synopsis: IBM has completed its acquisition of Emptoris Inc. Emptoris solutions bring more intelligence to procurement and supply chain operations with spend, supplier and contract management for Smarter Commerce. Emptoris' solutions complement multiple IBM offerings.

synopsis: Francisco Partners Management LLC, through its subsidiary Francisco Partners III, L.P., made an offer to acquire Kewill plc for GBP 89.5 million. Kewill delivers software solutions that simplify the management of the most complex global supply chains for enterprises and logistics service providers.

synopsis: SciQuest, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier enablement solutions, announced that it has completed its acquisition of AECsoft USA, Inc., a leading provider of supplier management and sourcing technology.

synopsis: Logility, Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, announced its acquisition of certain assets of privately-held Optiant, Inc., a Boston-based provider of multi-echelon supply chain optimization systems, for approximately $3.3 million in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.

synopsis: JDA® Software Group, Inc. and i2 Technologies, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for JDA Software to acquire i2 Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of supply chain solutions, for an enterprise value of approximately $396 million.

synopsis: SARS Corp., a leading provider of remote asset management and telematics solutions, closed its asset purchase agreement with Andronics Ltd. on December 20, 2007. The acquisition of Andronics, is a key part of the SARS commitment to deliver real-time business intelligence about fixed and mobile assets located anywhere in the world.

synopsis: Robocom Systems International Inc. announced today it has finalized the sale of substantially all of its assets, including its RIMS software product, to Avantce RSI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

synopsis: Reddwerks Corporation, a leading provider of warehouse performance management (WPM) software and solutions, announced the completion of its acquisition of SeayCo, an 18-year-old Atlanta, GA based developer of advanced warehouse control systems (WCS) and sortation software with over 200 customer sites in the US and Canada.

synopsis: Livingston International has entered into an agreement to acquire the customs and trade compliance services of the Global Trade business of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., announced Livingston President and CEO Peter Luit. This acquisition represents the operations and technology of the former Vastera business.

synopsis: The Brink’s Company, a global leader in security-related services, announced its acquisition of Kheops, SAS, a provider of logistics software and related services, for approximately $17 million.

synopsis: Invata Intralogistics, Inc., a global provider of supply chain optimization, facilities integration, software and controls; and GRSI, a global provider of supply chain execution software, distribution center automation and system integration; have announced the merger of the two companies.

synopsis: Invata Intralogistics, Inc., a global provider of supply chain and facilities optimization, software and controls, announced the acquisition of intellectual property and other assets from Cape Systems, a provider of supply chain management technologies.

synopsis: CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Milwaukee-based Catalyst International, a leading provider of supply chain execution solutions and services.

synopsis: Lockheed Martin Corporation announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Savi Technology, Inc. (Savi), a provider of active radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions. Savi, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., has developed innovative logistics solutions that track in-transit asset shipments in a secure, accurate and timely manner.

synopsis: Servigistics, the leading strategic service management solution provider, today announced it has acquired the assets of TransDecisions, Inc., a supplier of first-class routing and scheduling solutions for the field service and logistics markets.

synopsis: 3M announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell HighJump Software, a 3M company, to Battery Ventures, a technology venture capital and private equity firm. The transaction will result in a stand-alone company focused on providing supply chain solutions to a global customer base.

synopsis: Avantce Software has completed the acquisition of Radcliffe, Inc., a provider of Warehouse Management Solutions that optimize and enable supply chains. Radcliffe will be combined with Robocom Systems International, Avantce's existing supply chain execution portfolio company.

synopsis: In a move that will provide large-volume users of Federal Express, UPS, and DHL with an expanded portfolio of services, BirdDog Solutions, Inc. and Lakota Solutions, Inc. are combining forces. The two companies have executed an agreement for BirdDog Solutions to acquire Lakota Solutions.

synopsis: OpenText has completed its acquisition of Metastorm, adding complementary software solutions in the fast-growing BPM market. Metastorm is a provider of Business Process Management, Business Process Analysis, and Enterprise Architecture software for aligning strategy with execution.

synopsis: Diamant Art Corporation announced that it has acquired from T & R International BV its technology, products sales, distribution and contracts. T & R International BV is an advanced software developer, manufacturer of management tools and security solution products that help businesses reduce liabilities, and boost revenues and sales.

synopsis: IBM has completed its acquisition of Emptoris Inc. Emptoris solutions bring more intelligence to procurement and supply chain operations with spend, supplier and contract management for Smarter Commerce. Emptoris' solutions complement multiple IBM offerings.

synopsis: Emptoris, Inc., a leading provider of strategic supply, category spend and enterprise contract management solutions, announced that it has acquired Xcitec, a leading provider of supplier management solutions headquartered in Munich, Germany.

synopsis: Emptoris, Inc., a leading provider of strategic supply management and enterprise contract management solutions, has announced its acquisition of Rivermine, Inc., one of the market's leading Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solution providers.

synopsis: Emptoris, a global leader in supply and contract management solutions, announced the acquisition of the Contract and Service Management (CSM) solutions and business from Click Commerce, Inc., a leading business application software provider.

synopsis: Emptoris, Inc., a leading global provider of enterprise supply and contract management software, announced that Marlin Equity Partners, through its group of funds, has made a significant capital investment in the company. Marlin, With Deep Roots in Enterprise Software, Becomes Primary Shareholder in Emptoris, Inc.

