SSA GT Beefs Up BPCS V8 Through Partnerships' Spree
Part 2: Market Impact
P.J. Jakovljevic - January 4, 2002

Event Summary

SSA Global Technologies (SSA GT), the reincarnation of the erstwhile high-flying and subsequently bankrupt ERP vendor (see <a href="/research/researchhighlights/businessapplications/2000/05/news_analysis/na_ba_pj_05_03_00_1.asp" target="_blank">Another One Bites the Dust - SSA Gored to Death</a>), Systems Software Associates (SSA), has been focusing its internal development and astute partnership striking and/or renewing activities to address collaborative commerce, e-procurement, customer relationship management (CRM), factory optimization and business intelligence (BI). The company also intends to increase these efforts in its traditional industry markets, including automotive supply, consumer electronics, consumer goods/food and beverage, pharmaceutical/chemical and general manufacturing...