 2002.

• 2002

  Acquisition of Infinium Software

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  SSA Global acquired Infinium Software in December 2002.

• 2001

  Acquisition of Max International

  [1]SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org

  SSA Global acquired Max International in April 2001.

An acquisition-driven enterprise software provider offering ERP and a broad suite of connected business management applications.

• Enterprise resource planning

  Baan

  Baan was an established ERP product family included in SSA Global Technologies’ portfolio following SSA Global’s acquisition of Baan in July 2003. It represented a major component of the company’s enterprise application heritage.

• Enterprise resource planning

  BPCS

  BPCS was one of the ERP product families associated with SSA Global Technologies. The available reference identifies it as part of the company’s product portfolio, although it does not provide further detail about editions, technical architecture, or release history.

• Enterprise resource planning

  ERP LN

  ERP LN was an ERP offering listed within SSA Global Technologies’ portfolio. It formed part of the company’s broader collection of enterprise applications assembled through acquisitions and product-group integration.

• Enterprise resource planning

  ERP LX

  ERP LX was an enterprise resource planning product listed among SSA Global Technologies’ principal offerings. The available reference does not specify its launch date or detailed functional scope.

• Performance management software

  Corporate performance management

  Corporate performance management was a portfolio category identified by SSA Global Technologies. It complemented the company’s ERP products with applications intended to support enterprise performance-related processes.

• Customer relationship management software

  Customer relationship management

  Customer relationship management was among the business application areas covered by SSA Global Technologies. The category extended the company’s portfolio beyond back-office ERP functions into customer-facing operations.

• Supply chain management software

  Supply chain and warehouse management

  SSA Global Technologies listed supply chain management, supplier relationship management, and warehouse management systems among its offerings. Together, these categories addressed planning, supplier interaction, logistics, and warehouse operations.

• 2006

  Sale to Infor Global SolutionsM&A

  Background

  After expanding its enterprise software portfolio through numerous acquisitions, SSA Global announced that Infor Global Solutions would acquire the company.

  Action taken

  SSA Global announced the transaction on May 15, 2006; the acquisition was completed on July 28, 2006.

  Aftermath

  SSA Global Technologies ceased to operate as an independent company, and its accumulated software assets became part of Infor’s enterprise application portfolio.

  Source

1. 1SSA Global Technologiesen.wikipedia.org