synopsis: Emptoris, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise supply and contract management software, has completed the acquisition of MINDFLOW Technologies, a leader in inbound supply chain planning and sourcing optimization.

synopsis: Emptoris, an Enterprise Supply Management solutions provider for Global 2000 companies and diCarta, Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Contract Management software, today announced the completion of their merger in the first quarter. This follows a two and a half year partnership.

synopsis: Emptoris, the leading provider of Enterprise Supply Management solutions for Global 5000 companies, today announced that it has acquired Intigma, a leading provider of spend data management technology.

synopsis: IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Tealeaf Technology, Inc., a leading provider of customer experience analytics software that helps organizations to gain intelligence and react more swiftly to consumer trends in today's digitally transformed marketplace.

synopsis: IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Vivisimo, a leading provider of federated discovery and navigation software that helps organizations access and analyze big data across the enterprise. Vivisimo provides enterprises with information optimization solutions that help maximize the business value of information.

synopsis: IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Varicent Software Incorporated, a leading provider of analytics software for compensation and sales performance management. Varicent software automates and analyzes the collection and reporting of sales data across finance, sales, human resources and IT departments.

synopsis: IBM announced it has completed the acquisition of Worklight, a privately held Israeli-based provider of mobile software for smartphones and tablets. Worklight will become an important piece of IBM's mobility strategy, helping clients dramatically reduce mobile application time to market, cost and complexity.

synopsis: IBM announced that it has completed the acquisition of Green Hat, a privately held company jointly headquartered in London, England and Wilmington, Delaware. Green Hat helps customers improve the quality of software applications by enabling developers to leverage cloud computing technologies.

synopsis: Rocket Software, Inc., a global software development firm that builds enterprise products and delivers enterprise solutions, announced that it has closed the acquisition of the iCluster business from IBM. iCluster offers software for High Availability/Disaster Recovery.

synopsis: IBM has completed its acquisition of Emptoris Inc. Emptoris solutions bring more intelligence to procurement and supply chain operations with spend, supplier and contract management for Smarter Commerce. Emptoris' solutions complement multiple IBM offerings.

synopsis: IBM has completed its acquisition of DemandTec. DemandTec delivers cloud-based analytics software that enables businesses to examine different customer buying scenarios, both online and in-store. It allows companies to spot trends and shopping insights to make better price, promotion, and assortment decisions.

synopsis: IBM announced that it has completed its acquisition of Curam Software Ltd. The company expands IBM's ability to help cities and governments serve citizens better by adopting more intelligent and efficient ways to assess needs, execute social programs, and maximize program results.

synopsis: IBM, the world's largest information technology company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Platform Computing, a privately held company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Platform Computing is a leader in cluster and grid management software.

synopsis: IBM, the world's largest information technology company, has completed the acquisition of Q1 Labs Inc., a provider of security intelligence software. Q1 Labs' advanced analytics and correlation capabilities can automatically detect and flag actions across an enterprise that deviate from prescribed policies and typical behavior.

synopsis: IBM announced the closing of its acquisition of Algorithmics. The acquisition expands IBM's business analytics capabilities in the area of financial risk. Algorithmics provides software and services for improved business insights at banks and investment and insurance organizations to assess risk and address regulatory challenges.

synopsis: IBM announced it has completed its acquisition of i2. i2 expands IBM's big data analytics software for smarter cities by helping both public and private entities in government, law enforcement, retail, insurance and other industries access and analyze information they need to combat crime, fraud and other security threats.

synopsis: IBM has announced that it has completed the acquisition of TRIRIGA, Inc., a provider of facility and real estate management software solutions. The acquisition of TRIRIGA will help accelerate IBM's efforts to bring intelligence in the smarter buildings market.

synopsis: IBM announced it has closed the acquisition of BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE), a privately held company based in Santa Clara, CA. BLADE specializes in software and devices that route data and transactions to and from servers.

synopsis: IBM acquired Clarity Systems. Clarity Systems delivers financial governance software that enables organizations to automate the process of collecting, preparing, certifying and controlling financial statements for electronic filing, in support of mandates by the SEC and other financial regulatory agencies.

synopsis: IBM announced that it has acquired PSS Systems, a privately held company based in Mountain View, Calif. PSS Systems' software helps organizations analyze, automate and implement information governance policies across massive amounts of electronic business information and dispose of that information in an automated way.

synopsis: IBM announced the closing of its acquisition of Netezza Corporation. Netezza will expand IBM's business analytics initiatives to help clients gain faster insights into their business information, with increased performance at a lower cost of ownership.

synopsis: IBM announced that it has completed its acquisition of OpenPages, a leading provider of software that helps companies more easily identify and manage risk and compliance activities across the enterprise through a single management system.

synopsis: IBM announced the closing of its acquisition of Unica Corporation. Through Unica, IBM is acquiring enterprise and cloud-based marketing software solutions that help businesses streamline and automate marketing processes, and understand and predict customer preferences.

synopsis: Hoping to pave a new path to its popular Web site, Yahoo Inc. has acquired Konfabulator, a tiny software maker that provides a computer platform for monitoring the weather, stock prices and a wealth of other customized information without opening a Web browser.

synopsis: Cosmi has announced the acquisition of Chaska, Minnesota-based ValuSoft, the PC value line of THQ Inc. The combination will make the new ValuSoft+Cosmi venture the second largest U.S. Retail Publisher of PC Games in units sold and the #1 Retail Publisher in the Value Software Category by units sold.